diff --git a/src/components/dom.ts b/src/components/dom.ts
index 0cbfbeda..573c2d98 100644
--- a/src/components/dom.ts
+++ b/src/components/dom.ts
@@ -566,6 +566,16 @@ export default class Dom {
     return element.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'a';
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the closest ancestor anchor (A tag) of the given element (including itself)
+   * 
+   * @param element - element to check
+   * @returns {HTMLAnchorElement | null}
+   */
+  public static getAnchor(element: Element): HTMLAnchorElement | null {
+    return element.closest("a");
+  }
+
   /**
    * Return element's offset related to the document
    *
diff --git a/src/components/modules/ui.ts b/src/components/modules/ui.ts
index a4d3baad..708592df 100644
--- a/src/components/modules/ui.ts
+++ b/src/components/modules/ui.ts
@@ -773,12 +773,13 @@ export default class UI extends Module<UINodes> {
      */
     const element = event.target as Element;
     const ctrlKey = event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey;
-
-    if ($.isAnchor(element) && ctrlKey) {
+    const anchor = $.getAnchor(element);
+  
+    if (anchor && ctrlKey) {
       event.stopImmediatePropagation();
       event.stopPropagation();
 
-      const href = element.getAttribute('href');
+      const href = anchor.getAttribute('href');
       const validUrl = _.getValidUrl(href);
 
       _.openTab(validUrl);