diff --git a/src/ct/ct_actions.h b/src/ct/ct_actions.h
index f4683845..cbde2e7e 100644
--- a/src/ct/ct_actions.h
+++ b/src/ct/ct_actions.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * ct_actions.h
  *
- * Copyright 2009-2024
+ * Copyright 2009-2025
  * Giuseppe Penone <giuspen@gmail.com>
  * Evgenii Gurianov <https://github.com/txe>
  *
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class CtActions
     // format actions
     void save_tags_at_cursor_as_latest();
     void apply_tags_latest();
-    void remove_text_formatting();
+    void remove_text_formatting() { _remove_text_formatting(false/*dismiss_link*/); }
     void apply_tag_foreground();
     void apply_tag_background();
     void apply_tag_bold();
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ class CtActions
     void _text_selection_change_case(gchar change_type);
     int  _find_previous_indent_margin();
     void _apply_tag_hN(const char* tagPropScaleVal);
+    void _remove_text_formatting(const bool dismiss_link);
 
 public:
     void image_insert_png(Gtk::TextIter iter_insert,
diff --git a/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc b/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc
index 3630db8f..7c256942 100644
--- a/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc
+++ b/src/ct/ct_actions_format.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void CtActions::apply_tags_latest()
 }
 
 // Cleans the Selected Text from All Formatting Tags
-void CtActions::remove_text_formatting()
+void CtActions::_remove_text_formatting(const bool dismiss_link)
 {
     if (not _is_there_selected_node_or_error()) return;
     if (not _is_curr_node_not_syntax_highlighting_or_error()) return;
@@ -112,17 +112,20 @@ void CtActions::remove_text_formatting()
         std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextTag>> curr_tags = it_sel_start.get_tags();
         for (auto& curr_tag : curr_tags) {
             const Glib::ustring tag_name = curr_tag->property_name();
-            if (str::startswith(tag_name, "weight_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "foreground_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "background_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "style_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "underline_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "strikethrough_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "indent_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "scale_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "invisible_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "justification_") or
-                str::startswith(tag_name, "family_"))
+            if ( (not dismiss_link and
+                   (str::startswith(tag_name, "weight_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "foreground_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "background_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "style_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "underline_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "strikethrough_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "indent_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "scale_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "invisible_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "justification_") or
+                    str::startswith(tag_name, "family_")))
+                or
+                 (dismiss_link and str::startswith(tag_name, "link_")) )
             {
                 Gtk::TextIter it_sel_end = curr_buffer->get_iter_at_offset(offset+1);
                 curr_buffer->remove_tag(curr_tag, it_sel_start, it_sel_end);
diff --git a/src/ct/ct_actions_others.cc b/src/ct/ct_actions_others.cc
index ae9b92a8..9f2f3523 100644
--- a/src/ct/ct_actions_others.cc
+++ b/src/ct/ct_actions_others.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * ct_actions_others.cc
  *
- * Copyright 2009-2024
+ * Copyright 2009-2025
  * Giuseppe Penone <giuspen@gmail.com>
  * Evgenii Gurianov <https://github.com/txe>
  *
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void CtActions::link_dismiss()
     if (not _is_curr_node_not_read_only_or_error()) return;
     _link_right_click_pre_action();
     if (not _link_check_around_cursor().empty()) {
-        remove_text_formatting();
+        _remove_text_formatting(true/*dismiss_link*/);
     }
 }