diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
index bf6f6843808..1e6d1acc0e0 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
@@ -2023,13 +2023,9 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
             for (const link of links) {
                 if (
                     link &&
-                    !isBlock(link) &&
-                    link.textContent !== '' &&
-                    !(
-                        // Ignore links wrapped around a single image.
-                        link.children.length === 1 &&
-                        link.firstElementChild.nodeName === 'IMG'
-                    )
+                    link.textContent.trim() !== '' &&
+                    // Only add the ZWS for simple (possibly styled) text links.
+                    ![link, ...link.querySelectorAll('*')].some(isBlock)
                 ) {
                     this._insertLinkZws('start', link);
                     // Only add the ZWS at the end if the link is in selection.