diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8b5b67c2..f0451beb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -6574,6 +6574,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-plugin",
  "thiserror 2.0.3",
+ "url",
  "windows 0.58.0",
  "zbus",
 ]
diff --git a/examples/api/src/views/Opener.svelte b/examples/api/src/views/Opener.svelte
index 5cc16b20..6ffaca88 100644
--- a/examples/api/src/views/Opener.svelte
+++ b/examples/api/src/views/Opener.svelte
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
   function openPath() {
     opener
-      .openPath(path, pathProgram === 'Default' ? undefined : urlProgram)
+      .openPath(path, pathProgram === 'Default' ? undefined : pathProgram)
       .catch(onMessage)
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml b/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml
index 81a22036..20eee7d2 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plugins/opener/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ features = [
 
 [target."cfg(any(target_os = \"linux\", target_os = \"dragonfly\", target_os = \"freebsd\", target_os = \"netbsd\", target_os = \"openbsd\"))".dependencies]
 zbus = { workspace = true }
+url = { workspace = true }
 
 [target."cfg(target_os = \"macos\")".dependencies.objc2-app-kit]
 version = "0.2"
diff --git a/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts b/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts
index d2070e8e..9017c5ef 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts
+++ b/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@ import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core'
 
 // open <a href="..."> links with the API
 window.addEventListener('click', function (evt) {
-  if (evt.defaultPrevented || evt.button !== 0 || evt.metaKey || evt.altKey)
+  console.log(evt.button)
+
+  // return early if
+  if (
+    // event was prevented
+    evt.defaultPrevented ||
+    // or not a left click or middle click
+    evt.button !== 0 ||
+    // or meta key pressed
+    evt.metaKey ||
+    // or al key pressed
+    evt.altKey
+  )
     return
 
   const a = evt
@@ -15,20 +27,30 @@ window.addEventListener('click', function (evt) {
     | HTMLAnchorElement
     | undefined
 
+  // return early if
   if (
+    // not tirggered from <a> element
     !a ||
+    // or doesn't have a href
     !a.href ||
-    // only open if supposed to be open in a new tab
-    !(a.target === '_blank' || evt.ctrlKey || evt.shiftKey)
+    // or not supposed to be open in a new tab
+    !(
+      a.target === '_blank' ||
+      // or ctrl key pressed
+      evt.ctrlKey ||
+      // or shift key pressed
+      evt.shiftKey
+    )
   )
     return
 
   const url = new URL(a.href)
 
+  // return early if
   if (
-    // only open if not same origin
+    // same origin (internal navigation)
     url.origin === window.location.origin ||
-    // only open default protocols
+    // not default protocols
     ['http:', 'https:', 'mailto:', 'tel:'].every((p) => url.protocol !== p)
   )
     return
@@ -36,6 +58,6 @@ window.addEventListener('click', function (evt) {
   evt.preventDefault()
 
   void invoke('plugin:opener|open_url', {
-    path: url
+    url
   })
 })
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/init-iife.js b/plugins/opener/src/init-iife.js
index ac75587c..34fb3ea9 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/src/init-iife.js
+++ b/plugins/opener/src/init-iife.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(){"use strict";"function"==typeof SuppressedError&&SuppressedError,window.addEventListener("click",(function(e){if(e.defaultPrevented||0!==e.button||e.metaKey||e.altKey)return;const t=e.composedPath().find((e=>e instanceof Node&&"A"===e.nodeName.toUpperCase()));if(!t||!t.href||"_blank"!==t.target&&!e.ctrlKey&&!e.shiftKey)return;const n=new URL(t.href);n.origin===window.location.origin||["http:","https:","mailto:","tel:"].every((e=>n.protocol!==e))||(e.preventDefault(),async function(e,t={},n){window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke(e,t,n)}("plugin:opener|open_url",{path:n}))}))}();
+!function(){"use strict";"function"==typeof SuppressedError&&SuppressedError,window.addEventListener("click",(function(e){if(console.log(e.button),e.defaultPrevented||0!==e.button||e.metaKey||e.altKey)return;const t=e.composedPath().find((e=>e instanceof Node&&"A"===e.nodeName.toUpperCase()));if(!t||!t.href||"_blank"!==t.target&&!e.ctrlKey&&!e.shiftKey)return;const n=new URL(t.href);n.origin===window.location.origin||["http:","https:","mailto:","tel:"].every((e=>n.protocol!==e))||(e.preventDefault(),async function(e,t={},n){window.__TAURI_INTERNALS__.invoke(e,t,n)}("plugin:opener|open_url",{url:n}))}))}();