diff --git a/netbox/extras/models/models.py b/netbox/extras/models/models.py
index 9433ab6b0..b7034645f 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/models/models.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/models/models.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class CustomLink(CloningMixin, ExportTemplatesMixin, ChangeLoggedModel):
         text = clean_html(text, allowed_schemes)
 
         # Sanitize link
-        link = urllib.parse.quote_plus(link, safe='/:?&=%+[]@#')
+        link = urllib.parse.quote(link, safe='/:?&=%+[]@#')
 
         # Verify link scheme is allowed
         result = urllib.parse.urlparse(link)