diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/blocks/feature.html b/layouts/shortcodes/blocks/feature.html
index 6fe4ca33d..bdda3f452 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/blocks/feature.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/blocks/feature.html
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {{ $icon := .Get "icon" | default "fa-lightbulb" -}}
-{{ $url_text := .Get "url_text" -}}
 <div class="col-lg-4 mb-5 mb-lg-0 text-center">
 <div class="mb-4 h1">
   <i class="{{ if not (or (hasPrefix $icon "fas ") (hasPrefix $icon "fab ")) }}fas {{ end }}{{ $icon }}"></i>
@@ -10,5 +9,5 @@ <h4 class="h3">
 <div class="mb-0">
 {{ .Inner }}
 </div>
-{{ with .Get "url" }}<p><a href="{{ . }}">{{ with $url_text }}{{ $url_text }}{{ else }}{{ T "ui_read_more" }}{{ end }} …</a></p>{{ end }}
+{{ with .Get "url" }}<p><a href="{{ . }}">{{ with $.Get "url_text" }}{{ . }}{{ else }}{{ T "ui_read_more" }}{{ end }}</a></p>{{ end }}
 </div>
diff --git a/userguide/content/en/docs/adding-content/shortcodes/index.md b/userguide/content/en/docs/adding-content/shortcodes/index.md
index be506f0bc..697b9f991 100644
--- a/userguide/content/en/docs/adding-content/shortcodes/index.md
+++ b/userguide/content/en/docs/adding-content/shortcodes/index.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ We do a [Pull Request](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/pulls) contributions wor
 | ---------------- |------------| ------------|
 | title | | The title to use.
 | url | | The URL to link to.
+| url_text | The [language parameter](/docs/language/#internationalization-bundles) value of [`ui_read_more`](https://github.com/google/docsy/blob/main/i18n/en.toml) | The link text to use.
 | icon | | The icon class to use.