diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 859deacc3e..13da8ec75b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -2889,6 +2889,20 @@ class Item
 		DI::profiler()->saveTimestamp($stamp1, 'rendering');
 
 		if (isset($data['url']) && !in_array($data['url'], $ignore_links)) {
+			$parts = parse_url($data['url']);
+			if (!empty($parts['scheme']) && !empty($parts['host'])) {
+				if (empty($data['provider_name'])) {
+					$data['provider_name'] = $parts['host'];
+				}
+				if (empty($data['provider_url']) || empty(parse_url($data['provider_url'], PHP_URL_SCHEME))) {
+					$data['provider_url'] = $parts['scheme'] . '://' . $parts['host'];
+
+					if (!empty($parts['port'])) {
+						$data['provider_url'] .= ':' . $parts['port'];
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			// @todo Use a template
 			$rendered = BBCode::convertAttachment('', BBCode::INTERNAL, false, $data);
 			if ($shared) {