diff --git a/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.jsx b/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.jsx
index b5593cc3d..39c6d2df0 100644
--- a/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.jsx
+++ b/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.jsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default () => {
       Link.configure({
         openOnClick: false,
         autolink: true,
+        defaultProtocol: 'https',
       }),
     ],
     content: `
diff --git a/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.spec.js b/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.spec.js
index 21418b58b..b182ab861 100644
--- a/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.spec.js
+++ b/demos/src/Marks/Link/React/index.spec.js
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ context('/src/Marks/Link/React/', () => {
       .should('have.attr', 'href', 'https://tiptap4u.com')
   })
 
+  it('uses the default protocol', () => {
+    cy.get('.tiptap').type('example.com ').find('a').should('contain', 'example.com')
+      .should('have.attr', 'href', 'https://example.com')
+  })
+
+  it('uses a non-default protocol if present', () => {
+    cy.get('.tiptap').type('http://example.com ').find('a').should('contain', 'http://example.com')
+      .should('have.attr', 'href', 'http://example.com')
+  })
+
   it('detects a pasted URL within a text', () => {
     cy.get('.tiptap')
       .paste({
diff --git a/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.spec.js b/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.spec.js
index d659f6cde..34d1eced9 100644
--- a/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.spec.js
+++ b/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.spec.js
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ context('/src/Marks/Link/Vue/', () => {
       .should('have.attr', 'href', 'https://tiptap4u.com')
   })
 
+  it('uses the default protocol', () => {
+    cy.get('.tiptap').type('example.com ').find('a').should('contain', 'example.com')
+      .should('have.attr', 'href', 'https://example.com')
+  })
+
+  it('uses a non-default protocol if present', () => {
+    cy.get('.tiptap').type('http://example.com ').find('a').should('contain', 'http://example.com')
+      .should('have.attr', 'href', 'http://example.com')
+  })
+
   it('detects a pasted URL with query params', () => {
     cy.get('.tiptap')
       .type('{backspace}')
diff --git a/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.vue b/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.vue
index dc9bada81..7771ca823 100644
--- a/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.vue
+++ b/demos/src/Marks/Link/Vue/index.vue
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default {
         Code,
         Link.configure({
           openOnClick: false,
+          defaultProtocol: 'https',
         }),
       ],
       content: `
diff --git a/docs/api/marks/link.md b/docs/api/marks/link.md
index 8f550351f..adba65e5b 100644
--- a/docs/api/marks/link.md
+++ b/docs/api/marks/link.md
@@ -76,6 +76,20 @@ Link.configure({
 })
 ```
 
+
+### default protocol
+The default protocol used by `linkOnPaste` and `autolink` when no protocol is defined.
+
+By default, the href generated for example.com is http://example.com and this option allows that protocol to be customized.
+
+Default: `http`
+
+```js
+Link.configure({
+  defaultProtocol: 'https',
+})
+```
+
 ### HTMLAttributes
 Custom HTML attributes that should be added to the rendered HTML tag.
 
diff --git a/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/autolink.ts b/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/autolink.ts
index bb38f92b8..c15efa9a1 100644
--- a/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/autolink.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/autolink.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function isValidLinkStructure(tokens: Array<ReturnType<MultiToken['toObject']>>)
 
 type AutolinkOptions = {
   type: MarkType
+  defaultProtocol: string
   validate: (url: string) => boolean
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ export function autolink(options: AutolinkOptions): Plugin {
             return false
           }
 
-          const linksBeforeSpace = tokenize(lastWordBeforeSpace).map(t => t.toObject())
+          const linksBeforeSpace = tokenize(lastWordBeforeSpace).map(t => t.toObject(options.defaultProtocol))
 
           if (!isValidLinkStructure(linksBeforeSpace)) {
             return false
diff --git a/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/pasteHandler.ts b/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/pasteHandler.ts
index ed03e6903..a93541ee9 100644
--- a/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/pasteHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-link/src/helpers/pasteHandler.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { find } from 'linkifyjs'
 
 type PasteHandlerOptions = {
   editor: Editor
+  defaultProtocol: string
   type: MarkType
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export function pasteHandler(options: PasteHandlerOptions): Plugin {
           textContent += node.textContent
         })
 
-        const link = find(textContent).find(item => item.isLink && item.value === textContent)
+        const link = find(textContent, { defaultProtocol: options.defaultProtocol }).find(item => item.isLink && item.value === textContent)
 
         if (!textContent || !link) {
           return false
diff --git a/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts b/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
index 610173e28..8e90993fa 100644
--- a/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ export interface LinkOptions {
    */
   protocols: Array<LinkProtocolOptions | string>
 
+  /**
+   * Default protocol to use when no protocol is specified.
+   * @default 'http'
+   */
+  defaultProtocol: string
   /**
    * If enabled, links will be opened on click.
    * @default true
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ export const Link = Mark.create<LinkOptions>({
       linkOnPaste: true,
       autolink: true,
       protocols: [],
+      defaultProtocol: 'http',
       HTMLAttributes: {
         target: '_blank',
         rel: 'noopener noreferrer nofollow',
@@ -255,6 +261,7 @@ export const Link = Mark.create<LinkOptions>({
       plugins.push(
         autolink({
           type: this.type,
+          defaultProtocol: this.options.defaultProtocol,
           validate: this.options.validate,
         }),
       )
@@ -272,6 +279,7 @@ export const Link = Mark.create<LinkOptions>({
       plugins.push(
         pasteHandler({
           editor: this.editor,
+          defaultProtocol: this.options.defaultProtocol,
           type: this.type,
         }),
       )