diff --git a/app/Util/UrlFilter.php b/app/Util/UrlFilter.php
index a3c65d03e..9380597c0 100644
--- a/app/Util/UrlFilter.php
+++ b/app/Util/UrlFilter.php
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace BookStack\Util;
 
 /**
- * Helps filter URLs to prevent use of undesired schemes.
+ * Helps filter URLs to prevent the use of undesired schemes.
  * Also parses and rebuilds the URL to ensure it's valid.
  */
 class UrlFilter
 {
-    protected static array $allowedSchemes = ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel', 'file', 'ftp', 'nntp', 'news'];
+    protected static array $allowedSchemes = ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel', 'file', 'sftp', 'ftp', 'nntp', 'news'];
     protected string $url;
 
     public function __construct(string $url)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class UrlFilter
 
     /**
      * Check if the URL is allowed to be generally used as a link
-     * in the application. This does not assure the original URL string
+     * in the application. This does not ensure the original URL string
      * provided is safe as-is. Ensure you use the clean method to produce
      * a URL that is considered safe to use.
      */
diff --git a/tests/Util/UrlFilterTest.php b/tests/Util/UrlFilterTest.php
index 8811b46d9..84de89b3f 100644
--- a/tests/Util/UrlFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Util/UrlFilterTest.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class UrlFilterTest extends TestCase
             'maiLto:a@b.c' => 'mailto:a@b.c',
             'file://a/b/c' => 'file://a/b/c',
             'ftp://a/b/c' => 'ftp://a/b/c',
+            'sftp://a/b/c' => 'sftp://a/b/c',
             'nntp://a/b/c' => 'nntp://a/b/c',
             'news:a/b/c' => 'news:a/b/c',
         ];