From a4a0927a0f3bb9a53403c791e989d1c6ba4eaaf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Smith <getdavemail@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:41:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Close the Link UI on value updates except upon initial
 creation

---
 packages/format-library/src/link/inline.js | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/format-library/src/link/inline.js b/packages/format-library/src/link/inline.js
index ca9bdfd6d1734d..3b540d7970afb4 100644
--- a/packages/format-library/src/link/inline.js
+++ b/packages/format-library/src/link/inline.js
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ function InlineLinkUI( {
 	}
 
 	function onChangeLink( nextValue ) {
+		const hasLink = linkValue?.url;
+		const isNewLink = ! hasLink;
+
 		// Merge the next value with the current link value.
 		nextValue = {
 			...linkValue,
@@ -173,7 +176,11 @@ function InlineLinkUI( {
 
 			newValue.start = newValue.end;
 
-			// Hides the Link UI.
+			// Hides the Link UI on change except upon the initial creation of the link.
+			if ( ! isNewLink ) {
+				newValue.activeFormats = [];
+			}
+
 			onChange( newValue );
 		}