diff --git a/client/dist/js/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js b/client/dist/js/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js
index 23d70c6086..a3247f0a0a 100644
--- a/client/dist/js/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js
+++ b/client/dist/js/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(e){function t(r){if(n[r])return n[r].exports;var i=n[r]={i:r,l:!1,exports:{}};return e[r].call(i.exports,i,i.exports,t),i.l=!0,i.exports}var n={};t.m=e,t.c=n,t.i=function(e){return e},t.d=function(e,n,r){t.o(e,n)||Object.defineProperty(e,n,{configurable:!1,enumerable:!0,get:r})},t.n=function(e){var n=e&&e.__esModule?function(){return e.default}:function(){return e};return t.d(n,"a",n),n},t.o=function(e,t){return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(e,t)},t.p="",t(t.s=18)}([function(e,t){e.exports=jQuery},function(e,t){e.exports=i18n},,,,,,,,function(e,t){e.exports=Injector},function(e,t){e.exports=InsertLinkModal},function(e,t){e.exports=React},function(e,t){e.exports=ReactApollo},function(e,t){e.exports=ReactDom},function(e,t){e.exports=ShortcodeSerialiser},function(e,t){e.exports=TinyMCEActionRegistrar},,,function(e,t,n){"use strict";Object.defineProperty(t,"__esModule",{value:!0});var r=n(1),i=n.n(r),o=n(15),a=n.n(o),l=n(11),s=n.n(l),c=n(13),u=n.n(c),d=n(12),p=(n.n(d),n(0)),f=n.n(p),g=n(14),k=n.n(g),h=n(10),m=(n.n(h),n(9));n.n(m),a.a.addAction("sslink",{text:i.a._t("CMS.LINKLABEL_PAGE","Page on this site"),onclick:function(e){return e.execCommand("sslinkinternal")}}).addCommandWithUrlTest("sslinkinternal",/^\[sitetree_link/);var _={init:function(e){e.addCommand("sslinkinternal",function(){f()("#"+e.id).entwine("ss").openLinkInternalDialog()})}},x="insert-link__dialog-wrapper--internal",A=n.i(m.provideInjector)(n.i(h.createInsertLinkModal)("SilverStripe\\CMS\\Controllers\\CMSPageEditController","editorInternalLink"));f.a.entwine("ss",function(e){e("textarea.htmleditor").entwine({openLinkInternalDialog:function(){var t=e("#"+x);t.length||(t=e('<div id="'+x+'" />'),e("body").append(t)),t.addClass("insert-link__dialog-wrapper"),t.setElement(this),t.open()}}),e("#"+x).entwine({renderModal:function(e){var t=this,n=ss.store,r=ss.apolloClient,o=function(){return t.close()},a=function(){return t.handleInsert.apply(t,arguments)},l=this.getOriginalAttributes();u.a.render(s.a.createElement(d.ApolloProvider,{store:n,client:r},s.a.createElement(A,{show:e,onInsert:a,onHide:o,title:i.a._t("CMS.LINK_PAGE","Link to a page"),bodyClassName:"modal__dialog",className:"insert-link__dialog-wrapper--internal",fileAttributes:l,identifier:"Admin.InsertLinkInternalModal"})),this[0])},buildAttributes:function(e){return{href:k.a.serialise({name:"sitetree_link",properties:{id:e.PageID}},!0)+(e.Anchor&&e.Anchor.length?"#"+e.Anchor:""),target:e.TargetBlank?"_blank":"",title:e.Description}},getOriginalAttributes:function(){var t=this.getElement().getEditor(),n=e(t.getSelectedNode()),r=(n.attr("href")||"").split("#");if(!r[0])return{};var i=k.a.match("sitetree_link",!1,r[0]);return i?{PageID:i.properties.id?parseInt(i.properties.id,10):0,Anchor:r[1]||"",Description:n.attr("title"),TargetBlank:!!n.attr("target")}:{}}})}),tinymce.PluginManager.add("sslinkinternal",function(e){return _.init(e)}),t.default=_}]);
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+!function(e){function t(r){if(n[r])return n[r].exports;var i=n[r]={i:r,l:!1,exports:{}};return e[r].call(i.exports,i,i.exports,t),i.l=!0,i.exports}var n={};t.m=e,t.c=n,t.i=function(e){return e},t.d=function(e,n,r){t.o(e,n)||Object.defineProperty(e,n,{configurable:!1,enumerable:!0,get:r})},t.n=function(e){var n=e&&e.__esModule?function(){return e.default}:function(){return e};return t.d(n,"a",n),n},t.o=function(e,t){return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(e,t)},t.p="",t(t.s=18)}([function(e,t){e.exports=jQuery},function(e,t){e.exports=i18n},,,,,,,,function(e,t){e.exports=Injector},function(e,t){e.exports=InsertLinkModal},function(e,t){e.exports=React},function(e,t){e.exports=ReactApollo},function(e,t){e.exports=ReactDom},function(e,t){e.exports=ShortcodeSerialiser},function(e,t){e.exports=TinyMCEActionRegistrar},,,function(e,t,n){"use strict";Object.defineProperty(t,"__esModule",{value:!0});var r=n(1),i=n.n(r),o=n(15),a=n.n(o),l=n(11),s=n.n(l),c=n(13),u=n.n(c),d=n(12),p=(n.n(d),n(0)),f=n.n(p),g=n(14),m=n.n(g),k=n(10),h=(n.n(k),n(9));n.n(h),a.a.addAction("sslink",{text:i.a._t("CMS.LINKLABEL_PAGE","Page on this site"),onclick:function(e){return e.execCommand("sslinkinternal")}}).addCommandWithUrlTest("sslinkinternal",/^\[sitetree_link/);var _={init:function(e){e.addCommand("sslinkinternal",function(){f()("#"+e.id).entwine("ss").openLinkInternalDialog()})}},x="insert-link__dialog-wrapper--internal",A=n.i(h.provideInjector)(n.i(k.createInsertLinkModal)("SilverStripe\\CMS\\Controllers\\CMSPageEditController","editorInternalLink"));f.a.entwine("ss",function(e){e("textarea.htmleditor").entwine({openLinkInternalDialog:function(){var t=e("#"+x);t.length||(t=e('<div id="'+x+'" />'),e("body").append(t)),t.addClass("insert-link__dialog-wrapper"),t.setElement(this),t.open()}}),e("#"+x).entwine({renderModal:function(e){var t=this,n=ss.store,r=ss.apolloClient,o=function(){return t.close()},a=function(){return t.handleInsert.apply(t,arguments)},l=this.getOriginalAttributes(),c=tinymce.activeEditor.selection,p=c.getContent()||"",f=c.getNode().tagName,g="A"!==f&&""===p.trim();u.a.render(s.a.createElement(d.ApolloProvider,{store:n,client:r},s.a.createElement(A,{show:e,onInsert:a,onHide:o,title:i.a._t("CMS.LINK_PAGE","Link to a page"),bodyClassName:"modal__dialog",className:"insert-link__dialog-wrapper--internal",fileAttributes:l,identifier:"Admin.InsertLinkInternalModal",requireLinkText:g})),this[0])},buildAttributes:function(e){return{href:m.a.serialise({name:"sitetree_link",properties:{id:e.PageID}},!0)+(e.Anchor&&e.Anchor.length?"#"+e.Anchor:""),target:e.TargetBlank?"_blank":"",title:e.Description}},getOriginalAttributes:function(){var t=this.getElement().getEditor(),n=e(t.getSelectedNode()),r=(n.attr("href")||"").split("#");if(!r[0])return{};var i=m.a.match("sitetree_link",!1,r[0]);return i?{PageID:i.properties.id?parseInt(i.properties.id,10):0,Anchor:r[1]||"",Description:n.attr("title"),TargetBlank:!!n.attr("target")}:{}}})}),tinymce.PluginManager.add("sslinkinternal",function(e){return _.init(e)}),t.default=_}]);
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diff --git a/client/src/legacy/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js b/client/src/legacy/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js
index 45d0b61bff..81a0cc77a2 100644
--- a/client/src/legacy/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js
+++ b/client/src/legacy/TinyMCE_sslink-internal.js
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ jQuery.entwine('ss', ($) => {
       const handleHide = () => this.close();
       const handleInsert = (...args) => this.handleInsert(...args);
       const attrs = this.getOriginalAttributes();
+      const selection = tinymce.activeEditor.selection;
+      const selectionContent = selection.getContent() || '';
+      const tagName = selection.getNode().tagName;
+      const requireLinkText = tagName !== 'A' && selectionContent.trim() === '';
 
       // create/update the react component
       ReactDOM.render(
@@ -74,6 +78,7 @@ jQuery.entwine('ss', ($) => {
             className="insert-link__dialog-wrapper--internal"
             fileAttributes={attrs}
             identifier="Admin.InsertLinkInternalModal"
+            requireLinkText={requireLinkText}
           />
         </ApolloProvider>,
         this[0]
diff --git a/code/Forms/InternalLinkFormFactory.php b/code/Forms/InternalLinkFormFactory.php
index a89e22ee8c..a26439eafc 100644
--- a/code/Forms/InternalLinkFormFactory.php
+++ b/code/Forms/InternalLinkFormFactory.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 use SilverStripe\Forms\FieldList;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\TextField;
 use SilverStripe\Forms\TreeDropdownField;
+use SilverStripe\Forms\RequiredFields;
 
 /**
  * Provides a form factory for inserting internal page links in a HTML editor
@@ -35,6 +36,19 @@ protected function getFormFields($controller, $name, $context)
             ),
         ]);
 
+        if ($context['RequireLinkText']) {
+            $fields->insertAfter('PageID', TextField::create('Text', _t(__CLASS__.'.LINKTEXT', 'Link text')));
+        }
+
         return $fields;
     }
+
+    protected function getValidator($controller, $name, $context)
+    {
+        if ($context['RequireLinkText']) {
+            return RequiredFields::create('Text');
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/code/Forms/InternalLinkModalExtension.php b/code/Forms/InternalLinkModalExtension.php
index 39c4b4a617..158fbefb7d 100644
--- a/code/Forms/InternalLinkModalExtension.php
+++ b/code/Forms/InternalLinkModalExtension.php
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ public function getOwner()
      */
     public function editorInternalLink()
     {
-        /** @var InternalLinkFormFactory $factory */
+        $showLinkText = $this->getOwner()->getRequest()->getVar('requireLinkText');
         $factory = InternalLinkFormFactory::singleton();
-        return $factory->getForm($this->getOwner(), "editorInternalLink");
+        return $factory->getForm(
+            $this->getOwner(),
+            "editorInternalLink",
+            [ 'RequireLinkText' => isset($showLinkText) ]
+        );
     }
 }