1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/gfm/uploads_rewriter.rb b/lib/gitlab/gfm/uploads_rewriter.rb
index 2d1c9ac40ae..6b52d6e88e5 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/gfm/uploads_rewriter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/gfm/uploads_rewriter.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ module Gitlab
 
           klass = target_parent.is_a?(Namespace) ? NamespaceFileUploader : FileUploader
           moved = klass.copy_to(file, target_parent)
-          moved.markdown_link
+
+          moved_markdown = moved.markdown_link
+
+          # Prevents rewrite of plain links as embedded
+          if was_embedded?(markdown)
+            moved_markdown
+          else
+            moved_markdown.sub(/\A!/, "")
+          end
         end
       end
 
@@ -43,6 +51,10 @@ module Gitlab
         referenced_files.compact.select(&:exists?)
       end
 
+      def was_embedded?(markdown)
+        markdown.starts_with?("!")
+      end
+
       private
 
       def find_file(project, secret, file)