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Why doesn't "CTRL+left click" open a ticket in a new tab?

Patrick Ralph
May 1, 2026

When I am looking at "for me", and CTRL+left mouse click, it opens that issue/ticket within that same tab instead of opening in a new tab.

 

This breaks native browser behavior (Ctrl/Cmd+Click) that works everywhere else, (Example: Google search results)

Are there plans to restore standard link semantics across boards, lists, and issue navigation?

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Adrian Villarin
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July 14, 2026

I experience the same. I specifically dislike this behavior change, it breaks my workflow and i cant find any opt-out settings on this.

Patrick Ralph
July 16, 2026

@Adrian Villarin not sure you can opt out. you should be able to Right click on it, then select "open in a new tab". Annoying that their pages don't work in a consistent manner.

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Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_
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May 2, 2026

Hi @Patrick Ralph and welcome,

from which panel are you encountering this issue? I just tried from a dashboard, search, board and it works like a charm.

Please specify,

Fabio

Patrick Ralph
May 3, 2026

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@Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_ from the above page. Any of those tickets, no matter which type, when I try CTRL + left click, it just opens the ticket on that same page, and not in a new tab.

Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_
Community Champion
May 4, 2026

Hey @Patrick Ralph ,

it works like a charm on my side. It should be a client issue on your side and not an application bug. 

Patrick Ralph
May 4, 2026

@Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_ Thank you for checking on this!

What I am seeing is a view-specific behavior within JIRA itself. 
In this view (Timeline, where there are real anchor links) CTRL+left click does open a new tab as expected. 
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However, in other views (like "For you", in my initial example) it seems like JIRA's front end implements something different (perhaps single-page navigation) rather than standard anchor links. It seems like JIRA is intercepting the click-event, so the CTRL+click is ignored. 

Since the same browser & input behave differently within JIRA depending on the view, this does not seem to be a client/environment issue, but rather inconsistency on the JIRA side, across the various views.

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July 10, 2026

I also face this exact issue as described by @Patrick Ralph  im also seeing it on the "For you" page. Middle mouse click seems to still work.

Maybe its related to the prior issue: 
https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Jira-questions/Ctrl-click-to-open-links-in-a-new-window/qaq-p/57540

Patrick Ralph
July 16, 2026

@Fabio Racobaldo _Catworkx_ Hello! anymore information on this particular issue?

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