diff --git a/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts b/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts
index b77c7452..d2070e8e 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts
+++ b/plugins/opener/guest-js/init.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,7 @@ 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 ||
-    evt.ctrlKey ||
-    evt.shiftKey
-  )
+  if (evt.defaultPrevented || evt.button !== 0 || evt.metaKey || evt.altKey)
     return
 
   const a = evt
@@ -22,8 +15,13 @@ window.addEventListener('click', function (evt) {
     | HTMLAnchorElement
     | undefined
 
-  // only open if supposed to be open in a new tab
-  if (!a || !a.href || a.target !== '_blank') return
+  if (
+    !a ||
+    !a.href ||
+    // only open if supposed to be open in a new tab
+    !(a.target === '_blank' || evt.ctrlKey || evt.shiftKey)
+  )
+    return
 
   const url = new URL(a.href)
 
diff --git a/plugins/opener/src/init-iife.js b/plugins/opener/src/init-iife.js
index 4703edc8..ac75587c 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||e.ctrlKey||e.shiftKey)return;const t=e.composedPath().find((e=>e instanceof Node&&"A"===e.nodeName.toUpperCase()));if(!t||!t.href||"_blank"!==t.target)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(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}))}))}();