diff --git a/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/Augmentor.php b/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/Augmentor.php
index 4d1db607d80..b1dc686c889 100644
--- a/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/Augmentor.php
+++ b/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/Augmentor.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 class Augmentor
 {
+    public static $currentBardConfig = [];
     protected $fieldtype;
     protected $sets = [];
     protected $includeDisabledSets = false;
@@ -169,7 +170,13 @@ public function renderHtmlToProsemirror(string $value)
 
     public function renderProsemirrorToHtml(array $value)
     {
-        return $this->editor()->setContent($value)->getHTML();
+        static::$currentBardConfig = $this->fieldtype->config();
+
+        $html = $this->editor()->setContent($value)->getHTML();
+
+        static::$currentBardConfig = [];
+
+        return $html;
     }
 
     private function editor()
diff --git a/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/LinkMark.php b/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/LinkMark.php
index 727ecce2703..8bf5cfb7b81 100644
--- a/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/LinkMark.php
+++ b/src/Fieldtypes/Bard/LinkMark.php
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ protected function convertHref($href)
             return '';
         }
 
-        if (! $this->isApi() && $item instanceof Entry) {
+        $selectAcrossSites = Augmentor::$currentBardConfig['select_across_sites'] ?? false;
+
+        if (! $selectAcrossSites && ! $this->isApi() && $item instanceof Entry) {
             return ($item->in(Site::current()->handle()) ?? $item)->url();
         }
 
-        return $item->url();
+        return $selectAcrossSites ? $item->absoluteUrl() : $item->url();
     }
 
     private function isApi()
diff --git a/tests/Fieldtypes/BardTest.php b/tests/Fieldtypes/BardTest.php
index c81004c0672..cf43e330fe9 100644
--- a/tests/Fieldtypes/BardTest.php
+++ b/tests/Fieldtypes/BardTest.php
@@ -1338,6 +1338,54 @@ public function it_calls_hooks()
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('custom_field', $bard->extraValidationAttributes($data));
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_localizes_when_select_across_sites_setting_is_disabled()
+    {
+        $this->setSites([
+            'en' => ['url' => 'http://localhost/', 'locale' => 'en'],
+            'fr' => ['url' => 'http://localhost/fr/', 'locale' => 'fr'],
+        ]);
+
+        Facades\Site::setCurrent('fr');
+
+        tap(Facades\Collection::make('blog')->routes('blog/{slug}'))->sites(['en', 'fr'])->save();
+
+        EntryFactory::id('parent')->collection('blog')->slug('theparent')->id(123)->locale('en')->create();
+        EntryFactory::id('123-fr')->origin('123')->locale('fr')->collection('blog')->slug('one-fr')->data(['title' => 'Le One', 'test' => ['type' => 'link', 'attrs' => ['href' => 'statamic://entry::123-fr']]])->create();
+
+        $field = (new Bard)->setField(new Field('test', array_merge(['type' => 'bard'], ['select_across_sites' => false])));
+
+        $augmented = $field->augment([
+            ['type' => 'text', 'marks' => [['type' => 'link', 'attrs' => ['href' => 'statamic://entry::123-fr']]], 'text' => 'The One'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('<a href="/fr/blog/one-fr">The One</a>', $augmented);
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_doesnt_localize_when_select_across_sites_setting_is_enabled()
+    {
+        $this->setSites([
+            'en' => ['url' => 'http://localhost/', 'locale' => 'en'],
+            'fr' => ['url' => 'http://localhost/fr/', 'locale' => 'fr'],
+        ]);
+
+        Facades\Site::setCurrent('en');
+
+        tap(Facades\Collection::make('blog')->routes('blog/{slug}'))->sites(['en', 'fr'])->save();
+
+        EntryFactory::id('parent')->collection('blog')->slug('theparent')->id(123)->locale('en')->create();
+        EntryFactory::id('123-fr')->origin('123')->locale('fr')->collection('blog')->slug('one-fr')->data(['title' => 'Le One', 'test' => ['type' => 'link', 'attrs' => ['href' => 'statamic://entry::123-fr']]])->create();
+
+        $field = (new Bard)->setField(new Field('test', array_merge(['type' => 'bard'], ['select_across_sites' => true])));
+
+        $augmented = $field->augment([
+            ['type' => 'text', 'marks' => [['type' => 'link', 'attrs' => ['href' => 'statamic://entry::123-fr']]], 'text' => 'The One'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals('<a href="http://localhost/fr/blog/one-fr">The One</a>', $augmented);
+    }
+
     private function bard($config = [])
     {
         return (new Bard)->setField(new Field('test', array_merge(['type' => 'bard', 'sets' => ['one' => []]], $config)));