diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.html b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
index d41cb873b..1d0603302 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="subreddit()" buffered="True">
-  <a href="${thing.subreddit.path}" class="hover">
+  <a id="subreddit_${thing._fullname}" href="${thing.subreddit.path}" class="hover">
     ${thing.subreddit.name}
   </a>
   <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
index 43e91254a..13ee00f01 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/printable.html
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ ${self.RenderPrintable()}
        href = unsafe('href="/user/%s/"' % name)
        if c.user_is_admin: name += " (%d)" % (author.link_karma)
     %>
-    <a class="${author_cls}" ${href}>${name}</a>
+    <a id="author_${thing._fullname}" class="${author_cls}" ${href}>${name}</a>
  %endif
 %endif
 </%def>