diff --git a/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragment.java b/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragment.java
index 657815dafb66..b7b1389baa23 100644
--- a/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragment.java
+++ b/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragment.java
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.text.Editable;
 import android.text.Spanned;
-import android.text.style.CharacterStyle;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -21,6 +19,7 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.util.AppLog;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.AppLog.T;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.MediaFile;
+import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.MediaGallery;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -155,6 +154,11 @@ public void appendMediaFile(MediaFile mediaFile, String imageUrl, ImageLoader im
         // TODO
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void appendGallery(MediaGallery mediaGallery) {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Spanned getSpannedContent() {
         return null;
diff --git a/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragmentAbstract.java b/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragmentAbstract.java
index 227545c862e1..802139e27af1 100644
--- a/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragmentAbstract.java
+++ b/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/EditorFragmentAbstract.java
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Fragment;
-import android.text.Editable;
 import android.text.Spanned;
-import android.text.style.CharacterStyle;
 
 import com.android.volley.toolbox.ImageLoader;
 
 import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.MediaFile;
+import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.MediaGallery;
 
 public abstract class EditorFragmentAbstract extends Fragment {
     public abstract void setTitle(CharSequence text);
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ public abstract class EditorFragmentAbstract extends Fragment {
     public abstract CharSequence getTitle();
     public abstract CharSequence getContent();
     public abstract void appendMediaFile(MediaFile mediaFile, String imageUrl, ImageLoader imageLoader);
+    public abstract void appendGallery(MediaGallery mediaGallery);
+
     // TODO: remove this as soon as we can (we'll need to drop the legacy editor or fix html2spanned translation)
     public abstract Spanned getSpannedContent();
 
diff --git a/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/LegacyEditorFragment.java b/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/LegacyEditorFragment.java
index 2734c95efbda..d2376434c831 100644
--- a/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/LegacyEditorFragment.java
+++ b/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/LegacyEditorFragment.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import org.wordpress.android.util.ImageUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.MediaUtils;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.MediaFile;
+import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.MediaGallery;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.MediaGalleryImageSpan;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.WPImageSpan;
 import org.wordpress.android.util.helpers.WPUnderlineSpan;
@@ -1010,4 +1011,40 @@ public void appendMediaFile(MediaFile mediaFile, String imageUrl, ImageLoader im
             loadWPImageSpanThumbnail(mediaFile, imageUrl, imageLoader);
         }
     }
+
+    public void appendGallery(MediaGallery mediaGallery) {
+        Editable editableText = mContentEditText.getText();
+        if (editableText == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int selectionStart = mContentEditText.getSelectionStart();
+        int selectionEnd = mContentEditText.getSelectionEnd();
+
+        if (selectionStart > selectionEnd) {
+            int temp = selectionEnd;
+            selectionEnd = selectionStart;
+            selectionStart = temp;
+        }
+
+        int line, column = 0;
+        if (mContentEditText.getLayout() != null) {
+            line = mContentEditText.getLayout().getLineForOffset(selectionStart);
+            column = mContentEditText.getSelectionStart() - mContentEditText.getLayout().getLineStart(line);
+        }
+
+        if (column != 0) {
+            // insert one line break if the cursor is not at the first column
+            editableText.insert(selectionEnd, "\n");
+            selectionStart = selectionStart + 1;
+            selectionEnd = selectionEnd + 1;
+        }
+
+        editableText.insert(selectionStart, " ");
+        MediaGalleryImageSpan is = new MediaGalleryImageSpan(getActivity(), mediaGallery, R.drawable.ab_icon_edit);
+        editableText.setSpan(is, selectionStart, selectionEnd + 1, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+        AlignmentSpan.Standard as = new AlignmentSpan.Standard(Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_CENTER);
+        editableText.setSpan(as, selectionStart, selectionEnd + 1, Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+        editableText.insert(selectionEnd + 1, "\n\n");
+    }
 }