diff --git includes/insert.inc includes/insert.inc
index 52f101e..df6aa5c 100644
--- includes/insert.inc
+++ includes/insert.inc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function insert_insert_styles() {
   $insert_styles = array();
   $insert_styles['auto'] = array('label' => t('Automatic'), 'weight' => -20);
   $insert_styles['link'] = array('label' => t('Link to file'), 'weight' => -11);
+  $insert_styles['link_selection'] = array('label' => t('Selection as link'), 'weight' => -11);
   $insert_styles['image'] = array('label' => t('Original image'), 'weight' => -10);
   return $insert_styles;
 }
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ function insert_insert_content($item, $style, $widget) {
     return theme('insert_image', $item, $widget);
   }
   else {
-    return theme('insert_link', $item, $widget);
+    if ($style_name == 'link_selection') {
+      return theme('insert_link_selection', $item, $widget);
+    }
+    else {
+      return theme('insert_link', $item, $widget);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -57,3 +63,11 @@ function template_preprocess_insert_link(&$vars) {
   $vars['class'] = !empty($vars['widget']['insert_class']) ? $vars['widget']['insert_class'] : '';
   $vars['name'] = $vars['item']['filename'];
 }
+
+/**
+ * Preprocess variables for the insert-link-selection.tpl.php file.
+ */
+function template_preprocess_insert_link_selection(&$vars) {
+  $vars['url'] = insert_create_url($vars['item']['filepath']);
+  $vars['class'] = !empty($vars['widget']['insert_class']) ? $vars['widget']['insert_class'] : '';
+}
diff --git insert.js insert.js
index 6f1c911..914af54 100644
--- insert.js
+++ insert.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Drupal.behaviors.insert = function(context) {
     }
 
     // Insert the text.
-    Drupal.insert.insertIntoActiveEditor(content);
+    Drupal.insert.insertIntoActiveEditor(content, style);
   }
 };
 
@@ -76,20 +76,24 @@ Drupal.insert = {
    *
    * @param content
    */
-  insertIntoActiveEditor: function(content) {
+  insertIntoActiveEditor: function(content, style) {
     // Always work in normal text areas that currently have focus.
     if (insertTextarea && insertTextarea.insertHasFocus) {
-      Drupal.insert.insertAtCursor(insertTextarea, content);
+      Drupal.insert.insertAtCursor(insertTextarea, content, style);
     }
     // Direct tinyMCE support.
     else if (typeof(tinyMCE) != 'undefined' && tinyMCE.activeEditor) {
       Drupal.insert.activateTabPane(document.getElementById(tinyMCE.activeEditor.editorId));
+      // Style insert_linkselection uses the current selection as link text, so we need to replace it
+      if (style == 'link_selection') {
+        content = Drupal.insert._replaceSelection (tinyMCE.activeEditor.selection.getContent(), content);
+      }
       tinyMCE.activeEditor.execCommand('mceInsertContent', false, content);
     }
     // WYSIWYG support, should work in all editors if available.
     else if (Drupal.wysiwyg && Drupal.wysiwyg.activeId) {
       Drupal.insert.activateTabPane(document.getElementById(Drupal.wysiwyg.activeId));
-      Drupal.wysiwyg.instances[Drupal.wysiwyg.activeId].insert(content)
+      Drupal.wysiwyg.instances[Drupal.wysiwyg.activeId].insert(content);
     }
     // FCKeditor module support.
     else if (typeof(FCKeditorAPI) != 'undefined' && typeof(fckActiveId) != 'undefined') {
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ Drupal.insert = {
    * @param content
    *   The string to be inserted.
    */
-  insertAtCursor: function(editor, content) {
+  insertAtCursor: function(editor, content, style) {
     // Record the current scroll position.
     var scroll = editor.scrollTop;
 
@@ -158,6 +162,9 @@ Drupal.insert = {
     if (document.selection) {
       editor.focus();
       sel = document.selection.createRange();
+      if (style == 'link_selection') {
+        content = Drupal.insert._replaceSelection (sel, content);
+      }
       sel.text = content;
     }
 
@@ -165,6 +172,9 @@ Drupal.insert = {
     else if (editor.selectionStart || editor.selectionStart == '0') {
       var startPos = editor.selectionStart;
       var endPos = editor.selectionEnd;
+      if (style == 'link_selection') {
+        content = Drupal.insert._replaceSelection (editor.value.substring(startPos, endPos), content);
+      }
       editor.value = editor.value.substring(0, startPos) + content + editor.value.substring(endPos, editor.value.length);
     }
 
@@ -175,6 +185,23 @@ Drupal.insert = {
 
     // Ensure the textarea does not unexpectedly scroll.
     editor.scrollTop = scroll;
+  },
+  
+  /**
+   * Use current selection as link text.
+   *
+   * @param selection
+   *   The current selection from the editor.
+   * @param content
+   *   The string to be inserted.
+   */
+  _replaceSelection: function(selection, content) {
+    if (selection.length) {
+      return content.replace('$name', selection);
+    }
+    else{
+      return content.replace('$name', Drupal.t('Link'));
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git insert.module insert.module
index 9410521..2c18b47 100644
--- insert.module
+++ insert.module
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ function insert_theme() {
       'template' => 'templates/insert-link',
       'file' => 'includes/insert.inc',
     ),
+    'insert_link_selection' => array(
+      'arguments' => array('item' => NULL, 'widget' => NULL),
+      'template' => 'templates/insert-link-selection',
+      'file' => 'includes/insert.inc',
+    ),
 
     // Theme functions in includes/imagecache.inc.
     'imagecache_insert_image' => array(
diff --git templates/insert-link-selection.tpl.php templates/insert-link-selection.tpl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d05efc
--- /dev/null
+++ templates/insert-link-selection.tpl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+// $Id: insert-link.tpl.php,v 1.1 2009/10/21 06:23:43 quicksketch Exp $
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Template file for generic links inserted via the Insert module.
+ *
+ * Available variables:
+ * - $item: The complete item being inserted.
+ * - $url: The URL to the item.
+ * - $class: A set of classes assigned to this item (if any).
+ * - $name: The name of the item being inserted.
+ *
+ * Modules may provide placeholders that will be replaced by user-entered values
+ * when the item is inserted into a textarea. Generic links only support one
+ * placeholder.
+ *
+ * Available placeholders:
+ * - __description__: A description of the item.
+ */
+?>
+<a href="<?php print $url ?>"<?php print $class ? ' class="' . $class . '"' : '' ?> title="__description__"><?php print '$name' ?></a>
\ No newline at end of file