diff --git a/assets/js/handlers.js b/assets/js/handlers.js
index 3224e668..f6617b60 100644
--- a/assets/js/handlers.js
+++ b/assets/js/handlers.js
@@ -13,20 +13,23 @@
     // For dynamically inserted elements
     document.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
         if (!e || !e.target) { return; }
-        e = e.target;
-        var handler_name = e.getAttribute('data-onclick');
+
+        var t = e.target;
+        var handler_name = t.getAttribute('data-onclick');
+
         switch (handler_name) {
             case 'jump_to_time':
-                var time = e.getAttribute('data-jump-time');
+                e.preventDefault();
+                var time = t.getAttribute('data-jump-time');
                 player.currentTime(time);
                 break;
             case 'get_youtube_replies':
-                var load_more = e.getAttribute('data-load-more') !== null;
-                var load_replies = e.getAttribute('data-load-replies') !== null;
-                get_youtube_replies(e, load_more, load_replies);
+                var load_more = t.getAttribute('data-load-more') !== null;
+                var load_replies = t.getAttribute('data-load-replies') !== null;
+                get_youtube_replies(t, load_more, load_replies);
                 break;
             case 'toggle_parent':
-                toggle_parent(e);
+                toggle_parent(t);
                 break;
             default:
                 break;
diff --git a/src/invidious/comments.cr b/src/invidious/comments.cr
index 3ae49aa6..1f8de657 100644
--- a/src/invidious/comments.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/comments.cr
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def fetch_youtube_comments(id, cursor, format, locale, thin_mode, region, sort_b
                 node_comment = node["commentRenderer"]
               end
 
-              content_html = node_comment["contentText"]?.try { |t| parse_content(t) } || ""
+              content_html = node_comment["contentText"]?.try { |t| parse_content(t, id) } || ""
               author = node_comment["authorText"]?.try &.["simpleText"]? || ""
 
               json.field "verified", (node_comment["authorCommentBadge"]? != nil)
@@ -560,36 +560,27 @@ def fill_links(html, scheme, host)
   return html.to_xml(options: XML::SaveOptions::NO_DECL)
 end
 
-def parse_content(content : JSON::Any) : String
+def parse_content(content : JSON::Any, video_id : String? = "") : String
   content["simpleText"]?.try &.as_s.rchop('\ufeff').try { |b| HTML.escape(b) }.to_s ||
-    content["runs"]?.try &.as_a.try { |r| content_to_comment_html(r).try &.to_s.gsub("\n", "<br>") } || ""
+    content["runs"]?.try &.as_a.try { |r| content_to_comment_html(r, video_id).try &.to_s.gsub("\n", "<br>") } || ""
 end
 
-def content_to_comment_html(content)
-  comment_html = content.map do |run|
+def content_to_comment_html(content, video_id : String? = "")
+  html_array = content.map do |run|
     text = HTML.escape(run["text"].as_s)
 
-    if run["bold"]?
-      text = "<b>#{text}</b>"
-    end
-
-    if run["italics"]?
-      text = "<i>#{text}</i>"
-    end
-
     if run["navigationEndpoint"]?
       if url = run["navigationEndpoint"]["urlEndpoint"]?.try &.["url"].as_s
         url = URI.parse(url)
-        displayed_url = url
+        displayed_url = text
 
         if url.host == "youtu.be"
           url = "/watch?v=#{url.request_target.lstrip('/')}"
-          displayed_url = "youtube.com#{url}"
         elsif url.host.nil? || url.host.not_nil!.ends_with?("youtube.com")
           if url.path == "/redirect"
             # Sometimes, links can be corrupted (why?) so make sure to fallback
             # nicely. See https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/2682
-            url = HTTP::Params.parse(url.query.not_nil!)["q"]? || ""
+            url = url.query_params["q"]? || ""
             displayed_url = url
           else
             url = url.request_target
@@ -599,18 +590,29 @@ def content_to_comment_html(content)
 
         text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{reduce_uri(displayed_url)}</a>)
       elsif watch_endpoint = run["navigationEndpoint"]["watchEndpoint"]?
-        length_seconds = watch_endpoint["startTimeSeconds"]?
-        video_id = watch_endpoint["videoId"].as_s
+        start_time = watch_endpoint["startTimeSeconds"]?.try &.as_i
+        link_video_id = watch_endpoint["videoId"].as_s
 
-        if length_seconds && length_seconds.as_i >= 0
-          text = %(<a href="javascript:void(0)" data-onclick="jump_to_time" data-jump-time="#{length_seconds}">#{text}</a>)
+        url = "/watch?v=#{link_video_id}"
+        url += "&t=#{start_time}" if !start_time.nil?
+
+        # If the current video ID (passed through from the caller function)
+        # is the same as the video ID in the link, add HTML attributes for
+        # the JS handler function that bypasses page reload.
+        #
+        # See: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/3063
+        if link_video_id == video_id
+          start_time ||= 0
+          text = %(<a href="#{url}" data-onclick="jump_to_time" data-jump-time="#{start_time}">#{reduce_uri(text)}</a>)
         else
-          text = %(<a href="/watch?v=#{video_id}">#{"youtube.com/watch?v=#{video_id}"}</a>)
+          text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{text}</a>)
         end
       elsif url = run.dig?("navigationEndpoint", "commandMetadata", "webCommandMetadata", "url").try &.as_s
-        if text.starts_with?(/\s?@/)
-          # Handle "pings" in comments differently
-          # See: https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/3038
+        if text.starts_with?(/\s?[@#]/)
+          # Handle "pings" in comments and hasthags differently
+          # See:
+          #  - https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/3038
+          #  - https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/3062
           text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{text}</a>)
         else
           text = %(<a href="#{url}">#{reduce_uri(url)}</a>)
@@ -618,10 +620,13 @@ def content_to_comment_html(content)
       end
     end
 
-    text
-  end.join("").delete('\ufeff')
+    text = "<b>#{text}</b>" if run["bold"]?
+    text = "<i>#{text}</i>" if run["italics"]?
 
-  return comment_html
+    text
+  end
+
+  return html_array.join("").delete('\ufeff')
 end
 
 def produce_comment_continuation(video_id, cursor = "", sort_by = "top")
diff --git a/src/invidious/videos.cr b/src/invidious/videos.cr
index 7c1f68a8..f65b05bb 100644
--- a/src/invidious/videos.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/videos.cr
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ def extract_video_info(video_id : String, proxy_region : String? = nil, context_
   # Description
 
   description_html = video_secondary_renderer.try &.dig?("description", "runs")
-    .try &.as_a.try { |t| content_to_comment_html(t) }
+    .try &.as_a.try { |t| content_to_comment_html(t, video_id) }
 
   params["descriptionHtml"] = JSON::Any.new(description_html || "<p></p>")
 
diff --git a/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr b/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
index 4657bb1d..a2ec7d59 100644
--- a/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/yt_backend/extractors.cr
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ private module Parsers
       # TODO change default value to nil and typical encoding type to tuple storing type (watchers, views, etc)
       # and count
       view_count = item_contents.dig?("viewCountText", "simpleText").try &.as_s.gsub(/\D+/, "").to_i64? || 0_i64
-      description_html = item_contents["descriptionSnippet"]?.try { |t| parse_content(t) } || ""
+      description_html = item_contents["descriptionSnippet"]?.try { |t| parse_content(t, video_id) } || ""
 
       # The length information generally exist in "lengthText". However, the info can sometimes
       # be retrieved from "thumbnailOverlays" (e.g when the video is a "shorts" one).