diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/js/widgets/link_popover_widget.js b/addons/website/static/src/js/widgets/link_popover_widget.js
index 426ca8f6c98..1bcc214734a 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/js/widgets/link_popover_widget.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/js/widgets/link_popover_widget.js
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ const NavbarLinkPopoverWidget = weWidgets.LinkPopoverWidget.extend({
                 method: 'save',
                 args: [websiteId, {'data': [data]}],
             }).then(function () {
+                self.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.observerUnactive();
                 self.$target.attr('href', link.url);
                 $menu.text(link.content);
+                self.options.wysiwyg.odooEditor.observerActive();
             });
         });
         dialog.open();