diff --git a/core/ui/EditorToolbar/link-dropdown.tid b/core/ui/EditorToolbar/link-dropdown.tid
index ad0464956..782bc6d6f 100644
--- a/core/ui/EditorToolbar/link-dropdown.tid
+++ b/core/ui/EditorToolbar/link-dropdown.tid
@@ -22,13 +22,34 @@ title: $:/core/ui/EditorToolbar/link-dropdown
 />
 \end
 
+\define external-link()
+<$button class="tc-btn-invisible" style="width: auto; display: inline-block; background-colour: inherit;">
+<$action-sendmessage $message="tm-edit-text-operation" $param="make-link" text={{$(searchTiddler)$}}
+/>
+{{$:/core/images/chevron-right}}
+<$action-deletetiddler
+	$tiddler=<<dropdown-state>>
+/>
+
+<$action-deletetiddler
+	$tiddler=<<searchTiddler>>
+/>
+
+<$action-deletetiddler
+	$tiddler=<<linkTiddler>>
+/>
+</$button>
+\end
+
+
 \define body(config-title)
 ''<<lingo Hint>>''
 
-<$vars searchTiddler="""$config-title$/search""" linkTiddler="""$config-title$/link""">
+<$vars searchTiddler="""$config-title$/search""" linkTiddler="""$config-title$/link""" linktext="" >
 
 <$edit-text tiddler=<<searchTiddler>> type="search" tag="input" focus="true" placeholder={{$:/language/Search/Search}} default=""/>
 <$reveal tag="span" state=<<searchTiddler>> type="nomatch" text="">
+<<external-link>>
 <$button class="tc-btn-invisible" style="width: auto; display: inline-block; background-colour: inherit;">
 <$action-setfield $tiddler=<<searchTiddler>> text="" />
 {{$:/core/images/close-button}}
@@ -49,4 +70,4 @@ title: $:/core/ui/EditorToolbar/link-dropdown
 
 \end
 
-<$macrocall $name="body" config-title=<<qualify "$:/state/Link/">>/>
+<$macrocall $name="body" config-title=<<qualify "$:/state/Link/">>/>
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