diff --git a/blocks/rich-text/format-toolbar/index.js b/blocks/rich-text/format-toolbar/index.js
index 8f997a71ec4388..0c63568cdbd3c2 100644
--- a/blocks/rich-text/format-toolbar/index.js
+++ b/blocks/rich-text/format-toolbar/index.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 	withSpokenMessages,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { keycodes } from '@wordpress/utils';
+import { prependHTTP } from '@wordpress/url';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ class FormatToolbar extends Component {
 		event.preventDefault();
 		this.setState( { isEditingLink: false, isAddingLink: false, newLinkValue: '' } );
 		this.props.onChange( { link: {
-			value: this.state.newLinkValue,
+			value: prependHTTP( this.state.newLinkValue ),
 			target: this.state.opensInNewWindow ? '_blank' : null,
 			rel: this.state.opensInNewWindow ? 'noreferrer noopener' : null,
 		} } );
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 20326c909b8b78..7d79d3fdd3eab0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"@wordpress/url": {
-			"version": "1.0.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/url/-/url-1.0.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-0nqf62SWS0DiFnSD5miszPuAey01OrBsdqBFzOCYChjtB7AZm+8Q06qpeV02rpLY5FHaUxVgL+2JRljYIAFlpA=="
+			"version": "1.1.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/url/-/url-1.1.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-KT+C4vCh6kYux5fAcyM9Nqj0pVKxYptJde3AcggvZ1rJ71+LNJI63EQFmUhJU0reaNduzQ+YFub9tcQrc7ckmA=="
 		},
 		"@wordpress/wordcount": {
 			"version": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2caa2d00a53021..d68f927e8f8472 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/dom-ready": "1.0.4",
 		"@wordpress/hooks": "1.1.6",
 		"@wordpress/i18n": "1.1.0",
-		"@wordpress/url": "1.0.3",
+		"@wordpress/url": "1.1.0",
 		"@wordpress/wordcount": "1.0.0",
 		"classnames": "2.2.5",
 		"clipboard": "1.7.1",