diff --git a/includes/Data.php b/includes/Data.php
index c9fbb3a7d..e5f526ab7 100644
--- a/includes/Data.php
+++ b/includes/Data.php
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class Data {
 
 		$data['specialContributionsName'] = MediaWikiServices::getInstance()
 			->getSpecialPageFactory()->getLocalNameFor( 'Contributions' );
+		$data['specialNewSectionName'] = MediaWikiServices::getInstance()
+			->getSpecialPageFactory()->getLocalNameFor( 'NewSection' );
 
 		$localTimezone = $config->get( 'Localtimezone' );
 		// Return all timezone abbreviations for the local timezone (there will often be two, for
diff --git a/modules/ReplyLinksController.js b/modules/ReplyLinksController.js
index cfc0fc8bc..2172007fd 100644
--- a/modules/ReplyLinksController.js
+++ b/modules/ReplyLinksController.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 var
+	// Data::getLocalData()
+	parserData = require( './parser/data.json' ),
 	utils = require( './utils.js' );
 
 function ReplyLinksController( $pageContainer ) {
@@ -77,13 +79,38 @@ ReplyLinksController.prototype.onAnyLinkClick = function ( e ) {
 		// T106244: URL encoded values using fallback 8-bit encoding (invalid UTF-8) cause mediawiki.Uri to crash
 		return;
 	}
-	if ( ( uri.query.action !== 'edit' && uri.query.veaction !== 'editsource' ) || uri.query.section !== 'new' ) {
+
+	var title = utils.getTitleFromUrl( href );
+	if ( !title ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Recognize links to add a new topic:
+	if (
+		// Special:NewSection/...
+		title.getNamespaceId() === mw.config.get( 'wgNamespaceIds' ).special &&
+		title.getMainText().split( '/' )[ 0 ] === parserData.specialNewSectionName
+	) {
+		// Get the real title from the subpage parameter
+		var param = title.getMainText().slice( parserData.specialNewSectionName.length + 1 );
+		title = mw.Title.newFromText( param );
+		if ( !title ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+	} else if (
+		// ?title=...&action=edit&section=new
+		// ?title=...&veaction=editsource&section=new
+		( uri.query.action === 'edit' || uri.query.veaction === 'editsource' ) && uri.query.section === 'new'
+	) {
+		// Do nothing
+
+	} else {
 		// Not a link to add a new topic
 		return;
 	}
 
-	var title = utils.getTitleFromUrl( href );
-	if ( !title || title.getPrefixedDb() !== mw.config.get( 'wgRelevantPageName' ) ) {
+	if ( title.getPrefixedDb() !== mw.config.get( 'wgRelevantPageName' ) ) {
 		// Link to add a section on another page, not supported yet (T282205)
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/cases/datatest-ckb.json b/tests/cases/datatest-ckb.json
index c0a353c47..bc573ca78 100644
--- a/tests/cases/datatest-ckb.json
+++ b/tests/cases/datatest-ckb.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	},
 	"localTimezone": "UTC",
 	"specialContributionsName": "Contributions",
+	"specialNewSectionName": "NewSection",
 	"timezones": {
 		"ckb": {
 			"UTC": "UTC"
diff --git a/tests/cases/datatest-en.json b/tests/cases/datatest-en.json
index a04c64e62..8a78da1bf 100644
--- a/tests/cases/datatest-en.json
+++ b/tests/cases/datatest-en.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	},
 	"localTimezone": "UTC",
 	"specialContributionsName": "Contributions",
+	"specialNewSectionName": "NewSection",
 	"timezones": {
 		"en": {
 			"UTC": "UTC"
diff --git a/tests/cases/datatest-sr.json b/tests/cases/datatest-sr.json
index d500faff9..d5c2cc6dc 100644
--- a/tests/cases/datatest-sr.json
+++ b/tests/cases/datatest-sr.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 	},
 	"localTimezone": "UTC",
 	"specialContributionsName": "Contributions",
+	"specialNewSectionName": "NewSection",
 	"timezones": {
 		"sr": {
 			"UTC": "UTC"
diff --git a/tests/cases/datatest-th.json b/tests/cases/datatest-th.json
index f595dd18d..7c548a61b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/datatest-th.json
+++ b/tests/cases/datatest-th.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	},
 	"localTimezone": "Asia/Bangkok",
 	"specialContributionsName": "Contributions",
+	"specialNewSectionName": "NewSection",
 	"timezones": {
 		"th": {
 			"LMT": "LMT",