From d46234dc1e2221b9d4367dfb45a175b7796289d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vicente Canales <vicente.canales@automattic.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:14:44 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add empty URL check

---
 packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
index ca0ce0a6162e0..5b574cca10769 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export function LinkUI( props ) {
 				showInitialSuggestions={ true }
 				withCreateSuggestion={ userCanCreate }
 				createSuggestion={ handleCreate }
-				forceIsEditingLink={ ! props.isDraft }
+				forceIsEditingLink={ ! props.isDraft && ! url }
 				createSuggestionButtonText={ ( searchTerm ) => {
 					let format;