diff --git a/core/js/share.js b/core/js/share.js
index 6581c40128..4b1e773c1a 100644
--- a/core/js/share.js
+++ b/core/js/share.js
@@ -956,11 +956,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 			permissions);
 	});
 
-	$(document).on('click', '#dropdown #linkText', function() {
-		$(this).focus();
-		$(this).select();
-	});
-
 	// Handle the Allow Public Upload Checkbox
 	$(document).on('click', '#sharingDialogAllowPublicUpload', function() {
 
diff --git a/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js b/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js
index b94f1c3e70..3e3ef2d502 100644
--- a/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js
+++ b/core/js/sharedialoglinkshareview.js
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
 			}
 		},
 
+		onLinkTextClick: function() {
+			this.focus();
+			this.select();
+		},
+
 		render: function() {
 			var linkShareTemplate = this.template();
 
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@
 			}));
 
 			this.$el.find('#linkCheckbox').change(this.onLinkCheckBoxChange);
+			this.$el.find('#linkText').click(this.onLinkTextClick);
 
 			return this;
 		},