diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/sanitize.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/sanitize.js
index 3c75bd18b16..73020c23a07 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/sanitize.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/sanitize.js
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import {
     isEditorTab,
     isProtected,
     isZWS,
-    getUrlsInfosInString,
     isArtificialVoidElement,
     ancestors,
+    EMAIL_REGEX,
+    URL_REGEX_WITH_INFOS,
 } from './utils.js';
 
 const NOT_A_NUMBER = /[^\d]/g;
@@ -74,6 +75,39 @@ export function areSimilarElements(node, node2) {
     );
 }
 
+/**
+* Returns a URL if link's label is a valid email of http URL, null otherwise.
+*
+* @param {HTMLAnchorElement} link
+* @returns {String|null}
+*/
+function deduceURLfromLabel(link) {
+   const label = link.innerText.trim();
+   // Check first for e-mail.
+   let match = label.match(EMAIL_REGEX);
+   if (match) {
+       return match[1] ? match[0] : 'mailto:' + match[0];
+   }
+   // Check for http link.
+   // Regex with 'g' flag is stateful, reset lastIndex before and after using
+   // exec.
+   URL_REGEX_WITH_INFOS.lastIndex = 0;
+   match = URL_REGEX_WITH_INFOS.exec(label);
+   URL_REGEX_WITH_INFOS.lastIndex = 0;
+   if (match && match[0] === label) {
+       const currentHttpProtocol = (link.href.match(/^http(s)?:\/\//gi) || [])[0];
+       if (match[2]) {
+           return match[0];
+       } else if (currentHttpProtocol) {
+           // Avoid converting a http link to https.
+           return currentHttpProtocol + match[0];
+       } else {
+           return 'https://' + match[0];
+       }
+   }
+   return null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Sanitize the given node and return it.
  *
@@ -208,10 +242,9 @@ export function sanitize(nodeToSanitize, root = nodeToSanitize) {
         // Update link URL if label is a new valid link.
         const startEl = start && closestElement(start, 'a');
         if (startEl && root.contains(startEl)) {
-            const linkLabel = startEl.innerText;
-            const urlInfo = getUrlsInfosInString(linkLabel);
-            if (urlInfo.length && urlInfo[0].label === linkLabel && !startEl.href.startsWith('mailto:')) {
-                startEl.setAttribute('href', urlInfo[0].url);
+            const url = deduceURLfromLabel(startEl);
+            if (url) {
+                startEl.setAttribute('href', url);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
index b321bd5f132..87cab3f1df9 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/copyPaste.test.js
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ describe('Paste', () => {
                     stepFunction: async editor => {
                         await pasteText(editor, 'oom');
                     },
-                    contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="https://boom.com">boom[].com</a>d</p>',
+                    contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="http://boom.com">boom[].com</a>d</p>',
                 });
             });
             it('should replace link for new content when pasting in an empty link', async () => {
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/link.test.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/link.test.js
index a3e157f6323..52346843fec 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/link.test.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/test/spec/link.test.js
@@ -275,6 +275,45 @@ describe('Link', () => {
                     },
                     contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="http://google.com">http://goo[]gle.com</a>b</p>',
                 });
+                await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                    contentBefore: '<p>a<a href="mailto:hello@moto.com">hello@moto[].com</a></p>',
+                    stepFunction: async editor => {
+                        await insertText(editor, 'r');
+                    },
+                    contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="mailto:hello@motor.com">hello@motor[].com</a></p>',
+                });
+            });
+            it('should change the url when the label change, without changing the protocol', async () => {
+                await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                    contentBefore: '<p>a<a href="http://google.co">google.co[]</a>b</p>',
+                    stepFunction: async editor => {
+                        await insertText(editor, 'm');
+                    },
+                    contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="http://google.com">google.com[]</a>b</p>',
+                });
+                await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                    contentBefore: '<p>a<a href="https://google.co">google.co[]</a>b</p>',
+                    stepFunction: async editor => {
+                        await insertText(editor, 'm');
+                    },
+                    contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="https://google.com">google.com[]</a>b</p>',
+                });
+            });
+            it('should change the url when the label change, changing to the suitable protocol', async () => {
+                await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                    contentBefore: '<p>a<a href="http://hellomoto.com">hello[]moto.com</a></p>',
+                    stepFunction: async editor => {
+                        await insertText(editor, '@');
+                    },
+                    contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="mailto:hello@moto.com">hello@[]moto.com</a></p>',
+                });
+                await testEditor(BasicEditor, {
+                    contentBefore: '<p>a<a href="mailto:hello@moto.com">hello@[]moto.com</a></p>',
+                    stepFunction: async editor => {
+                        await deleteBackward(editor);
+                    },
+                    contentAfter: '<p>a<a href="https://hellomoto.com">hello[]moto.com</a></p>',
+                });
             });
             it('should change the url in one step', async () => {
                 await testEditor(BasicEditor, {