diff --git a/internal/db/db_test.go b/internal/db/db_test.go
index 2f5f911..5ec14a0 100644
--- a/internal/db/db_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/db_test.go
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ func TestDinners(t *testing.T) {
 		Difficulty:      str("medium"),
 		Cuisine:         sql.NullString{},
 		RecipeID:        sql.NullString{},
+		RecipeUrl:       str("https://example.com/tacos"),
 		PhotoID:         str(photo.ID),
 		GroundingStatus: "failed",
 		UpdatedBy:       str("sam@example.com"),
diff --git a/internal/db/dinners.sql.go b/internal/db/dinners.sql.go
index 049f318..725dadc 100644
--- a/internal/db/dinners.sql.go
+++ b/internal/db/dinners.sql.go
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ SET name = ?,
 	difficulty = ?,
 	cuisine = ?,
 	recipe_id = ?,
+	recipe_url = ?,
 	photo_id = ?,
 	grounding_status = ?,
 	updated_by = ?,
@@ -561,6 +562,7 @@ type UpdateDinnerParams struct {
 	Difficulty      sql.NullString
 	Cuisine         sql.NullString
 	RecipeID        sql.NullString
+	RecipeUrl       sql.NullString
 	PhotoID         sql.NullString
 	GroundingStatus string
 	UpdatedBy       sql.NullString
@@ -580,6 +582,7 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateDinner(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateDinnerParams) (Din
 		arg.Difficulty,
 		arg.Cuisine,
 		arg.RecipeID,
+		arg.RecipeUrl,
 		arg.PhotoID,
 		arg.GroundingStatus,
 		arg.UpdatedBy,
diff --git a/internal/dinners/dinners.go b/internal/dinners/dinners.go
index 731136a..a336bd8 100644
--- a/internal/dinners/dinners.go
+++ b/internal/dinners/dinners.go
@@ -294,8 +294,9 @@ func (s *Service) List(ctx context.Context, status string) ([]Dinner, error) {
 // Update applies p to dinner id, recording updatedBy. An invalid patch is a
 // *ValidationError and a new name repeating another unarchived dinner a
 // *DuplicateError; either changes nothing. Renaming a dinner still pending
-// enqueues a fresh KindGroundDinner job for the new name: the job already
-// running was for the old name, and its result no longer applies.
+// clears its recipe_url and enqueues a fresh KindGroundDinner job that
+// grounds the new name: the job already running was for the old name or
+// link, and its result no longer applies.
 func (s *Service) Update(ctx context.Context, id string, p Patch, updatedBy string) (Dinner, error) {
 	if updatedBy == "" {
 		return Dinner{}, errors.New("dinners: update: no member to record as updated_by")
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ func (s *Service) Update(ctx context.Context, id string, p Patch, updatedBy stri
 			Difficulty:      cur.Difficulty,
 			Cuisine:         cur.Cuisine,
 			RecipeID:        cur.RecipeID,
+			RecipeUrl:       cur.RecipeUrl,
 			PhotoID:         cur.PhotoID,
 			GroundingStatus: cur.GroundingStatus,
 			UpdatedBy:       sql.NullString{String: updatedBy, Valid: true},
@@ -338,6 +340,11 @@ func (s *Service) Update(ctx context.Context, id string, p Patch, updatedBy stri
 			}
 			params.Name = name
 			params.NormalizedName = harness.Normalize(name)
+			if cur.GroundingStatus == GroundingPending && params.NormalizedName != cur.NormalizedName {
+				// The link was the old dinner's recipe; the new name is
+				// grounded by name, and a link can be given by hand.
+				params.RecipeUrl = sql.NullString{}
+			}
 		}
 		if p.Method != nil {
 			params.Method = sql.NullString{String: *p.Method, Valid: true}
diff --git a/internal/dinners/grounding_test.go b/internal/dinners/grounding_test.go
index 325082d..928afea 100644
--- a/internal/dinners/grounding_test.go
+++ b/internal/dinners/grounding_test.go
@@ -349,6 +349,44 @@ func TestRenameWhilePendingGroundsNewName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestRenameLinkWhilePendingGroundsNewName: a Regular added from a link and
+// renamed while still pending drops the link and grounds its new name, not
+// the old link's recipe and photo.
+func TestRenameLinkWhilePendingGroundsNewName(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	e := newUnstartedEnv(t)
+	e.search.Results["Beef stew"] = []recipes.Candidate{{URL: stew}}
+	e.model.QueueGenerate(recipestest.NormalizedReply("oven", 150))
+
+	c, err := e.svc.CreateRegular(t.Context(), dinners.NewRegular{RecipeURL: ptr(curryA)}, member)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	d, err := e.svc.Update(t.Context(), c.ID, dinners.Patch{Name: ptr("Beef stew")}, member)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if d.GroundingStatus != dinners.GroundingPending || d.RecipeURL != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("renamed = %+v, want still pending with no recipe_url", d)
+	}
+	e.start(t)
+
+	row := e.waitGrounding(t, c.ID)
+	if row.GroundingStatus != dinners.GroundingGrounded {
+		t.Fatalf("dinner = %+v, want grounded for the new name", row)
+	}
+	rec, err := db.New(e.st.Reader).GetRecipe(t.Context(), row.RecipeID.String)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if rec.SourceUrl != stew || rec.PhotoID != row.PhotoID || row.Method.String != "oven" || row.MinutesTotal.Int64 != 150 {
+		t.Errorf("dinner = %+v recipe %s, want grounded in %s, not the old link %s", row, rec.SourceUrl, stew, curryA)
+	}
+	if got := e.search.Queries(); !slices.Equal(got, []string{"Beef stew"}) {
+		t.Errorf("searched %q, want only the new name", got)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestRenameWhilePendingEnqueueFailure: a pending Regular renamed when the
 // job for its new name cannot be enqueued is failed, not left pending.
 func TestRenameWhilePendingEnqueueFailure(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/migrations/queries/dinners.sql b/migrations/queries/dinners.sql
index 118f439..a3782d8 100644
--- a/migrations/queries/dinners.sql
+++ b/migrations/queries/dinners.sql
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ SET name = ?,
 	difficulty = ?,
 	cuisine = ?,
 	recipe_id = ?,
+	recipe_url = ?,
 	photo_id = ?,
 	grounding_status = ?,
 	updated_by = ?,