diff --git a/modules/ROOT/pages/8.1.0-release-notes.adoc b/modules/ROOT/pages/8.1.0-release-notes.adoc
index 3e7a6181b4..f99967dc58 100644
--- a/modules/ROOT/pages/8.1.0-release-notes.adoc
+++ b/modules/ROOT/pages/8.1.0-release-notes.adoc
@@ -109,6 +109,24 @@ The following premium plugin updates were released alongside {productname} {rele
 
 // CCFR here.
 
+=== Links inserted with `+&+` encoding are now decoded to `&` before inserting
+// #TINY-12504
+
+Previously, when pasting URLs containing encoded ampersands `+&+` into {productname}, the encoded values were preserved, resulting in double encoding when the link was inserted into content. For example, a pasted link such as
+
+[source,text]
+----
+https://example.com/search?&query=example
+----
+would appear in the editor source as
+
+[source,text]
+----
+https://example.com/search?&query=example
+----
+
+This caused issues when opening such links, as the URLs became invalid. In {release-version}, {productname} now automatically decodes `+&+` back to `+&+` before inserting the link, ensuring that pasted URLs remain valid and functional in both the editor and the source code.
+
 
 [[security-fixes]]
 == Security fixes