diff --git a/src/Text3.cpp b/src/Text3.cpp
index 710737e782..36eded9c4b 100644
--- a/src/Text3.cpp
+++ b/src/Text3.cpp
@@ -1756,13 +1756,9 @@ void Text::dispatch(Cursor & cur, FuncRequest & cmd)
 	}
 
 	case LFUN_HREF_INSERT: {
-		// FIXME If we're actually given an argument, shouldn't
-		// we use it, whether or not we have a selection?
 		docstring content = cmd.argument();
-		if (cur.selection()) {
+		if (content.empty() && cur.selection())
 			content = cur.selectionAsString(false);
-			cutSelection(cur, true, false);
-		}
 
 		InsetCommandParams p(HYPERLINK_CODE);
 		if (!content.empty()){
diff --git a/status.22x b/status.22x
index 11c734a822..d600c4b257 100644
--- a/status.22x
+++ b/status.22x
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ What's new
 - Fix display and output of math macros with optional arguments appearing
   in the optional argument of another macro.
 
+- Do not prematurely cut selected text when inserting a Hyperref (bug 10306).
+
+- Consider the argument of the hyperref-insert function even if there is a
+  selection.
+
+
 * INTERNALS