diff --git a/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts b/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts
index 7a6cc7eb3..18311733b 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/services/note_autocomplete.ts
@@ -322,9 +322,7 @@ function init() {
 
     $.fn.setSelectedNotePath = function (notePath) {
         notePath = notePath || "";
-
         $(this).attr(SELECTED_NOTE_PATH_KEY, notePath);
-
         $(this).closest(".input-group").find(".go-to-selected-note-button").toggleClass("disabled", !notePath.trim()).attr("href", `#${notePath}`); // we also set href here so tooltip can be displayed
     };
 
@@ -336,11 +334,9 @@ function init() {
         }
     };
 
-    $.fn.setSelectedExternalLink = function (externalLink) {
-        if (externalLink) {
-            // TODO: This doesn't seem to do anything with the external link, is it normal?
-            $(this).closest(".input-group").find(".go-to-selected-note-button").toggleClass("disabled", true);
-        }
+    $.fn.setSelectedExternalLink = function (externalLink: string | null) {
+        $(this).attr(SELECTED_EXTERNAL_LINK_KEY, externalLink);
+        $(this).closest(".input-group").find(".go-to-selected-note-button").toggleClass("disabled", true);
     };
 
     $.fn.setNote = async function (noteId) {
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/add_link.ts b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/add_link.ts
index 36855b015..ba994a1f2 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/add_link.ts
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/dialogs/add_link.ts
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ export default class AddLinkDialog extends BasicWidget {
             if (this.$autoComplete.getSelectedNotePath()) {
                 this.$widget.modal("hide");
 
-                const linkTitle = this.getLinkType() === "reference-link" ? null : this.$linkTitle.val() as string;
+                const linkTitle = this.getLinkType() === "reference-link" ? null : this.$linkTitle.val();
 
                 this.textTypeWidget?.addLink(this.$autoComplete.getSelectedNotePath()!, linkTitle);
             } else if (this.$autoComplete.getSelectedExternalLink()) {
                 this.$widget.modal("hide");
 
-                this.textTypeWidget?.addLink(this.$autoComplete.getSelectedExternalLink()!, this.$linkTitle.val() as string);
+                this.textTypeWidget?.addLink(this.$autoComplete.getSelectedExternalLink()!, this.$linkTitle.val(), true);
             } else {
                 logError("No link to add.");
             }
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ export default class AddLinkDialog extends BasicWidget {
         });
 
         this.$autoComplete.on("autocomplete:externallinkselected", (event: JQuery.Event, suggestion: Suggestion) => {
-            console.log("autocomplete:externallinkselected", event, suggestion);
             if (!suggestion.externalLink) {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
index c5f2df34b..3dca4f85e 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ export default class EditableTextTypeWidget extends AbstractTextTypeWidget {
         this.watchdog?.editor.editing.view.focus();
     }
 
-    show() {}
+    show() { }
 
     getEditor() {
         return this.watchdog?.editor;
@@ -337,14 +337,14 @@ export default class EditableTextTypeWidget extends AbstractTextTypeWidget {
         this.addTextToEditor(text);
     }
 
-    async addLink(notePath, linkTitle) {
+    async addLink(notePath, linkTitle, externalLink = false) {
         await this.initialized;
 
         if (linkTitle) {
             if (this.hasSelection()) {
-                this.watchdog.editor.execute("link", `#${notePath}`);
+                this.watchdog.editor.execute("link", externalLink ? `${notePath}` : `#${notePath}`);
             } else {
-                await this.addLinkToEditor(`#${notePath}`, linkTitle);
+                await this.addLinkToEditor(externalLink ? `${notePath}` : `#${notePath}`, linkTitle);
             }
         } else {
             this.watchdog.editor.execute("referenceLink", { href: "#" + notePath });