diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/link.js b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
index 7d2fa74d2..03f462e7b 100755
--- a/core/modules/widgets/link.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/link.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ LinkWidget.prototype.handleClickEvent = function (event) {
 		navigateFromNode: this,
 		navigateFromClientRect: { top: bounds.top, left: bounds.left, width: bounds.width, right: bounds.right, bottom: bounds.bottom, height: bounds.height
 		},
-		navigateSuppressNavigation: event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey
+		navigateSuppressNavigation: event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || (event.button === 1)
 	});
 	event.preventDefault();
 	event.stopPropagation();