diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f0daaf..b99e9f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "fractional-indexing-jittered": "^0.9.1",
     "ioredis": "^5.4.1",
     "jszip": "^3.10.1",
+    "linkifyjs": "^4.2.0",
     "marked": "^13.0.3",
     "uuid": "^11.0.3",
     "y-indexeddb": "^9.0.12",
diff --git a/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/link.ts b/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/link.ts
index 7aa4aac..a9b68ec 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/link.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/link.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,35 @@ export const LinkExtension = TiptapLink.extend({
     return [
       {
         tag: 'a[href]:not([data-type="button"]):not([href *= "javascript:" i])',
+        getAttrs: (element) => {
+          if (
+            element
+              .getAttribute("href")
+              ?.toLowerCase()
+              .startsWith("javascript:")
+          ) {
+            return false;
+          }
+
+          return null;
+        },
       },
     ];
   },
 
   renderHTML({ HTMLAttributes }) {
+    if (HTMLAttributes.href?.toLowerCase().startsWith("javascript:")) {
+      return [
+        "a",
+        mergeAttributes(
+          this.options.HTMLAttributes,
+          { ...HTMLAttributes, href: "" },
+          { class: "link" },
+        ),
+        0,
+      ];
+    }
+
     return [
       "a",
       mergeAttributes(this.options.HTMLAttributes, HTMLAttributes, {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/markdown/markdown-clipboard.ts b/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/markdown/markdown-clipboard.ts
index 764daf0..f3e0c74 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/markdown/markdown-clipboard.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ext/src/lib/markdown/markdown-clipboard.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ import { Extension } from "@tiptap/core";
 import { Plugin, PluginKey } from "@tiptap/pm/state";
 import { DOMParser } from "@tiptap/pm/model";
 import { markdownToHtml } from "./utils/marked.utils";
+import { find } from "linkifyjs";
 
 export const MarkdownClipboard = Extension.create({
   name: "markdownClipboard",
+  priority: 50,
+
+export const MarkdownClipboard = Extension.create({
+  name: "markdownClipboard",
+
   addOptions() {
     return {
       transformPastedText: false,
@@ -17,9 +23,17 @@ export const MarkdownClipboard = Extension.create({
         key: new PluginKey("markdownClipboard"),
         props: {
           clipboardTextParser: (text, context, plainText) => {
-            if (plainText || !this.options.transformPastedText) {
-              return null; // pasting with shift key prevents formatting
+
+            const link = find(text, {
+              defaultProtocol: "http",
+            }).find((item) => item.isLink && item.value === text);
+
+            if (plainText || !this.options.transformPastedText || link) {
+              // don't parse plaintext link to allow link paste handler to work
+              // pasting with shift key prevents formatting
+              return null;
             }
+            
             const parsed = markdownToHtml(text);
             return DOMParser.fromSchema(this.editor.schema).parseSlice(
               elementFromString(parsed),
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 581be32..0bf60c1 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ importers:
       jszip:
         specifier: ^3.10.1
         version: 3.10.1
+      linkifyjs:
+        specifier: ^4.2.0
+        version: 4.2.0
       marked:
         specifier: ^13.0.3
         version: 13.0.3
@@ -6459,8 +6462,8 @@ packages:
   linkify-it@5.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5aHCbzQRADcdP+ATqnDuhhJ/MRIqDkZX5pyjFHRRysS8vZ5AbqGEoFIb6pYHPZ+L/OC2Lc+xT8uHVVR5CAK/wQ==}
 
-  linkifyjs@4.1.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-auMesunaJ8yfkHvK4gfg1K0SaKX/6Wn9g2Aac/NwX+l5VdmFZzo/hdPGxEOETj+ryRa4/fiOPjeeKURSAJx1sg==}
+  linkifyjs@4.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pCj3PrQyATaoTYKHrgWRF3SJwsm61udVh+vuls/Rl6SptiDhgE7ziUIudAedRY9QEfynmM7/RmLEfPUyw1HPCw==}
 
   loader-runner@4.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3R/1M+yS3j5ou80Me59j7F9IMs4PXs3VqRrm0TU3AbKPxlmpoY1TNscJV/oGJXo8qCatFGTfDbY6W6ipGOYXfg==}
@@ -12349,7 +12352,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       '@tiptap/core': 2.10.3(@tiptap/pm@2.10.3)
       '@tiptap/pm': 2.10.3
-      linkifyjs: 4.1.3
+      linkifyjs: 4.2.0
 
   '@tiptap/extension-list-item@2.10.3(@tiptap/core@2.10.3(@tiptap/pm@2.10.3))':
     dependencies:
@@ -15922,7 +15925,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       uc.micro: 2.1.0
 
-  linkifyjs@4.1.3: {}
+  linkifyjs@4.2.0: {}
 
   loader-runner@4.3.0: {}