diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt
index 511343627..fb6e3b0c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/v2/text/TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ class TextStoryPostLinkEntryFragment : KeyboardEntryDialogFragment(
 
     input.addTextChangedListener(
       afterTextChanged = {
-        linkPreviewViewModel.onTextChanged(requireContext(), it!!.toString(), input.selectionStart, input.selectionEnd)
+        val scheme = "https://"
+        val (uriString, selectionStart, selectionEnd) = if (it!!.startsWith(scheme)) {
+          Triple(it, input.selectionStart, input.selectionEnd)
+        } else {
+          Triple("$scheme$it", input.selectionStart + scheme.length, input.selectionEnd + scheme.length)
+        }
+
+        linkPreviewViewModel.onTextChanged(requireContext(), uriString.toString(), selectionStart, selectionEnd)
       }
     )