diff --git a/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme.ts b/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme.ts
index e50fe55d..9f955bed 100644
--- a/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme.ts
+++ b/packages/typedoc-plugin-markdown/src/theme.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class MarkdownTheme extends Theme {
         this.getUrl(reflection.parent, relative) + this.filenameSeparator + url;
     }
 
-    return url;
+    return url.replace(/^_/, '');
   }
 
   applyAnchorUrl(reflection: Reflection, container: Reflection) {