diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/upload_selector_view.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/upload_selector_view.js
index 52e2b8fe66c..b2f0e2edfac 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/upload_selector_view.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/modal/upload_selector_view.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Discourse.UploadSelectorView = Discourse.ModalBodyView.extend({
         var imageLink = $('#link-input').val();
         var composerView = this.get('controller.composerView');
         if (this.get("controller.showMore") && imageLink.length > 3) {
-          composerView.addMarkdown("<a href='" + imageLink + "'>\n  <img src='" + imageUrl + "'>\n</a>");
+          composerView.addMarkdown("[![](" + imageUrl +")](" + imageLink + ")");
         } else {
           composerView.addMarkdown(imageUrl);
         }