diff --git a/lisp/org-latex.el b/lisp/org-latex.el
index 15d667e..eb293da 100644
--- a/lisp/org-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/org-latex.el
@@ -1876,6 +1876,11 @@ The conversion is made depending of STRING-BEFORE and STRING-AFTER."
 		(setq path (org-export-latex-protect-amp path)
 		      desc (org-export-latex-protect-amp desc)))
 	      (insert (format org-export-latex-hyperref-format path desc)))
+	     ((functionp (setq fnc (nth 2 (assoc type org-link-protocols))))
+	      ;; The link protocol has a function for formatting the link
+	      (insert
+		    (save-match-data
+		      (funcall fnc (org-solidify-link-text raw-path) desc 'latex))))
 	     (t (insert "\\texttt{" desc "}")))))))