diff --git a/src/components/modules/ui.ts b/src/components/modules/ui.ts
index a4d3baad..a28da024 100644
--- a/src/components/modules/ui.ts
+++ b/src/components/modules/ui.ts
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ export default class UI extends Module<UINodes> {
      * case when user clicks on anchor element
      * if it is clicked via ctrl key, then we open new window with url
      */
-    const element = event.target as Element;
+    const element = (event.target as Element).closest("a");
     const ctrlKey = event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey;
 
     if ($.isAnchor(element) && ctrlKey) {