diff --git a/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Messages/CitationsList.tsx b/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Messages/CitationsList.tsx
index c2ac673cff..d674db4e18 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Messages/CitationsList.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/pages/home/Messages/CitationsList.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ const CitationsList: React.FC<CitationsListProps> = ({ citations }) => {
   )
 }
 
-const handleLinkClick = (url: string) => {
+const handleLinkClick = (url: string, event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+  event.preventDefault()
   if (url.startsWith('http')) window.open(url, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer')
   else window.api.file.openPath(url)
 }