From 7f772e49b62f84c3f52bc6839a57671d9032563f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jamie Kyle <113370520+jamiebuilds-signal@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2023 14:34:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Dont enter select mode when ctrl+clicking a link inside a
 message

---
 ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
index d91260787..c4968bf18 100644
--- a/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/conversation/Message.tsx
@@ -2625,9 +2625,14 @@ export class Message extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
         // prevent other click handlers from firing.
         onClickCapture: event => {
           if (isMacOS ? event.metaKey : event.ctrlKey) {
-            event.preventDefault();
-            event.stopPropagation();
-            onToggleSelect(true, false);
+            const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
+            const link = target.closest('a[href], [role=link]');
+
+            if (!event.currentTarget.contains(link)) {
+              event.preventDefault();
+              event.stopPropagation();
+              onToggleSelect(true, false);
+            }
           }
         },
         onDoubleClick: event => {