diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index b37fbbb7c..f43d13e9d 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ Christian Wappler <chri.wapp@gmail.com>
 Chris Sewell <chrisj_sewell@hotmail.com>
 
 Simon Leiner <simon@leiner.me>
+
+Pierre Fournier <pierre-joseph.fournier@airbus.com>
diff --git a/sphinx_needs/roles/need_incoming.py b/sphinx_needs/roles/need_incoming.py
index ece951aef..d7443b41c 100644
--- a/sphinx_needs/roles/need_incoming.py
+++ b/sphinx_needs/roles/need_incoming.py
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ def process_need_incoming(
         for index, back_link in enumerate(links_back):
             # If need back_link target exists, let's create the reference
             if back_link in all_needs:
+                target_need = all_needs[back_link]
                 try:
-                    target_need = all_needs[back_link]
                     if needs_config.show_link_title:
                         link_text = f'{target_need["title"]}'
 
@@ -82,13 +82,17 @@ def process_need_incoming(
 
                     node_link_container += new_node_ref
 
-                    # If we have several links, we add an empty text between them
-                    if index + 1 < len(links_back):
-                        node_link_container += nodes.Text(", ")
-
                 except NoUri:
-                    # If the given need id can not be found, we must pass here....
-                    pass
+                    # If the given need id can not be found,
+                    # we make an emphasis to still show the need id
+                    # This allows to show traceability in cross documents cases.
+                    node_link_container += nodes.emphasis(
+                        target_need["id"], target_need["id"]
+                    )
+
+                # If we have several links, we add an empty text between them
+                if index + 1 < len(links_back):
+                    node_link_container += nodes.Text(", ")
 
             else:
                 logger.warning(
diff --git a/sphinx_needs/roles/need_outgoing.py b/sphinx_needs/roles/need_outgoing.py
index b777c9328..51a20698e 100644
--- a/sphinx_needs/roles/need_outgoing.py
+++ b/sphinx_needs/roles/need_outgoing.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ def process_need_outgoing(
                 and need_id_main in needs_all_needs
                 and need_id_part in needs_all_needs[need_id_main]["parts"]
             ):
+                target_need = needs_all_needs[need_id_main]
                 try:
-                    target_need = needs_all_needs[need_id_main]
                     if need_id_part and need_id_part in target_need["parts"]:
                         part_content = target_need["parts"][need_id_part]["content"]
                         target_title = (
@@ -107,8 +107,12 @@ def process_need_outgoing(
                     node_link_container += new_node_ref
 
                 except NoUri:
-                    # If the given need id can not be found, we must pass here....
-                    pass
+                    # If the given need id can not be found,
+                    # we make an emphasis to still show the need id
+                    # This allows to show traceability in cross documents cases.
+                    node_link_container += nodes.emphasis(
+                        target_need["id"], target_need["id"]
+                    )
 
             else:
                 # Let's add a normal text here instead of a link.
diff --git a/sphinx_needs/utils.py b/sphinx_needs/utils.py
index cdf4d2fa0..516dd1cba 100644
--- a/sphinx_needs/utils.py
+++ b/sphinx_needs/utils.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from sphinx_needs.config import LinkOptionsType, NeedsSphinxConfig
 from sphinx_needs.data import NeedsInfoType, SphinxNeedsData
 from sphinx_needs.defaults import NEEDS_PROFILING
+from sphinx_needs.errors import NoUri
 from sphinx_needs.logging import get_logger
 
 try:
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ def row_col_maker(
                             if link_part:
                                 ref_col["refuri"] += "." + link_part
 
-                except KeyError:
+                except (KeyError, NoUri):
                     para_col += text_col
                 else:
                     ref_col.append(text_col)