diff --git a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
index 46d07df..d7ea1de 100644
--- a/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config-gerrit.txt
@@ -1713,8 +1713,11 @@
   link = "#/q/$1"
 
 [commentlink "bugzilla"]
-  match = "(bug\\s+#?)(\\d+)"
-  link = http://bugs.example.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$2
+  match = "(^|\\s)(bug\\s+#?)(\\d+)($|\\s)"
+  link = http://bugs.example.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$3
+  prefix = $1
+  suffix = $4
+  text = $2$3
 
 [commentlink "tracker"]
   match = ([Bb]ug:\\s+)(\\d+)
@@ -1749,6 +1752,10 @@
 be updated to match text formats.
 +
 A common pattern to match is `bug\\s+(\\d+)`.
++
+In order to better control the visual presentation of the link `prefix`,
+`suffix` and `text` is used. With the generated link html looking like:
+`prefix<a ...>text</a>suffix`.
 
 [[commentlink.name.link]]commentlink.<name>.link::
 +
@@ -1757,6 +1764,27 @@
 +
 The link property is used only when the html property is not present.
 
+[[commentlink.name.prefix]]commentlink.<name>.prefix::
++
+The text inserted before the link. Groups in the match expression may be
+accessed as `$'n'`.
++
+The link property is used only when the html property is not present.
+
+[[commentlink.name.suffix]]commentlink.<name>.suffix::
++
+The text inserted after the link. Groups in the match expression may be
+accessed as `$'n'`.
++
+The link property is used only when the html property is not present.
+
+[[commentlink.name.text]]commentlink.<name>.text::
++
+The text content of the link. Groups in the match expression may be
+accessed as `$'n'`.
++
+The link property is used only when the html property is not present.
+
 [[commentlink.name.html]]commentlink.<name>.html::
 +
 HTML to replace the entire matched string with.  If present,
diff --git a/Documentation/rest-api-projects.txt b/Documentation/rest-api-projects.txt
index 5fd29ea..efc746a 100644
--- a/Documentation/rest-api-projects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rest-api-projects.txt
@@ -3798,6 +3798,9 @@
 |`link`     |        |The URL to direct the user to whenever the
 regular expression is matched, as documented in
 link:config-gerrit.html#commentlink.name.link[commentlink.name.link].
+|`prefix`   |optional|Text inserted before the link.
+|`suffix`   |optional|Text inserted after the link.
+|`text`     |optional|Text of the link.
 |`enabled`  |optional|Whether the commentlink is enabled, as documented
 in link:config-gerrit.html#commentlink.name.enabled[
 commentlink.name.enabled]. If not set the commentlink is enabled.
@@ -3817,6 +3820,9 @@
 |`link`     |        |The URL to direct the user to whenever the
 regular expression is matched, as documented in
 link:config-gerrit.html#commentlink.name.link[commentlink.name.link].
+|`prefix`   |optional|Text inserted before the link.
+|`suffix`   |optional|Text inserted after the link.
+|`text`     |optional|Text of the link.
 |`enabled`  |optional|Whether the commentlink is enabled, as documented
 in link:config-gerrit.html#commentlink.name.enabled[
 commentlink.name.enabled]. If not set the commentlink is enabled.
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfo.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfo.java
index f298782..c653a41 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfo.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfo.java
@@ -30,10 +30,38 @@
   @Nullable
   public abstract String getMatch();
 
-  /** The link to replace the match with. This can only be set if html is {@code null}. */
+  /**
+   * The link to replace the match with. This can only be set if html is {@code null}.
+   *
+   * <p>The constructed link is using {@link #getLink()} {@link #getPrefix()} {@link #getSuffix()}
+   * and {@link #getText()}, and has the shape of
+   *
+   * <p>{@code PREFIX<a href="LINK">TEXT</a>SUFFIX}
+   */
   @Nullable
   public abstract String getLink();
 
+  /**
+   * The text before the link tag that the match is replaced with. This can only be set if link is
+   * not {@code null}.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public abstract String getPrefix();
+
+  /**
+   * The text after the link tag that the match is replaced with. This can only be set if link is
+   * not {@code null}.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public abstract String getSuffix();
+
+  /**
+   * The content of the link tag that the match is replaced with. This can only be set if link is
+   * not {@code null}.
+   */
+  @Nullable
+  public abstract String getText();
+
   /** The html to replace the match with. This can only be set if link is {@code null}. */
   @Nullable
   public abstract String getHtml();
@@ -72,6 +100,9 @@
     return builder(src.name)
         .setMatch(src.match)
         .setLink(src.link)
+        .setPrefix(src.prefix)
+        .setSuffix(src.suffix)
+        .setText(src.text)
         .setHtml(src.html)
         .setEnabled(enabled)
         .setOverrideOnly(false)
@@ -84,6 +115,9 @@
     info.name = getName();
     info.match = getMatch();
     info.link = getLink();
+    info.prefix = getPrefix();
+    info.suffix = getSuffix();
+    info.text = getText();
     info.html = getHtml();
     info.enabled = getEnabled();
     return info;
@@ -97,6 +131,12 @@
 
     public abstract Builder setLink(@Nullable String value);
 
+    public abstract Builder setPrefix(@Nullable String value);
+
+    public abstract Builder setSuffix(@Nullable String value);
+
+    public abstract Builder setText(@Nullable String value);
+
     public abstract Builder setHtml(@Nullable String value);
 
     public abstract Builder setEnabled(@Nullable Boolean value);
@@ -106,6 +146,9 @@
     public StoredCommentLinkInfo build() {
       checkArgument(getName() != null, "invalid commentlink.name");
       setLink(Strings.emptyToNull(getLink()));
+      setPrefix(Strings.emptyToNull(getPrefix()));
+      setSuffix(Strings.emptyToNull(getSuffix()));
+      setText(Strings.emptyToNull(getText()));
       setHtml(Strings.emptyToNull(getHtml()));
       if (!getOverrideOnly()) {
         checkArgument(
@@ -126,6 +169,12 @@
 
     protected abstract String getLink();
 
+    protected abstract String getPrefix();
+
+    protected abstract String getSuffix();
+
+    protected abstract String getText();
+
     protected abstract String getHtml();
 
     protected abstract boolean getOverrideOnly();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInfo.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInfo.java
index 23849e4..b45fcee 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInfo.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInfo.java
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
+/** See {@link com.google.gerrit.entities.StoredCommentLinkInfo} for field documentation. */
 public class CommentLinkInfo {
   public String match;
   public String link;
+  public String prefix;
+  public String suffix;
+  public String text;
   public String html;
   public Boolean enabled; // null means true
 
@@ -34,6 +38,9 @@
       CommentLinkInfo that = (CommentLinkInfo) o;
       return Objects.equals(this.match, that.match)
           && Objects.equals(this.link, that.link)
+          && Objects.equals(this.prefix, that.prefix)
+          && Objects.equals(this.suffix, that.suffix)
+          && Objects.equals(this.text, that.text)
           && Objects.equals(this.html, that.html)
           && Objects.equals(this.enabled, that.enabled);
     }
@@ -51,6 +58,9 @@
         .add("name", name)
         .add("match", match)
         .add("link", link)
+        .add("prefix", prefix)
+        .add("suffix", suffix)
+        .add("text", text)
         .add("html", html)
         .add("enabled", enabled)
         .toString();
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInput.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInput.java
index 3aad7e1..1c964a4 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInput.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/extensions/api/projects/CommentLinkInput.java
@@ -14,14 +14,22 @@
 
 package com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.projects;
 
-/*
+/**
  * Input for a commentlink configuration on a project.
+ *
+ * <p>See {@link com.google.gerrit.entities.StoredCommentLinkInfo} for additional details.
  */
 public class CommentLinkInput {
   /** A JavaScript regular expression to match positions to be replaced with a hyperlink. */
   public String match;
   /** The URL to direct the user to whenever the regular expression is matched. */
   public String link;
+  /** Text inserted before the link if the regular expression is matched. */
+  public String prefix;
+  /** Text inserted after the link if the regular expression is matched. */
+  public String suffix;
+  /** Text of the link. */
+  public String text;
   /** Whether the commentlink is enabled. */
   public Boolean enabled;
 }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/cache/serialize/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfoSerializer.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/cache/serialize/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfoSerializer.java
index a7a84f7..5aa7a2a 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/cache/serialize/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfoSerializer.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/cache/serialize/entities/StoredCommentLinkInfoSerializer.java
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
     return StoredCommentLinkInfo.builder(proto.getName())
         .setMatch(emptyToNull(proto.getMatch()))
         .setLink(emptyToNull(proto.getLink()))
+        .setPrefix(emptyToNull(proto.getPrefix()))
+        .setSuffix(emptyToNull(proto.getSuffix()))
+        .setText(emptyToNull(proto.getText()))
         .setHtml(emptyToNull(proto.getHtml()))
         .setEnabled(proto.getEnabled())
         .setOverrideOnly(proto.getOverrideOnly())
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@
         .setName(autoValue.getName())
         .setMatch(nullToEmpty(autoValue.getMatch()))
         .setLink(nullToEmpty(autoValue.getLink()))
+        .setPrefix(nullToEmpty(autoValue.getPrefix()))
+        .setSuffix(nullToEmpty(autoValue.getSuffix()))
+        .setText(nullToEmpty(autoValue.getText()))
         .setHtml(nullToEmpty(autoValue.getHtml()))
         .setEnabled(Optional.ofNullable(autoValue.getEnabled()).orElse(true))
         .setOverrideOnly(autoValue.getOverrideOnly())
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfig.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfig.java
index 3e43cd3..47b0a53 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfig.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfig.java
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@
   public static final String KEY_MATCH = "match";
   private static final String KEY_HTML = "html";
   public static final String KEY_LINK = "link";
+  public static final String KEY_PREFIX = "prefix";
+  public static final String KEY_SUFFIX = "suffix";
+  public static final String KEY_TEXT = "text";
   public static final String KEY_ENABLED = "enabled";
 
   public static final String PROJECT_CONFIG = "project.config";
@@ -328,6 +331,10 @@
     }
 
     String link = cfg.getString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_LINK);
+    String linkPrefix = cfg.getString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_PREFIX);
+    String linkSuffix = cfg.getString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_SUFFIX);
+    String linkText = cfg.getString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_TEXT);
+
     String html = cfg.getString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_HTML);
     boolean hasHtml = !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(html);
 
@@ -352,6 +359,9 @@
     return StoredCommentLinkInfo.builder(name)
         .setMatch(match)
         .setLink(link)
+        .setPrefix(linkPrefix)
+        .setSuffix(linkSuffix)
+        .setText(linkText)
         .setHtml(html)
         .setEnabled(enabled)
         .setOverrideOnly(false)
@@ -1377,6 +1387,15 @@
         if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(cm.getLink())) {
           rc.setString(COMMENTLINK, cm.getName(), KEY_LINK, cm.getLink());
         }
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(cm.getPrefix())) {
+          rc.setString(COMMENTLINK, cm.getName(), KEY_PREFIX, cm.getPrefix());
+        }
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(cm.getSuffix())) {
+          rc.setString(COMMENTLINK, cm.getName(), KEY_SUFFIX, cm.getSuffix());
+        }
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(cm.getText())) {
+          rc.setString(COMMENTLINK, cm.getName(), KEY_TEXT, cm.getText());
+        }
         if (cm.getEnabled() != null && !cm.getEnabled()) {
           rc.setBoolean(COMMENTLINK, cm.getName(), KEY_ENABLED, cm.getEnabled());
         }
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutConfig.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutConfig.java
index 30d667c..d4077c8 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutConfig.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/restapi/project/PutConfig.java
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig.KEY_ENABLED;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig.KEY_LINK;
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig.KEY_MATCH;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig.KEY_PREFIX;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig.KEY_SUFFIX;
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectConfig.KEY_TEXT;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
@@ -300,6 +303,15 @@
         Config cfg = new Config();
         cfg.setString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_MATCH, value.match);
         cfg.setString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_LINK, value.link);
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(value.prefix)) {
+          cfg.setString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_PREFIX, value.prefix);
+        }
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(value.suffix)) {
+          cfg.setString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_SUFFIX, value.suffix);
+        }
+        if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(value.text)) {
+          cfg.setString(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_TEXT, value.text);
+        }
         cfg.setBoolean(COMMENTLINK, name, KEY_ENABLED, value.enabled == null || value.enabled);
         projectConfig.addCommentLinkSection(ProjectConfig.buildCommentLink(cfg, name, false));
       } else {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java
index 58d1628..f997c77 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/acceptance/api/project/ProjectIT.java
@@ -788,6 +788,39 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void projectConfigUsesLocallySetCommentlinksWithOptionalFields() throws Exception {
+    ConfigInput input = new ConfigInput();
+    CommentLinkInput bugzillaInput = new CommentLinkInput();
+    String match = "(^|\\\\s)(bug\\\\s+#?)(\\\\d+)($|\\\\s)";
+    String link = "http://bugzilla.example.com/?id=$3";
+    String prefix = "$1";
+    String suffix = "$4";
+    String text = "$2$3";
+    bugzillaInput.match = match;
+    bugzillaInput.link = link;
+    bugzillaInput.prefix = prefix;
+    bugzillaInput.suffix = suffix;
+    bugzillaInput.text = text;
+    addCommentLink(input, BUGZILLA, bugzillaInput);
+    addCommentLink(input, JIRA, JIRA_MATCH, JIRA_LINK);
+
+    ConfigInfo info = setConfig(project, input);
+
+    Map<String, CommentLinkInfo> expected = new HashMap<>();
+    CommentLinkInfo bugzillaInfo = new CommentLinkInfo();
+    bugzillaInfo.name = BUGZILLA;
+    bugzillaInfo.match = match;
+    bugzillaInfo.link = link;
+    bugzillaInfo.prefix = prefix;
+    bugzillaInfo.suffix = suffix;
+    bugzillaInfo.text = text;
+    expected.put(BUGZILLA, bugzillaInfo);
+    expected.put(JIRA, commentLinkInfo(JIRA, JIRA_MATCH, JIRA_LINK));
+    assertCommentLinks(info, expected);
+    assertCommentLinks(getConfig(), expected);
+  }
+
+  @Test
   @GerritConfig(name = "commentlink.bugzilla.match", value = BUGZILLA_MATCH)
   @GerritConfig(name = "commentlink.bugzilla.link", value = BUGZILLA_LINK)
   public void projectConfigUsesCommentLinksFromGlobalAndLocal() throws Exception {
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfigTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfigTest.java
index 5231c00..c8cc713 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfigTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/project/ProjectConfigTest.java
@@ -702,15 +702,21 @@
             .add(
                 "project.config",
                 "[commentlink \"bugzilla\"]\n"
-                    + "\tmatch = \"(bug\\\\s+#?)(\\\\d+)\"\n"
-                    + "\tlink = http://bugs.example.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$2")
+                    + "\tmatch = \"(^|\\\\s)(bug\\\\s+#?)(\\\\d+)($|\\\\s)\"\n"
+                    + "\tlink = http://bugs.example.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$3\n"
+                    + "\tprefix = $1\n"
+                    + "\ttext = $2$3\n"
+                    + "\tsuffix = $4\n")
             .create();
     ProjectConfig cfg = read(rev);
     assertThat(cfg.getCommentLinkSections())
         .containsExactly(
             StoredCommentLinkInfo.builder("bugzilla")
-                .setMatch("(bug\\s+#?)(\\d+)")
-                .setLink("http://bugs.example.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$2")
+                .setMatch("(^|\\s)(bug\\s+#?)(\\d+)($|\\s)")
+                .setLink("http://bugs.example.com/show_bug.cgi?id=$3")
+                .setPrefix("$1")
+                .setSuffix("$4")
+                .setText("$2$3")
                 .setOverrideOnly(false)
                 .build());
   }
diff --git a/proto/cache.proto b/proto/cache.proto
index 1c37567..83c2ce2 100644
--- a/proto/cache.proto
+++ b/proto/cache.proto
@@ -533,14 +533,17 @@
 }
 
 // Serialized form of com.google.gerrit.entities.StoredCommentLinkInfo.
-// Next ID: 7
+// Next ID: 10
 message StoredCommentLinkInfoProto {
   string name = 1;
   string match = 2;
-  string link = 3;
   string html = 4;
   bool enabled = 5;
   bool override_only = 6;
+  string link = 3;
+  string prefix = 7;
+  string suffix = 8;
+  string text = 9;
 }
 
 // Serialized form of com.google.gerrit.entities.CachedProjectConfigProto.