diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/module/Editor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/module/Editor.js
index a30ee9c18c8..3ae8f60db7d 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/module/Editor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/lib/summernote/src/js/module/Editor.js
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ define([
       }
 
       var anchors = [];
-      // ODOO: adding this branch to modify existing anchor
+      // ODOO: adding this branch to modify existing anchor if it fully contains the range
       var ancestor_anchor = dom.ancestor(rng.sc, dom.isAnchor);
-      if(ancestor_anchor) {
+      if(ancestor_anchor && ancestor_anchor === dom.ancestor(rng.ec, dom.isAnchor)) {
           anchors.push($(ancestor_anchor).html(linkText).get(0));
       } else if (isTextChanged) {
         // Create a new link when text changed.
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets.js
index f23e196997a..b7e21996e45 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/widgets.js
@@ -1025,6 +1025,8 @@ var LinkDialog = Dialog.extend({
                     if (dom.ancestor(nodes[i], dom.isImg)) {
                         this.data.images.push(dom.ancestor(nodes[i], dom.isImg));
                         text += '[IMG]';
+                    } else if (!is_link && nodes[i].nodeType === 1) {
+                        // just use text nodes from listBetween
                     } else if (!is_link && i===0) {
                         text += nodes[i].textContent.slice(so, Infinity);
                     } else if (!is_link && i===nodes.length-1) {