diff --git a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/jscripts/link.js b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/jscripts/link.js
index 74045bd5f6..990b7a4797 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/jscripts/link.js
+++ b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/jscripts/link.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ function init() {
 	}
 
 	document.forms[0].href.value = tinyMCE.getWindowArg('href') || 'http://';
+	document.forms[0].href.select();
 	document.forms[0].linktitle.value = tinyMCE.getWindowArg('title');
 	document.forms[0].insert.value = tinyMCE.getLang('lang_' + tinyMCE.getWindowArg('action'), 'Insert', true);