diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/controllers/url-handler.spec.ts b/frontend/__tests__/controllers/url-handler.spec.ts
index e55ec6304172..c7af3df60019 100644
--- a/frontend/__tests__/controllers/url-handler.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/controllers/url-handler.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as Notifications from "../../src/ts/states/notifications";
 import * as TestLogic from "../../src/ts/test/test-logic";
 import * as TestState from "../../src/ts/states/test";
 import * as Misc from "../../src/ts/utils/misc";
+import * as CustomText from "../../src/ts/test/custom-text";
 import { FunboxName } from "@monkeytype/schemas/configs";
 import { CustomTextSettings } from "@monkeytype/schemas/results";
 import { loadTestSettingsFromUrl } from "../../src/ts/controllers/url-handler";
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ describe("url-handler", () => {
     );
     const notifyMock = vi.spyOn(Notifications, "showNoticeNotification");
 
+    const setTextMock = vi.spyOn(CustomText, "setText");
+    const setModeMock = vi.spyOn(CustomText, "setMode");
+    const setLimitModeMock = vi.spyOn(CustomText, "setLimitMode");
+    const setLimitValueMock = vi.spyOn(CustomText, "setLimitValue");
+    const setPipeDelimiterMock = vi.spyOn(CustomText, "setPipeDelimiter");
+
     beforeEach(() => {
       [
         setConfigMock,
@@ -36,6 +43,11 @@ describe("url-handler", () => {
         restartTestMock,
         notifySuccessMock,
         notifyMock,
+        setTextMock,
+        setModeMock,
+        setLimitModeMock,
+        setLimitValueMock,
+        setPipeDelimiterMock,
       ].forEach((it) => it.mockClear());
 
       findGetParameterMock.mockImplementation((override) => override);
@@ -212,6 +224,152 @@ describe("url-handler", () => {
       );
       expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+    it("sets custom text (text, mode, limit, pipeDelimiter)", () => {
+      //GIVEN
+      findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
+        urlData({
+          customText: {
+            text: ["hello", "world"],
+            limit: { mode: "word", value: 5 },
+            mode: "random",
+            pipeDelimiter: true,
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+
+      //WHEN
+      loadTestSettingsFromUrl("");
+
+      //THEN
+      expect(setTextMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["hello", "world"]);
+      expect(setModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("random");
+      expect(setLimitModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("word");
+      expect(setLimitValueMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5);
+      expect(setPipeDelimiterMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+      expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it("sets custom text with pipeDelimiter to false", () => {
+      //GIVEN
+      findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
+        urlData({
+          customText: {
+            text: ["a b c"],
+            pipeDelimiter: false,
+            mode: "repeat",
+            limit: { mode: "word", value: 10 },
+          },
+        }),
+      );
+
+      //WHEN
+      loadTestSettingsFromUrl("");
+
+      //THEN
+      expect(setTextMock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(["a b c"]);
+      expect(setModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("repeat");
+      expect(setLimitModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("word");
+      expect(setLimitValueMock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(10);
+      expect(setPipeDelimiterMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(false);
+      expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it("sets custom text mode to 'repeat' when undefined", () => {
+      //GIVEN
+      findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
+        urlData({
+          customText: {
+            text: ["hello"],
+            limit: { mode: "word", value: 5 },
+          } as any,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      //WHEN
+      loadTestSettingsFromUrl("");
+
+      //THEN
+      expect(setModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("repeat");
+      expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it("does not call limit setters when limit is undefined", () => {
+      //GIVEN
+      findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
+        urlData({
+          customText: {
+            text: ["hello", "world"],
+            mode: "repeat",
+          } as any,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      //WHEN
+      loadTestSettingsFromUrl("");
+
+      //THEN
+      expect(setLimitModeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(setLimitValueMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it("sets pipeDelimiter to true when delimiter is '|' (legacy)", () => {
+      //GIVEN
+      findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
+        urlData({
+          customText: {
+            text: ["a", "b"],
+            mode: "repeat",
+            delimiter: "|",
+          } as any,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      //WHEN
+      loadTestSettingsFromUrl("");
+
+      //THEN
+      expect(setPipeDelimiterMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+      expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it("handles legacy isWordRandom", () => {
+      //GIVEN
+      findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
+        urlData({
+          customText: {
+            text: ["hello"],
+            mode: "repeat",
+            isWordRandom: true,
+            word: 10,
+          } as any,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      //WHEN
+      loadTestSettingsFromUrl("");
+
+      //THEN
+      expect(setLimitModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("word");
+      expect(setLimitValueMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(10);
+      expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+    it("handles legacy isTimeRandom", () => {
+      //GIVEN
+      findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
+        urlData({
+          customText: {
+            text: ["hello"],
+            mode: "repeat",
+            isTimeRandom: true,
+            time: 60,
+          } as any,
+        }),
+      );
+
+      //WHEN
+      loadTestSettingsFromUrl("");
+
+      //THEN
+      expect(setLimitModeMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("time");
+      expect(setLimitValueMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(60);
+      expect(restartTestMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
     it("adds notification", () => {
       //GIVEN
       findGetParameterMock.mockReturnValue(
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/url-handler.tsx b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/url-handler.tsx
index f87365c62521..c43f0c6717bd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/url-handler.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/url-handler.tsx
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ export function loadTestSettingsFromUrl(getOverride?: string): void {
       }
     }
 
-    if (customTextSettings.pipeDelimiter) {
+    if (customTextSettings.pipeDelimiter !== undefined) {
       CustomText.setPipeDelimiter(customTextSettings.pipeDelimiter);
     }
     //convert legacy values