diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
index 06679a20dff..9da0f6c79dd 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export const URL_REGEX = new RegExp(`((?:(?:${httpRegex}${urlRegexBase}))`, 'gi'
 export const URL_REGEX_WITH_INFOS = new RegExp(`((?:(?:${httpCapturedRegex}${urlRegexBase}))`, 'gi');
 export const YOUTUBE_URL_GET_VIDEO_ID =
     /^(?:(?:https?:)?\/\/)?(?:(?:www|m)\.)?(?:youtube\.com|youtu\.be)(?:\/(?:[\w-]+\?v=|embed\/|v\/)?)([^\s?&#]+)(?:\S+)?$/i;
+export const EMAIL_REGEX = /^(mailto:)?[\w-.]+@(?:[\w-]+\.)+[\w-]{2,4}$/i;
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Position and sizes
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 7afd64b59d2..6f10767ed41 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/widgets/link.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {isColorGradient} from "web_editor.utils";
 
 const getDeepRange = OdooEditorLib.getDeepRange;
 const getInSelection = OdooEditorLib.getInSelection;
+const EMAIL_REGEX = OdooEditorLib.EMAIL_REGEX;
 const _t = core._t;
 
 /**
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ const Link = Widget.extend({
         this._savedURLInputOnDestroy = true;
         var $linkUrlInput = this.$('#o_link_dialog_url_input');
         let value = $linkUrlInput.val();
-        let isLink = value.indexOf('@') < 0;
+        let isLink = !EMAIL_REGEX.test(value);
         this._getIsNewWindowFormRow().toggleClass('d-none', !isLink);
         this.$('.o_strip_domain').toggleClass('d-none', value.indexOf(window.location.origin) !== 0);
     },