diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 224690ef..222f3295 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ function renderPage()
         $tags = trim(preg_replace('/\s\s+/',' ', $_POST['lf_tags'])); // Remove multiple spaces.
         $linkdate=$_POST['lf_linkdate'];
         $url = trim($_POST['lf_url']);
-        if (!startsWith($url,'http:') && !startsWith($url,'ftp:') && !startsWith($url,'magnet:') && !startsWith($url,'?'))
+        if (!startsWith($url,'http:') && !startsWith($url,'https:') && !startsWith($url,'ftp:') && !startsWith($url,'magnet:') && !startsWith($url,'?'))
             $url = 'http://'.$url;
         $link = array('title'=>trim($_POST['lf_title']),'url'=>$url,'description'=>trim($_POST['lf_description']),'private'=>(isset($_POST['lf_private']) ? 1 : 0),
                       'linkdate'=>$linkdate,'tags'=>str_replace(',',' ',$tags));