diff --git a/packages/format-library/src/link/index.native.js b/packages/format-library/src/link/index.native.js
index a1015cf9179f8..3b2adb8b6e8c5 100644
--- a/packages/format-library/src/link/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/format-library/src/link/index.native.js
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ export const link = {
 				const text = getTextContent( slice( value ) );
 
 				if ( text && isURL( text ) ) {
-					onChange(
-						applyFormat( value, {
-							type: name,
-							attributes: { url: text },
-						} )
-					);
+					const newValue = applyFormat( value, {
+						type: name,
+						attributes: { url: text },
+					} );
+					newValue.start = newValue.end;
+					newValue.activeFormats = [];
+					onChange( { ...newValue, needsSelectionUpdate: true } );
 				} else {
 					this.setState( { addingLink: true } );
 					this.getURLFromClipboard();
diff --git a/packages/format-library/src/link/modal.native.js b/packages/format-library/src/link/modal.native.js
index d288b69262a59..f2edc774da53f 100644
--- a/packages/format-library/src/link/modal.native.js
+++ b/packages/format-library/src/link/modal.native.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ModalLinkUI extends Component {
 			opensInNewWindow,
 			text: linkText,
 		} );
-
+		let newAttributes;
 		if ( isCollapsed( value ) && ! isActive ) {
 			// insert link
 			const toInsert = applyFormat(
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ class ModalLinkUI extends Component {
 				0,
 				linkText.length
 			);
-			const newAttributes = insert( value, toInsert );
-			onChange( { ...newAttributes, needsSelectionUpdate: true } );
+			newAttributes = insert( value, toInsert );
 		} else if ( text !== getTextContent( slice( value ) ) ) {
 			// edit text in selected link
 			const toInsert = applyFormat(
@@ -106,18 +105,15 @@ class ModalLinkUI extends Component {
 				0,
 				text.length
 			);
-			const newAttributes = insert(
-				value,
-				toInsert,
-				value.start,
-				value.end
-			);
-			onChange( { ...newAttributes, needsSelectionUpdate: true } );
+			newAttributes = insert( value, toInsert, value.start, value.end );
 		} else {
 			// transform selected text into link
-			const newAttributes = applyFormat( value, format );
-			onChange( { ...newAttributes, needsSelectionUpdate: true } );
+			newAttributes = applyFormat( value, format );
 		}
+		//move selection to end of link
+		newAttributes.start = newAttributes.end;
+		newAttributes.activeFormats = [];
+		onChange( { ...newAttributes, needsSelectionUpdate: true } );
 
 		if ( ! isValidHref( url ) ) {
 			speak(