diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
index 442ff8ef74f..aabc8a73212 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
@@ -127,12 +127,14 @@ const Link = Widget.extend({
         this._updateOptionsUI();
         this._adaptPreview();
 
-        // ensure the focus in the first input of the link modal
-        setTimeout(()=> {
-            const firstInput = this.$('input:visible:first');
-            firstInput.focus();
-            firstInput.select();
-        }, 0);
+        if (!this.options.noFocusUrl) {
+            // ensure the focus in the first input of the link modal
+            setTimeout(()=> {
+                const firstInput = this.$('input:visible:first');
+                firstInput.focus();
+                firstInput.select();
+            }, 0);
+        }
 
         return this._super.apply(this, arguments);
     },
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link_popover_widget.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link_popover_widget.js
index 7a076adb3e5..415ae197829 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link_popover_widget.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link_popover_widget.js
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ const LinkPopoverWidget = Widget.extend({
      * @param {Event} ev
      */
     _onEditLinkClick(ev) {
-        $('#toolbar #create-link').click();
+        $('#wrapwrap').data('wysiwyg').toggleLinkTools({
+            forceOpen: true,
+            link: this.$target[0],
+        });
         ev.stopImmediatePropagation();
     },
     /**
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index 326d24ad1dc..43f310890c7 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ const Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
      * @param {boolean} [options.forceOpen] default: false
      * @param {boolean} [options.forceDialog] force to open the dialog
      * @param {boolean} [options.link] The anchor element to edit if it is known.
+     * @param {boolean} [options.noFocusUrl=false] Disable the automatic focusing of the URL field.
      */
     toggleLinkTools(options = {}) {
         if (this.snippetsMenu && !options.forceDialog) {
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@ const Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
             }
             if (options.forceOpen || !this.linkTools) {
                 const $btn = this.toolbar.$el.find('#create-link');
-                this.linkTools = new weWidgets.LinkTools(this, {wysiwyg: this}, this.odooEditor.editable, {}, $btn, options.link || this.lastMediaClicked);
+                this.linkTools = new weWidgets.LinkTools(this, {wysiwyg: this, noFocusUrl: options.noFocusUrl}, this.odooEditor.editable, {}, $btn, options.link || this.lastMediaClicked);
                 const _onMousedown = ev => {
                     if (!ev.target.closest('.oe-toolbar') && !ev.target.closest('.ui-autocomplete')) {
                         // Destroy the link tools on click anywhere outside the