diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js
index 18a5891f36..0e7e75299a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/print.js
@@ -125,9 +125,20 @@ frappe.ui.form.PrintPreview = Class.extend({
 		var me = this;
 		this.get_print_html(function (out) {
 			me.wrapper.find(".print-format").html(out.html);
+			me.show_footer();
 			me.set_style(out.style);
 		});
 	},
+	show_footer: function() {
+		// footer is hidden by default as reqd by pdf generation
+		// simple hack to show it in print preview
+		this.wrapper.find('.print-format').css('position', 'relative');
+		this.wrapper.find('#footer-html').attr('style', `
+			display: block !important;
+			position: absolute;
+			bottom: 0.75in;
+		`);
+	},
 	printit: function () {
 		this.new_page_preview(true);
 	},
diff --git a/frappe/templates/print_formats/pdf_header_footer.html b/frappe/templates/print_formats/pdf_header_footer.html
index ed50c3db3b..ca72a990e3 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/print_formats/pdf_header_footer.html
+++ b/frappe/templates/print_formats/pdf_header_footer.html
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@
 			.letter-head-footer {
 				margin-top: -15mm !important;
 			}
+
+			/* Dont show explicit links for <a> tags */
+			@media print {
+				a[href]:after {
+					content: none;
+				}
+			}
 		</style>
 
 		<!-- from: http://wkhtmltopdf.org/usage/wkhtmltopdf.txt -->