diff --git a/app/components/Editor/components/Toolbar/components/LinkToolbar.js b/app/components/Editor/components/Toolbar/components/LinkToolbar.js
index f4781c330..efce54e3b 100644
--- a/app/components/Editor/components/Toolbar/components/LinkToolbar.js
+++ b/app/components/Editor/components/Toolbar/components/LinkToolbar.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class LinkToolbar extends Component {
             placeholder="Search or paste a link…"
             onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown}
             onChange={this.onChange}
+            autoFocus={href === ''}
           />
           {this.isEditing && (
             <ToolbarButton onMouseDown={this.openLink}>