diff --git a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/clickHandler.ts b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/clickHandler.ts
index 0854092a9e4..ec6c540dacc 100644
--- a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/clickHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/clickHandler.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@ export function clickHandler(options: ClickHandlerOptions): Plugin {
           return false;
         }
 
-        const eventTarget = event.target as HTMLElement;
+        let a = event.target as HTMLElement;
+        const els = [];
 
-        if (eventTarget.nodeName !== "A") {
+        while (a.nodeName !== "DIV") {
+          els.push(a);
+          a = a.parentNode as HTMLElement;
+        }
+
+        if (!els.find((value) => value.nodeName === "A")) {
           return false;
         }
 
@@ -28,9 +34,7 @@ export function clickHandler(options: ClickHandlerOptions): Plugin {
         const target = link?.target ?? attrs.target;
 
         if (link && href) {
-          if (view.editable) {
-            window.open(href, target);
-          }
+          window.open(href, target);
 
           return true;
         }
diff --git a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/pasteHandler.ts b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/pasteHandler.ts
index 83e38054c74..475bf28d94b 100644
--- a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/pasteHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/pasteHandler.ts
@@ -33,16 +33,8 @@ export function pasteHandler(options: PasteHandlerOptions): Plugin {
           return false;
         }
 
-        const html = event.clipboardData?.getData("text/html");
-
-        const hrefRegex = /href="([^"]*)"/;
-
-        const existingLink = html?.match(hrefRegex);
-
-        const url = existingLink ? existingLink[1] : link.href;
-
         options.editor.commands.setMark(options.type, {
-          href: url,
+          href: link.href,
         });
 
         return true;
diff --git a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/index.tsx b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/index.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/index.tsx
rename to packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/index.ts
index e66d18904f8..88e7abfe57c 100644
--- a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-link/index.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,76 @@
-import { Mark, markPasteRule, mergeAttributes } from "@tiptap/core";
+import { Mark, markPasteRule, mergeAttributes, PasteRuleMatch } from "@tiptap/core";
 import { Plugin } from "@tiptap/pm/state";
 import { find, registerCustomProtocol, reset } from "linkifyjs";
-
-import { autolink } from "src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/autolink";
-import { clickHandler } from "src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/clickHandler";
-import { pasteHandler } from "src/ui/extensions/custom-link/helpers/pasteHandler";
+import { autolink } from "./helpers/autolink";
+import { clickHandler } from "./helpers/clickHandler";
+import { pasteHandler } from "./helpers/pasteHandler";
 
 export interface LinkProtocolOptions {
   scheme: string;
   optionalSlashes?: boolean;
 }
 
+export const pasteRegex =
+  /https?:\/\/(?:www\.)?[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}\b(?:[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=?!&/]*)(?:[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._+~#=?!&/]*)/gi;
+
 export interface LinkOptions {
+  /**
+   * If enabled, it adds links as you type.
+   */
   autolink: boolean;
-  inclusive: boolean;
+  /**
+   * An array of custom protocols to be registered with linkifyjs.
+   */
   protocols: Array<LinkProtocolOptions | string>;
+  /**
+   * If enabled, links will be opened on click.
+   */
   openOnClick: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If enabled, links will be inclusive i.e. if you move your cursor to the
+   * link text, and start typing, it'll be a part of the link itself.
+   */
+  inclusive: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Adds a link to the current selection if the pasted content only contains an url.
+   */
   linkOnPaste: boolean;
+  /**
+   * A list of HTML attributes to be rendered.
+   */
   HTMLAttributes: Record<string, any>;
+  /**
+   * A validation function that modifies link verification for the auto linker.
+   * @param url - The url to be validated.
+   * @returns - True if the url is valid, false otherwise.
+   */
   validate?: (url: string) => boolean;
 }
 
 declare module "@tiptap/core" {
   interface Commands<ReturnType> {
     link: {
+      /**
+       * Set a link mark
+       */
       setLink: (attributes: {
         href: string;
         target?: string | null;
         rel?: string | null;
         class?: string | null;
       }) => ReturnType;
+      /**
+       * Toggle a link mark
+       */
       toggleLink: (attributes: {
         href: string;
         target?: string | null;
         rel?: string | null;
         class?: string | null;
       }) => ReturnType;
+      /**
+       * Unset a link mark
+       */
       unsetLink: () => ReturnType;
     };
   }
@@ -150,37 +185,31 @@ export const CustomLinkExtension = Mark.create<LinkOptions>({
   addPasteRules() {
     return [
       markPasteRule({
-        find: (text) =>
-          find(text)
-            .filter((link) => {
-              if (this.options.validate) {
-                return this.options.validate(link.value);
-              }
-              return true;
-            })
-            .filter((link) => link.isLink)
-            .map((link) => ({
-              text: link.value,
-              index: link.start,
-              data: link,
-            })),
-        type: this.type,
-        getAttributes: (match, pasteEvent) => {
-          const html = pasteEvent?.clipboardData?.getData("text/html");
-          const hrefRegex = /href="([^"]*)"/;
-
-          const existingLink = html?.match(hrefRegex);
-
-          if (existingLink) {
-            return {
-              href: existingLink[1],
-            };
+        find: (text) => {
+          const foundLinks: PasteRuleMatch[] = [];
+
+          if (text) {
+            const links = find(text).filter((item) => item.isLink);
+
+            if (links.length) {
+              links.forEach((link) =>
+                foundLinks.push({
+                  text: link.value,
+                  data: {
+                    href: link.href,
+                  },
+                  index: link.start,
+                })
+              );
+            }
           }
 
-          return {
-            href: match.data?.href,
-          };
+          return foundLinks;
         },
+        type: this.type,
+        getAttributes: (match) => ({
+          href: match.data?.href,
+        }),
       }),
     ];
   },