diff --git src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
index 1741215..fe8a784 100644
--- src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
+++ src/wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php
@@ -1290,8 +1290,8 @@ final class _WP_Editors {
 		$search_panel_visible = '1' == get_user_setting( 'wplink', '0' ) ? ' search-panel-visible' : '';
 
 		?>
-		<div id="wp-link-backdrop"></div>
-		<div id="wp-link-wrap" class="wp-core-ui<?php echo $search_panel_visible; ?>">
+		<div id="wp-link-backdrop" style="display: none;"></div>
+		<div id="wp-link-wrap" class="wp-core-ui<?php echo $search_panel_visible; ?>" style="display: none;">
 		<form id="wp-link" tabindex="-1">
 		<?php wp_nonce_field( 'internal-linking', '_ajax_linking_nonce', false ); ?>
 		<div id="link-modal-title">