diff --git a/client/codemirror/lint.ts b/client/codemirror/lint.ts
index b994fdb1..fa2698f1 100644
--- a/client/codemirror/lint.ts
+++ b/client/codemirror/lint.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 import { type Diagnostic, linter } from "@codemirror/lint";
+import { StateEffect } from "@codemirror/state";
 import type { Client } from "../client.ts";
 import { parse } from "../markdown_parser/parse_tree.ts";
 import { extendedMarkdownLanguage } from "../markdown_parser/parser.ts";
-import type { LintEvent } from "@silverbulletmd/silverbullet/type/client";
+import type {
+  LintDiagnostic,
+  LintEvent,
+} from "@silverbulletmd/silverbullet/type/client";
+
+/** Signals the linter to re-run even when the document hasn't changed. */
+export const refreshLintEffect = StateEffect.define<null>();
 
 export function plugLinter(client: Client) {
   return linter(async (view): Promise<Diagnostic[]> => {
     const text = view.state.sliceDoc();
     const tree = parse(extendedMarkdownLanguage, text);
-    const results = (
+    const results: LintDiagnostic[] = (
       await client.dispatchAppEvent("editor:lint", {
         name: client.currentName(),
         pageMeta: client.currentPageMeta(),
@@ -16,6 +23,30 @@ export function plugLinter(client: Client) {
         text,
       } as LintEvent)
     ).flat();
-    return results;
+    return results.map(toDiagnostic);
+  }, {
+    needsRefresh: (update) =>
+      update.transactions.some((tr) =>
+        tr.effects.some((e) => e.is(refreshLintEffect))
+      ),
   });
 }
+
+function toDiagnostic(d: LintDiagnostic): Diagnostic {
+  const out: Diagnostic = {
+    from: d.from,
+    to: d.to,
+    severity: d.severity,
+    message: d.message,
+  };
+  if (d.markClass) out.markClass = d.markClass;
+  if (d.messageHtml) {
+    const html = d.messageHtml;
+    out.renderMessage = () => {
+      const wrap = document.createElement("div");
+      wrap.innerHTML = html;
+      return wrap;
+    };
+  }
+  return out;
+}
diff --git a/client/plugos/syscalls/editor.ts b/client/plugos/syscalls/editor.ts
index a206b9e7..fe9b24ef 100644
--- a/client/plugos/syscalls/editor.ts
+++ b/client/plugos/syscalls/editor.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ import type {
   UploadFile,
 } from "@silverbulletmd/silverbullet/type/client";
 import { openSearchPanel } from "@codemirror/search";
+import { forceLinting } from "@codemirror/lint";
+import { refreshLintEffect } from "../../codemirror/lint.ts";
 import {
   isValidPath,
   parseToRef,
@@ -249,6 +251,15 @@ export function editorSyscalls(client: Client): SysCallMapping {
     "editor.reloadPage": async () => {
       await client.reloadEditor();
     },
+    "editor.forceLint": () => {
+      // `forceLinting` alone is a no-op on unchanged content after the
+      // linter's internal "scheduled" flag has been cleared; the effect
+      // re-arms it via `needsRefresh`.
+      client.editorView.dispatch({
+        effects: refreshLintEffect.of(null),
+      });
+      forceLinting(client.editorView);
+    },
     "editor.reloadUI": () => {
       location.reload();
     },
diff --git a/plug-api/syscalls/editor.ts b/plug-api/syscalls/editor.ts
index 3d009d47..46648afa 100644
--- a/plug-api/syscalls/editor.ts
+++ b/plug-api/syscalls/editor.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ export function reloadPage(): Promise<void> {
   return syscall("editor.reloadPage");
 }
 
+/** Useful when a plug toggles a piece of state that lint subscribers consult. */
+export function forceLint(): Promise<void> {
+  return syscall("editor.forceLint");
+}
+
 /**
  * Force reloads the browser UI
  */
diff --git a/plug-api/types/client.ts b/plug-api/types/client.ts
index d15bd3a9..85ca5648 100644
--- a/plug-api/types/client.ts
+++ b/plug-api/types/client.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ export type LintDiagnostic = {
   to: number;
   severity: "error" | "warning" | "info" | "hint";
   message: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional HTML rendered into the hover tooltip for this diagnostic.
+   * When present, takes precedence over `message` for tooltip display.
+   * `message` is still used as a plain-text fallback (e.g. in the lint
+   * panel) and as the diagnostic's accessible label.
+   */
+  messageHtml?: string;
+  /**
+   * Optional CSS class added to the inline range mark for this diagnostic,
+   * in addition to CodeMirror's default `.cm-lintRange-<severity>` class.
+   */
+  markClass?: string;
 };
 
 export type UploadFile = {