diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js
index 4d98a89..6fd6d5a 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/js/textcell.js
@@ -508,11 +508,21 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             .append(
             $('<a/>')
                 .addClass('heading-anchor')
-                .attr('href', '#' + link)
                 .attr('id', link)
                 .html(text)
+            ).append(
+            $('<a/>')
+                .addClass('anchor-link')
+                .attr('href', '#' + link)
+                .html('¶')
+                .hide()
             )
         );
+        r.hover(function() {
+            r.find("a.anchor-link").show();
+        }, function() {
+            r.find("a.anchor-link").hide();
+        });
     };
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/notebook.less b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/notebook.less
index 1819465..59d4467 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/notebook.less
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/notebook.less
@@ -55,17 +55,7 @@ pre, code, kbd, samp { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     font-family: @monoFontFamily;
 }
 
-a {
-	text-decoration: underline;
-}
-
 p {
 	margin-bottom:0;
 }
 
-a.heading-anchor:link, a.heading-anchor:visited {
-  text-decoration: none;
-  outline: none;
-  color: inherit;
-}
-
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/textcell.less b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/textcell.less
index 9d32b49..737538d 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/textcell.less
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/notebook/less/textcell.less
@@ -19,3 +19,12 @@ div.text_cell_render {
     color: @textColor;
 }
 
+a.heading-anchor {
+  text-decoration: none;
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
+a.anchor-link:link {
+  text-decoration: none;
+  padding: 0px 20px;
+}
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css
index b03e775..170706a 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/style/style.min.css
@@ -984,9 +984,7 @@ pre.dialog{background-color:#f7f7f7;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;padd
 p.dialog{padding:0.2em;}
 pre,code,kbd,samp{white-space:pre-wrap;}
 #fonttest{font-family:monospace;}
-a{text-decoration:underline;}
 p{margin-bottom:0;}
-a.heading-anchor:link,a.heading-anchor:visited{text-decoration:none;outline:none;color:inherit;}
 #notification_area{position:absolute;right:0px;top:0px;height:25px;padding:3px 0px;padding-right:3px;z-index:10;}
 .notification_widget{float:right;right:0px;top:1px;height:25px;padding:3px 6px;z-index:10;}
 div.output_area{padding:0px;page-break-inside:avoid;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:horizontal;-webkit-box-align:stretch;display:-moz-box;-moz-box-orient:horizontal;-moz-box-align:stretch;display:box;box-orient:horizontal;box-align:stretch;}
@@ -1038,6 +1036,8 @@ span#checkpoint_status span#autosave_status{font-size:small;}
 div.text_cell{padding:5px 5px 5px 5px;}
 div.text_cell_input{color:#000000;border:1px solid #cfcfcf;border-radius:4px;background:#f7f7f7;}
 div.text_cell_render{outline:none;resize:none;width:inherit;border-style:none;padding:5px;color:#000000;}
+a.heading-anchor{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;}
+a.anchor-link:link{text-decoration:none;padding:0px 20px;}
 .toolbar{padding:3px 15px;border-bottom:1px #ababab solid;}.toolbar button{margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;}
 .toolbar select,.toolbar label{height:19px;vertical-align:middle;margin-right:2px;margin-bottom:0;display:inline;font-size:92%;margin-left:0.3em;margin-right:0.3em;padding:0px;}
 .toolbar select{width:auto;}