diff -u b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.es6.js b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.es6.js
--- b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.es6.js
+++ b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.es6.js
@@ -327,16 +327,16 @@
         widget.on('data', (event) => {
           // If a link has been set, move the caret from the previous location
           // to select the image.
-          if (this.data.link) {
-            this.focus();
+          if (event.data.link) {
+            event.focus();
             // Adding a link through setData('link') may affect the unlink
             // button, so refresh the button state to enable/disable it.
             if (editor.plugins.drupallink) {
               editor
                 .getCommand('drupalunlink')
-                .refresh(editor, editor.elementPath(this.element));
+                .refresh(editor, editor.elementPath(event.element));
             }
-          }
+          }          
         });
 
         widget.on('edit', (event) => {
diff -u b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.js b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.js
--- b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.js
+++ b/core/modules/ckeditor/js/plugins/drupalimage/plugin.js
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
     icons: 'drupalimage',
     hidpi: true,
     beforeInit: function beforeInit(editor) {
-      var _this = this;
-
       editor.on('widgetDefinition', function (event) {
         var widgetDefinition = event.data;
 
@@ -196,11 +194,11 @@
         }
 
         widget.on('data', function (event) {
-          if (_this.data.link) {
-            _this.focus();
+          if (event.data.link) {
+            event.focus();
 
             if (editor.plugins.drupallink) {
-              editor.getCommand('drupalunlink').refresh(editor, editor.elementPath(_this.element));
+              editor.getCommand('drupalunlink').refresh(editor, editor.elementPath(event.element));
             }
           }
         });