diff --git a/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js b/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js
index 8cb3a8486..bb5840c2e 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/operations/text/excise.js
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ Text editor operation to excise the selection to a new tiddler
 /*global $tw: false */
 "use strict";
 
+function isMarkdown(mediaType) {
+	return mediaType === 'text/markdown' || mediatype === 'text/x-markdown';
+}
+
 exports["excise"] = function(event,operation) {
 	var editTiddler = this.wiki.getTiddler(this.editTitle),
 		editTiddlerTitle = this.editTitle,
+		wikiLinks = !isMarkdown(editTiddler.fields.type),
 		excisionBaseTitle = $tw.language.getString("Buttons/Excise/DefaultTitle");
 	if(editTiddler && editTiddler.fields["draft.of"]) {
 		editTiddlerTitle = editTiddler.fields["draft.of"];
@@ -26,7 +31,8 @@ exports["excise"] = function(event,operation) {
 		{
 			title: excisionTitle,
 			text: operation.selection,
-			tags: event.paramObject.tagnew === "yes" ?  [editTiddlerTitle] : []
+			tags: event.paramObject.tagnew === "yes" ?  [editTiddlerTitle] : [],
+			type: editTiddler.fields.type
 		}
 	));
 	operation.replacement = excisionTitle;
@@ -35,7 +41,8 @@ exports["excise"] = function(event,operation) {
 			operation.replacement = "{{" + operation.replacement+ "}}";
 			break;
 		case "link":
-			operation.replacement = "[[" + operation.replacement+ "]]";
+			operation.replacement = wikiLinks ? "[[" + operation.replacement+ "]]"
+				: ("[" + operation.replacement + "](<#" + operation.replacement + ">)");
 			break;
 		case "macro":
 			operation.replacement = "<<" + (event.paramObject.macro || "translink") + " \"\"\"" + operation.replacement + "\"\"\">>";
diff --git a/core/ui/EditorToolbar/excise.tid b/core/ui/EditorToolbar/excise.tid
index fe5c5288b..8bb17edd5 100644
--- a/core/ui/EditorToolbar/excise.tid
+++ b/core/ui/EditorToolbar/excise.tid
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ tags: $:/tags/EditorToolbar
 icon: $:/core/images/excise
 caption: {{$:/language/Buttons/Excise/Caption}}
 description: {{$:/language/Buttons/Excise/Hint}}
-condition: [<targetTiddler>type[]] [<targetTiddler>get[type]prefix[text/vnd.tiddlywiki]] +[first[]]
+condition: [<targetTiddler>type[]] [<targetTiddler>type[text/vnd.tiddlywiki]] [<targetTiddler>type[text/markdown]] [<targetTiddler>type[text/x-markdown]] +[first[]]
 shortcuts: ((excise))
 dropdown: $:/core/ui/EditorToolbar/excise-dropdown