diff --git a/src/Screen.cpp b/src/Screen.cpp
index 98913f59..389af4d2 100644
--- a/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -1113,6 +1113,11 @@ void Screen::clearSelection()
     _selBegin = -1;
 }
 
+bool Screen::hasSelection() const
+{
+    return _selBegin != -1;
+}
+
 void Screen::getSelectionStart(int& column , int& line) const
 {
     if (_selTopLeft != -1) {
diff --git a/src/Screen.h b/src/Screen.h
index 01c263e5..97f25ac8 100644
--- a/src/Screen.h
+++ b/src/Screen.h
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ public:
     /** Clears the current selection */
     void clearSelection();
 
+    /** Return the selection state */
+    bool hasSelection() const;
+
     /**
       *  Returns true if the character at (@p x, @p y) is part of the
       *  current selection.
diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
index 895440f8..6fcee232 100644
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -2231,15 +2231,6 @@ void TerminalDisplay::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
             } else if (_usesMouseTracking && !_readOnly) {
                     emit mouseSignal(0, charColumn + 1, charLine + 1 + _scrollBar->value() - _scrollBar->maximum() , 0);
             }
-
-            if ((_openLinksByDirectClick || ((ev->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) != 0u))) {
-                auto spot = _filterChain->hotSpotAt(charLine, charColumn);
-                if ((spot != nullptr) && spot->type() == Filter::HotSpot::Link) {
-                    QObject action;
-                    action.setObjectName(QStringLiteral("open-action"));
-                    spot->activate(&action);
-                }
-            }
         }
     } else if (ev->button() == Qt::MidButton) {
         processMidButtonClick(ev);
@@ -2598,6 +2589,13 @@ void TerminalDisplay::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
                          charLine + 1 + _scrollBar->value() - _scrollBar->maximum() ,
                          2);
     }
+
+    if (!_screenWindow->screen()->hasSelection() && (_openLinksByDirectClick || ((ev->modifiers() & Qt::ControlModifier) != 0u))) {
+        auto spot = _filterChain->hotSpotAt(charLine, charColumn);
+        if ((spot != nullptr) && spot->type() == Filter::HotSpot::Link) {
+            spot->activate();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void TerminalDisplay::getCharacterPosition(const QPoint& widgetPoint, int& line, int& column, bool edge) const