diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js
index 1b0abcecb14..de694e9b9a7 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets/widgets.js
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ var LinkDialog = Dialog.extend({
             + ((size && size.length) ? (' btn-' + size) : '');
         var isNewWindow = this.$('input[name="is_new_window"]').prop('checked');
 
-        if (url.indexOf('@') >= 0 && url.indexOf('mailto:') < 0) {
+        if (url.indexOf('@') >= 0 && url.indexOf('mailto:') < 0 && !url.match(/^http[s]?/i)) {
             url = ('mailto:' + url);
         }
         return {