diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 5f8c86f5..ca5ce751 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ Suggests:
     testthat (>= 3.2.0),
     tibble,
     whoami,
-    withr
+    withr,
+    fs
 Config/Needs/website:
     r-lib/asciicast,
     bench,
diff --git a/R/ansi-hyperlink.R b/R/ansi-hyperlink.R
index c138c50e..7e7471ac 100644
--- a/R/ansi-hyperlink.R
+++ b/R/ansi-hyperlink.R
@@ -243,6 +243,10 @@ make_link_help <- function(txt) {
 # -- {.href} --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 make_link_href <- function(txt) {
+  # Addresses #681 - if already linked, strip link and re-link
+  linked <- grepl("\007|\033\\\\", txt)
+  txt[linked] <- ansi_strip(txt[linked])
+
   mch <- re_match(txt, "^\\[(?<text>.*)\\]\\((?<url>.*)\\)$")
   text <- ifelse(is.na(mch$text), txt, mch$text)
   url <- ifelse(is.na(mch$url), txt, mch$url)
@@ -263,6 +267,10 @@ make_link_href <- function(txt) {
 # -- {.run} ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 make_link_run <- function(txt) {
+  # Addresses #681 - if already linked, strip link and re-link
+  linked <- grepl("\007|\033\\\\", txt)
+  txt[linked] <- ansi_strip(txt[linked])
+
   mch <- re_match(txt, "^\\[(?<text>.*)\\]\\((?<url>.*)\\)$")
   text <- ifelse(is.na(mch$text), txt, mch$text)
   code <- ifelse(is.na(mch$url), txt, mch$url)
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/links.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/links.md
index e42524e3..61e644ee 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/links.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/links.md
@@ -1127,3 +1127,135 @@
     Message
       ]8;;aaa-pkgdown::accessibility-zzzpkgdown::accessibility]8;;
 
+# {.run} and {.href} with fs_path [plain-none]
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run ['hi mom']({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      `'hi mom'`
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ''`~/Desktop/foo.R`''
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href [link]({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      link (<'~/Desktop/foo.R'>)
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ''<~/Desktop/foo.R>''
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.file {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      '~/Desktop/foo.R'
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.path {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      '~/Desktop/foo.R'
+
+# {.run} and {.href} with fs_path [fancy-none]
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run ['hi mom']({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      `'hi mom'`
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ''`~/Desktop/foo.R`''
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href [link]({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      link (<~/Desktop/foo.R>)
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ''<~/Desktop/foo.R>''
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.file {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ~/Desktop/foo.R
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.path {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ~/Desktop/foo.R
+
+# {.run} and {.href} with fs_path [plain-all]
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run ['hi mom']({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      ]8;;x-r-run:'~/Desktop/foo.R''hi mom']8;;
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ']8;;x-r-run:~/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;'
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href [link]({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      ]8;;'~/Desktop/foo.R'link]8;;
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ''<]8;;~/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;>''
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.file {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ']8;;file:///Users/rundel/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;'
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.path {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ']8;;file:///Users/rundel/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;'
+
+# {.run} and {.href} with fs_path [fancy-all]
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run ['hi mom']({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      ]8;;x-r-run:~/Desktop/foo.R'hi mom']8;;
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.run {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ]8;;x-r-run:~/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href [link]({fs::path(path)})}")
+    Message
+      ]8;;~/Desktop/foo.Rlink]8;;
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.href {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ''<]8;;~/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;>''
+
+---
+
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.file {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ]8;;file:///Users/rundel/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;
+    Code
+      cli_text("{.path {fs::path(path)}}")
+    Message
+      ]8;;file:///Users/rundel/Desktop/foo.R~/Desktop/foo.R]8;;
+
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-links.R b/tests/testthat/test-links.R
index 60f16f8d..e464bf68 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-links.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-links.R
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ test_that_cli(configs = "plain", links = "all", ".run with custom format", {
   })
 })
 
+
 # -- {.topic} -------------------------------------------------------------
 
 test_that_cli(configs = "plain", links = c("all", "none"), "{.topic}", {
@@ -325,3 +326,34 @@ test_that_cli(
     })
   }
 )
+
+
+# -- Issue #681 - fs::path weirdness -------------------------------------
+
+test_that_cli(
+  configs = c("plain", "fancy"),
+  links = c("all", "none"),
+  "{.run} and {.href} with fs_path",
+  {
+    skip_if_not_installed("fs")
+
+    path <- "~/Desktop/foo.R"
+
+    # Not working
+    expect_snapshot({
+      cli_text("{.run ['hi mom']({fs::path(path)})}")
+      cli_text("{.run {fs::path(path)}}")
+    })
+
+    expect_snapshot({
+      cli_text("{.href [link]({fs::path(path)})}")
+      cli_text("{.href {fs::path(path)}}")
+    })
+
+    # Working
+    expect_snapshot({
+      cli_text("{.file {fs::path(path)}}")
+      cli_text("{.path {fs::path(path)}}")
+    })
+  }
+)