diff --git a/docs/developers/architecture/app_model.md b/docs/developers/architecture/app_model.md
index 2267cd02..e76e1800 100644
--- a/docs/developers/architecture/app_model.md
+++ b/docs/developers/architecture/app_model.md
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ singleton `app` may keep a reference to an object, e.g., a
 {class}`~napari._qt.qt_main_window.Window`, that has
 since been cleaned up at the end of a previous test.
 Thus, we mock the `app` in a `_mock_app` fixture, and
-explicitly use it in `make_napari_viewer` as well as in all tests that
+explicitly use it in [`make_napari_viewer`](make_napari_viewer) as well as in all tests that
 use the `get_app` function. This way, a new instance of `app` is returned 
 every time {func}`~napari._app_model.get_app`
 is used inside a test. This 'test' `app` is available for use throughout the test's
diff --git a/docs/developers/contributing/testing.md b/docs/developers/contributing/testing.md
index 174eaadf..2e9b9320 100644
--- a/docs/developers/contributing/testing.md
+++ b/docs/developers/contributing/testing.md
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ def test_something_else(qtbot):
     ...
 ```
 
+(make_napari_viewer)=
 #### `make_napari_viewer`
 
 We provide a