diff --git a/blocksuite/affine/widgets/linked-doc/src/linked-doc-popover.ts b/blocksuite/affine/widgets/linked-doc/src/linked-doc-popover.ts
index d94d3f5ffd..4d9d61c09d 100644
--- a/blocksuite/affine/widgets/linked-doc/src/linked-doc-popover.ts
+++ b/blocksuite/affine/widgets/linked-doc/src/linked-doc-popover.ts
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export class LinkedDocPopover extends SignalWatcher(
     }
 
     const ele = shadowRoot.querySelector(
-      `icon-button[data-id="${this._activatedItemKey}"]`
+      `icon-button[data-id=${CSS.escape(this._activatedItemKey)}]`
     );
 
     // If the element doesn't exist, don't log a warning