diff --git a/lib/scripts/linkwiz.js b/lib/scripts/linkwiz.js
index bc850226fbdfa2a67132a7f84ab777bd86ef60ea..8767cc50a29096744864ff7c91c82ca1a6301bf4 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/linkwiz.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/linkwiz.js
@@ -259,7 +259,14 @@ var dw_linkwiz = {
         dw_linkwiz.hide();
 
         // reset the entry to the parent namespace
-        dw_linkwiz.$entry.val(dw_linkwiz.$entry.val().replace(/[^:]*$/, ''));
+        var externallinkpattern = new RegExp('^((f|ht)tps?:)?//', 'i'),
+            entry_value;
+        if(externallinkpattern.test(dw_linkwiz.$entry.val())) {
+            entry_value = ''; //reset whole external links
+        }else {
+            entry_value = dw_linkwiz.$entry.val().replace(/[^:]*$/, '')
+        }
+        dw_linkwiz.$entry.val(entry_value);
     },
 
     /**