diff --git a/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js
index 6bef63d7a5d..0b3d633dd8e 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ function enterContentAndClose() {
 	cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/session/*/close' }).as('closeRequest')
 	cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/session/*/push' }).as('push')
 	cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/session/*/sync' }).as('sync')
-	cy.getContent().type('# This is a headline')
-	cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
-	cy.getContent().type('Some text')
-	cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
+	cy.insertLine('# This is a headline')
+	cy.insertLine('Some text')
 	cy.getContent().type('{ctrl+s}')
 	cy.wait('@push')
 	cy.wait('@sync')
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/nodes/CodeBlock.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/nodes/CodeBlock.spec.js
index 996651b9486..bc1cfe7c6c9 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/nodes/CodeBlock.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/nodes/CodeBlock.spec.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe('Front matter support', function() {
 		cy.isolateTest({ sourceFile: 'codeblock.md' })
 		cy.openFile('codeblock.md').then(() => {
 			cy.clearContent()
-			cy.getContent().type('{enter}```javascript{enter}')
+			cy.insertLine('```javascript')
 			cy.getContent().type('const foo = "bar"{enter}{enter}{enter}')
 			cy.getContent().find('.hljs-keyword').first().contains('const')
 		})
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('Front matter support', function() {
 	it('Add an invalid mermaid block', function() {
 		cy.isolateTest()
 		cy.openFile('empty.md').then(() => {
-			cy.getContent().type('```mermaid{enter}')
+			cy.insertLine('```mermaid')
 			cy.getContent().find('code').should('exist')
 			cy.getContent().get('.split-view__preview').should('be.visible')
 			// eslint-disable-next-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('Front matter support', function() {
 	it('Add a valid mermaid block', function() {
 		cy.isolateTest()
 		cy.openFile('empty.md').then(() => {
-			cy.getContent().type('```mermaid{enter}')
+			cy.insertLine('```mermaid')
 			cy.getContent().find('code').should('exist')
 			cy.getContent().get('.split-view__preview').should('be.visible')
 			// eslint-disable-next-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/nodes/Links.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/nodes/Links.spec.js
index fe77952f894..40518b7b937 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/nodes/Links.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/nodes/Links.spec.js
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 
-import { initUserAndFiles, randUser } from '../../utils/index.js'
+import { randUser } from '../../utils/index.js'
 
 const user = randUser()
 const fileName = 'empty.md'
 
 describe('test link marks', function() {
 	before(function() {
-		initUserAndFiles(user)
+		cy.createUser(user)
 	})
 
 	beforeEach(function() {
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 	})
 
 	describe('link bubble', function() {
-		it('shows a link preview in the bubble after clicking link', () => {
-			const link = 'https://nextcloud.com/'
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type(`${link}{enter}`)
 
+		function clickLink(link, options = {}) {
 			cy.getContent()
 				.find(`a[href*="${link}"]`)
-				.click()
+				.click(options)
+		}
+
+		it('shows a link preview in the bubble after clicking link', () => {
+			const link = 'https://nextcloud.com/'
+			cy.insertLine(link)
+			clickLink(link)
 
 			cy.get('.link-view-bubble .widget-default', { timeout: 10000 })
 				.find('.widget-default--name')
@@ -43,8 +46,7 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 
 		it('shows a link preview in the bubble after browsing to link', () => {
 			const link = 'https://nextcloud.com/'
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type(`${link}{enter}`)
+			cy.insertLine(link)
 			cy.getContent()
 				.find(`a[href*="${link}"]`)
 
@@ -58,12 +60,9 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 
 		it('closes the link bubble when clicking elsewhere', () => {
 			const link = 'https://nextcloud.com/'
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type(`${link}{enter}`)
-			cy.getContent()
-				.find(`a[href*="${link}"]`)
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type('{upArrow}')
+			cy.insertLine(link)
+			clickLink(link)
+
 			cy.get('.link-view-bubble .widget-default', { timeout: 10000 })
 				.find('.widget-default--name')
 				.contains('Nextcloud')
@@ -75,10 +74,8 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 		})
 
 		it('allows to edit a link in the bubble', () => {
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type('https://example.org{enter}')
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type('{upArrow}{rightArrow}')
+			cy.insertLine('https://example.org')
+			clickLink('https://example.org')
 
 			cy.get('.link-view-bubble button[title="Edit link"]')
 				.click()
@@ -96,10 +93,8 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 
 		it('allows to remove a link in the bubble', () => {
 			const link = 'https://nextcloud.com'
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type(`${link}{enter}`)
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type('{upArrow}{rightArrow}')
+			cy.insertLine(link)
+			clickLink(link)
 
 			cy.get('.link-view-bubble button[title="Remove link"]')
 				.click()
@@ -112,17 +107,39 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 
 		it('Ctrl-click on a link opens a new tab', () => {
 			const link = 'https://nextcloud.com/'
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type(`${link}{enter}`)
+			cy.insertLine(link)
 
-			cy.getContent()
-				.find(`a[href*="${link}"]`)
-				.click({ ctrlKey: true })
+			clickLink(link, { ctrlKey: true })
 
 			cy.get('@winOpen')
 				.should('have.been.calledOnce')
 				.should('have.been.calledWith', link)
 		})
+
+		it('Handles typed in markdown links with text', () => {
+			const link = 'https://nextcloud.com/'
+			cy.insertLine(`[text](${link})`)
+			clickLink(link)
+			cy.get('.link-view-bubble .widget-default', { timeout: 10000 })
+				.find('.widget-default--name')
+				.contains('Nextcloud')
+			cy.get('.link-view-bubble a')
+				.should('have.attr', 'href', link)
+		})
+
+		it('Leaves out link to other protocols', () => {
+			const link = 'other://protocol'
+			cy.insertLine(`[text](${link})`)
+			cy.getContent()
+				.find(`a[href*="${link}"]`)
+				.should('not.exist')
+			clickLink('#')
+			cy.get('.link-view-bubble__title', { timeout: 10000 })
+				.contains('other://protocol')
+			cy.get('.link-view-bubble a')
+				.should('not.exist')
+		})
+
 	})
 
 	describe('autolink', function() {
@@ -133,8 +150,7 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 
 					const link = `${Cypress.env('baseUrl')}/apps/files/?dir=/&openfile=${id}#relPath=/${fileName}`
 					cy.clearContent()
-					cy.getContent()
-						.type(`${link}{enter}`)
+					cy.insertLine(link)
 
 					cy.getContent()
 						.find(`a[href*="${Cypress.env('baseUrl')}"]`)
@@ -143,16 +159,14 @@ describe('test link marks', function() {
 
 		it('without protocol', () => {
 			cy.clearContent()
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type('google.com{enter}')
+			cy.insertLine('google.com')
 			cy.getContent()
 				.find('a[href*="google.com"]')
 				.should('not.exist')
 		})
 
 		it('with protocol but without space', () => {
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type('https://nextcloud.com')
+			cy.getContent().type('https://nextcloud.com')
 
 			cy.getContent()
 				.find('a[href*="nextcloud.com"]')
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/sections.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/sections.spec.js
index cc486bb73fa..ddc8e31b7c5 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/sections.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/sections.spec.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Content Sections', () => {
 		it('Anchor ID is updated', () => {
 			cy.visitTestFolder()
 			cy.openFile(fileName, { force: true })
-			cy.getContent().type('# Heading 1{enter}')
+			cy.insertLine('# Heading 1')
 			cy.getContent()
 				.find('h1 > a')
 				.should('have.attr', 'id')
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ describe('Content Sections', () => {
 			cy.visitTestFolder()
 			cy.openFile(fileName, { force: true })
 			// Issue #2868
-			cy.getContent()
-				.type('# Heading 1{enter}')
+			cy.insertLine('# Heading 1')
 			cy.getContent()
 				.find('h1 > a')
 				.should('have.attr', 'id')
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/sync.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/sync.spec.js
index 0cbe5359a0c..6fcd092b5ce 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/sync.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/sync.spec.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('Sync', () => {
 		cy.openTestFile()
 		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 10000 })
 		cy.getContent().find('h2').should('contain', 'Hello world')
-		cy.getContent().type('{moveToEnd}* Saving the doc saves the doc state{enter}')
+		cy.insertLine('{moveToEnd}* Saving the doc saves the doc state')
 		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 10000 })
 	})
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('Sync', () => {
 			.should('not.contain', 'Document could not be loaded.')
 		// FIXME: There seems to be a bug where typed words maybe lost if not waiting for the new session
 		cy.wait('@syncAfterRecovery', { timeout: 10000 })
-		cy.getContent().type('* more content added after the lost connection{enter}')
+		cy.insertLine('* more content added after the lost connection')
 		cy.wait('@syncAfterRecovery', { timeout: 10000 })
 		cy.closeFile()
 		cy.testName()
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('Sync', () => {
 			.should('not.contain', 'Document could not be loaded.')
 		// FIXME: There seems to be a bug where typed words maybe lost if not waiting for the new session
 		cy.wait('@syncAfterRecovery', { timeout: 10000 })
-		cy.getContent().type('* more content added after the lost connection{enter}')
+		cy.insertLine('* more content added after the lost connection')
 		cy.wait('@syncAfterRecovery', { timeout: 10000 })
 		cy.closeFile()
 		cy.testName()
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/viewer.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/viewer.spec.js
index 671c8fe9abd..b8d89c3478e 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/viewer.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/viewer.spec.js
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ describe('Open test.md in viewer', function() {
 		// This used to break with the focus trap that the viewer modal has
 		cy.openFile('empty.md')
 
-		cy.getContent()
-			.type('- test{enter}')
+		cy.insertLine('- test')
 
 		// Cypress does not have native tab key support, though this seems to work
 		// for triggering the key handler of tiptap
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index 1e50668566e..8cf877f7f8f 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -373,6 +373,11 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('clearContent', () => {
 	cy.getContent()
 })
 
+Cypress.Commands.add('insertLine', (line = '') => {
+	cy.getContent()
+		.type(`${line}{enter}`)
+})
+
 Cypress.Commands.add('openWorkspace', () => {
 	cy.createDescription()
 	cy.get('#rich-workspace .editor__content').click({ force: true })
diff --git a/src/components/Link/LinkBubbleView.vue b/src/components/Link/LinkBubbleView.vue
index 3a991ae4184..ed5bd188b39 100644
--- a/src/components/Link/LinkBubbleView.vue
+++ b/src/components/Link/LinkBubbleView.vue
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 		</div>
 
 		<!-- link preview -->
-		<NcReferenceList v-else-if="href"
+		<NcReferenceList v-else-if="showPreview"
 			ref="referencelist"
 			:text="sanitizedHref"
 			:limit="1"
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ import PencilIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/Pencil.vue'
 
 import CopyToClipboardMixin from '../../mixins/CopyToClipboardMixin.js'
 
+const PROTOCOLS_WITH_PREVIEW = ['http:', 'https:']
+
 export default {
 	name: 'LinkBubbleView',
 
@@ -162,6 +164,11 @@ export default {
 		title() {
 			return this.referenceTitle ? this.referenceTitle : this.sanitizedHref
 		},
+
+		showPreview() {
+			const url = new URL(this.href, window.location)
+			return this.href && PROTOCOLS_WITH_PREVIEW.includes(url.protocol)
+		},
 	},
 
 	watch: {
diff --git a/src/marks/Link.js b/src/marks/Link.js
index 6584e8c4f4e..029fb510446 100644
--- a/src/marks/Link.js
+++ b/src/marks/Link.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import TipTapLink from '@tiptap/extension-link'
 import { domHref, parseHref } from './../helpers/links.js'
 import { linkClicking } from '../plugins/links.js'
 
+const PROTOCOLS_TO_LINK_TO = ['http:', 'https:', 'mailto:', 'tel:']
+
 const extractHrefFromMatch = (match) => {
 	return { href: match.groups.href }
 }
@@ -58,9 +60,13 @@ const Link = TipTapLink.extend({
 
 	renderHTML(options) {
 		const { mark } = options
+		const url = new URL(mark.attrs.href, window.location)
+		const href = PROTOCOLS_TO_LINK_TO.includes(url.protocol)
+			? domHref(mark, this.options.relativePath)
+			: '#'
 		return ['a', {
 			...mark.attrs,
-			href: domHref(mark, this.options.relativePath),
+			href,
 			'data-md-href': mark.attrs.href,
 			rel: 'noopener noreferrer nofollow',
 		}, 0]
diff --git a/src/tests/helpers/links.spec.js b/src/tests/helpers/links.spec.js
index 22452fac6ab..e31c4740e6d 100644
--- a/src/tests/helpers/links.spec.js
+++ b/src/tests/helpers/links.spec.js
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ global._oc_webroot = ''
 jest.mock('@nextcloud/initial-state')
 loadState.mockImplementation((app, key) => 'files')
 
+const linkTo = href => domHref({ attrs: { href } })
+
 describe('Preparing href attributes for the DOM', () => {
 
 	test('leave empty hrefs alone', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: ''}})).toBe('')
+		expect(linkTo('')).toBe('')
 	})
 
 	test('leave undefined hrefs alone', () => {
@@ -32,32 +34,30 @@ describe('Preparing href attributes for the DOM', () => {
 	})
 
 	test('full url', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: 'https://otherdomain.tld'}}))
-			.toBe('https://otherdomain.tld')
+		expect(linkTo('https://otherdomain.tld')).toBe('https://otherdomain.tld')
 	})
 
-	test('other protocol', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: 'mailTo:test@mail.example'}}))
-			.toBe('mailTo:test@mail.example')
+	test('other protocols', () => {
+		expect(linkTo('mailto:name@otherdomain.tld')).toBe('mailto:name@otherdomain.tld')
 	})
 
 	test('relative link with fileid (old format from file picker)', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: 'otherfile?fileId=123'}}))
+		expect(linkTo('otherfile?fileId=123'))
 			.toBe('http://localhost/f/123')
 	})
 
 	test('relative path with ../ (old format from file picker)', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: '../other/otherfile?fileId=123'}}))
+		expect(linkTo('../other/otherfile?fileId=123'))
 			.toBe('http://localhost/f/123')
 	})
 
 	test('absolute path (old format from file picker)', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: '/other/otherfile?fileId=123'}}))
+		expect(linkTo('/other/otherfile?fileId=123'))
 			.toBe('http://localhost/f/123')
 	})
 
 	test('absolute path (old format from file picker)', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: '/otherfile?fileId=123'}}))
+		expect(linkTo('/otherfile?fileId=123'))
 			.toBe('http://localhost/f/123')
 	})
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('Preparing href attributes for the DOM in Collectives app', () => {
 	})
 
 	test('relative link with fileid in Collectives', () => {
-		expect(domHref({attrs: {href: 'otherfile?fileId=123'}}))
+		expect(linkTo('otherfile?fileId=123'))
 			.toBe('otherfile?fileId=123')
 	})
 })