diff --git a/org-ql-view.el b/org-ql-view.el
index 0255b76..6945c45 100644
--- a/org-ql-view.el
+++ b/org-ql-view.el
@@ -615,8 +615,13 @@ protocol.  See, e.g. `org-ql-view--link-store'."
                (query (url-unhex-string query))
                (params (when params (url-parse-query-string params)))
                ;; `url-parse-query-string' returns "improper" alists, which makes this awkward.
-               (sort (--when-let (alist-get "sort" params nil nil #'string=)
-                       (read it)))
+               (sort (when-let* ((stored-string (alist-get "sort" params nil nil #'string=))
+                                 (read-value (read stored-string)))
+                       ;; Ensure the value is either a symbol or list of symbols (which excludes lambdas).
+                       (unless (or (symbolp read-value) (cl-every #'symbolp read-value))
+                         (error "Potentially unsafe value found in link's SORT parameter (%s).  Link not opened"
+                                read-value))
+                       read-value))
                (org-super-agenda-allow-unsafe-groups nil) ; Disallow unsafe group selectors.
                (groups (--when-let (alist-get "super-groups" params nil nil #'string=)
                          (read it)))