diff --git a/src/core/link.js b/src/core/link.js
index 1948029281..d085668dcf 100644
--- a/src/core/link.js
+++ b/src/core/link.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 (function() {
     'use strict';
 
+    var REGEX_BOOKMARK_SCHEME = /^#.*/i;
     var REGEX_EMAIL_SCHEME = /^[a-z0-9\u0430-\u044F\._-]+@/i;
     var REGEX_URI_SCHEME = /^(?:[a-z][a-z0-9+\-.]*)\:|^\//i;
 
@@ -214,8 +215,9 @@
         },
 
         /**
-         * Checks if the URI has an '@' symbol. If it does and the URI looks like an email
-         * and doesn't have 'mailto:', 'mailto:' is added to the URI.
+         * Checks if the URI begins with a '#' symbol to determine if it's an on page bookmark.
+         * If it doesn't, it then checks if the URI has an '@' symbol. If it does and the URI
+         * looks like an email and doesn't have 'mailto:', 'mailto:' is added to the URI.
          * If it doesn't and the URI doesn't have a scheme, the default 'http' scheme with
          * hierarchical path '//' is added to the URI.
          *
@@ -227,7 +229,9 @@
          * @return {String} The URI updated with the protocol.
          */
         _getCompleteURI: function(URI) {
-            if (REGEX_EMAIL_SCHEME.test(URI)) {
+            if (REGEX_BOOKMARK_SCHEME.test(URI)) {
+                return URI;
+            } else if (REGEX_EMAIL_SCHEME.test(URI)) {
                 URI = 'mailto:' + URI;
             } else if (!REGEX_URI_SCHEME.test(URI)) {
                 URI = this.appendProtocol ? 'http://' + URI : URI;
diff --git a/test/core/test/link.js b/test/core/test/link.js
index 62b611bf6c..c59dc01152 100644
--- a/test/core/test/link.js
+++ b/test/core/test/link.js
@@ -82,6 +82,23 @@
             assert.strictEqual(data, '<p>set a <a href="//test.com" target="_blank">selection</a> and then convert it to a link.</p>');
         });
 
+        it('should not add default protocol if link is an on page bookmark', function() {
+            var link = new CKEDITOR.Link(this.nativeEditor);
+
+            bender.tools.selection.setWithHtml(this.nativeEditor, 'set a {selection} and then convert it to a link.');
+
+            link.create('#bookmark', {
+                target: '_blank'
+            });
+
+            var data = bender.tools.getData(this.nativeEditor, {
+                fixHtml: true,
+                compatHtml: true
+            });
+
+            assert.strictEqual(data, '<p>set a <a href="#bookmark" target="_blank">selection</a> and then convert it to a link.</p>');
+        });
+
         it('should add mailto: when creating an email link', function() {
             var link = new CKEDITOR.Link(this.nativeEditor);