diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js
index 539d0f11b..b9df988be 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js
@@ -3,16 +3,20 @@ title: $:/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js
 type: application/javascript
 module-type: wikirule
 
-Wiki text inline rule for external links. For example:
+Wiki text inline rule for external links and system tiddler links.
+Can be suppressed preceding them with `~`.
 
 ```
-An external link: http://www.tiddlywiki.com/
+; system tiddler
+: $:/config
 
-A suppressed external link: ~http://www.tiddlyspace.com/
+; external link
+: http://www.tiddlywiki.com/
+
+; suppressed external link
+: ~http://www.tiddlyspace.com/
 ```
 
-External links can be suppressed by preceding them with `~`.
-
 \*/
 (function(){
 
@@ -26,29 +30,41 @@ exports.types = {inline: true};
 exports.init = function(parser) {
 	this.parser = parser;
 	// Regexp to match
-	this.matchRegExp = /~?(?:file|http|https|mailto|ftp|irc|news|data|skype):[^\s<>{}\[\]`|'"\\^~]+(?:\/|\b)/mg;
+	this.matchRegExp = /~?(?:\$|file|http|https|mailto|ftp|irc|news|data|skype):[^\s<>{}\[\]`|'"\\^~]+(?:\/|\b)/mg;
 };
 
 exports.parse = function() {
+	var match = this.match[0];
 	// Move past the match
 	this.parser.pos = this.matchRegExp.lastIndex;
 	// Create the link unless it is suppressed
-	if(this.match[0].substr(0,1) === "~") {
-		return [{type: "text", text: this.match[0].substr(1)}];
+	if(match.substr(0,1) === "~") {
+		return [{type: "text", text: match.substr(1)}];
+	} else if(match.substr(0,1) === "$") {
+		return [{
+			type: "link",
+			attributes: {
+				to: {type: "string", value: match}
+			},
+			children: [{
+				type: "text",
+				text: match
+			}]
+		}];
 	} else {
 		return [{
 			type: "element",
 			tag: "a",
 			attributes: {
-				href: {type: "string", value: this.match[0]},
+				href: {type: "string", value: match},
 				"class": {type: "string", value: "tc-tiddlylink-external"},
 				target: {type: "string", value: "_blank"}
 			},
 			children: [{
-				type: "text", text: this.match[0]
+				type: "text", text: match
 			}]
 		}];
 	}
 };
 
-})();
+})();
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