diff --git a/core/modules/editor/operations/text/insert-text.js b/core/modules/editor/operations/text/insert-text.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..784714968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/editor/operations/text/insert-text.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*\
+title: $:/core/modules/editor/operations/text/insert-text.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: texteditoroperation
+
+Text editor operation insert text at the caret position. If there is a selection it is replaced.
+
+\*/
+(function(){
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+exports["insert-text"] = function(event,operation) {
+	operation.replacement = event.paramObject.text;
+	operation.cutStart = operation.selStart;
+	operation.cutEnd = operation.selEnd;
+	operation.newSelStart = operation.selStart + operation.replacement.length;
+	operation.newSelEnd = operation.newSelStart;
+};
+
+})();
diff --git a/core/ui/EditorToolbar/file-import.tid b/core/ui/EditorToolbar/file-import.tid
index 742597102..d8024f3d8 100644
--- a/core/ui/EditorToolbar/file-import.tid
+++ b/core/ui/EditorToolbar/file-import.tid
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ condition: [<targetTiddler>!has[type]] [<targetTiddler>type[text/vnd.tiddlywiki]
 <$list filter="[<importTitle>links[]] :reduce[get[type]prefix[image]then<replacement-text-image>else<replacement-text-file>search-replace[$title$],<currentTiddler>addprefix<accumulator>]" variable="imageTitle">
 <$action-sendmessage
 	$message="tm-edit-text-operation"
-	$param="replace-selection"
+	$param="insert-text"
 	text=<<imageTitle>>
 />
 </$list>
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tm-edit-text-operation.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tm-edit-text-operation.tid
index a41207120..ab8d61e6d 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tm-edit-text-operation.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/messages/WidgetMessage_ tm-edit-text-operation.tid	
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 caption: tm-edit-text-operation
 created: 20160424211339792
-modified: 20180630073432471
+modified: 20210520053923011
 tags: Messages
 title: WidgetMessage: tm-edit-text-operation
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -93,6 +93,27 @@ Saves the text of the current //selection// into the provided <<.param "tiddler"
 </div>
 \end
 
+\define makeLinkDescription()
+<div>
+
+Creates a wiki text link to the tiddler specified in <<.param "text">>. If there is a selection, it is used as the text of the link. 
+
+|!Name |!Description |
+|text |Tiddler title to which the link will be created |
+
+</div>
+\end
+
+\define insertTextDescription()
+<div>
+
+Inserts the text specified in <<.param "text">> at the caret position. If there is a selection, it is replaced. 
+
+|!Name |!Description |
+|text |Text to be inserted |
+
+</div>
+\end
 
 A `tm-edit-text-operation` invokes one of the available operations on a __surrounding__ text editor. Therefore the message has to be dispatched within the editor in order for it to catch it. The following properties on the `event` object are required:
 
@@ -114,6 +135,8 @@ At this point the following text operations have been implemented:
 |<<.def "wrap-lines">>|<<wrapLinesDescription>> |
 |<<.def "wrap-selection">>|<<wrapSelectionDescription>> |
 |<<.def "save-selection">>|<<saveSelectionDescription>> |
+|<<.def "make-link">>|<<makeLinkDescription>> |
+|<<.def "insert-text">>|<<insertTextDescription>>|
 
 
 !Example