diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7380865..f652ffa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Using the following categories, list your changes in this order:
 
 ### Changed
 
--   Bump GitHub workflows
 -   Rename `use_query` to `use_search_params`.
 -   Rename `simple.router` to `browser_router`.
 -   Rename `SimpleResolver` to `StarletteResolver`.
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ Using the following categories, list your changes in this order:
 -   Fix bug where "Match Any" pattern wouldn't work when used in complex or nested paths.
 -   Fix bug where `link` elements could not have `@component` type children.
 -   Fix bug where the ReactPy would not detect the current URL after a reconnection.
--   Fixed flakey tests on GitHub CI by adding click delays.
+-   Fix bug where `ctrl` + `click` on a `link` element would not open in a new tab.
 
 ## [0.1.1] - 2023-12-13
 
diff --git a/src/reactpy_router/components.py b/src/reactpy_router/components.py
index 3008065..6c023d4 100644
--- a/src/reactpy_router/components.py
+++ b/src/reactpy_router/components.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from urllib.parse import urljoin
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from reactpy import component, event, html, use_connection
+from reactpy import component, html, use_connection
 from reactpy.backend.types import Location
 from reactpy.core.component import Component
 from reactpy.core.types import VdomDict
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ def _link(attributes: dict[str, Any], *children: Any) -> VdomDict:
     # https://github.com/reactive-python/reactpy/pull/1224
     current_path = use_connection().location.pathname
 
-    @event(prevent_default=True)
     def on_click(_event: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        if _event.get("ctrlKey", False):
+            return
+
         pathname, search = to.split("?", 1) if "?" in to else (to, "")
         if search:
             search = f"?{search}"
diff --git a/src/reactpy_router/static/link.js b/src/reactpy_router/static/link.js
index 0ce08b9..b574201 100644
--- a/src/reactpy_router/static/link.js
+++ b/src/reactpy_router/static/link.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 document.querySelector(".UUID").addEventListener(
   "click",
   (event) => {
-    let to = event.target.getAttribute("href");
-    window.history.pushState({}, to, new URL(to, window.location));
+    // Prevent default if ctrl isn't pressed
+    if (!event.ctrlKey) {
+      event.preventDefault();
+      let to = event.target.getAttribute("href");
+      window.history.pushState({}, to, new URL(to, window.location));
+    }
   },
   { once: true },
 );
diff --git a/tests/test_core.py b/tests/test_router.py
similarity index 93%
rename from tests/test_core.py
rename to tests/test_router.py
index 390236d..d6e0deb 100644
--- a/tests/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_router.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from typing import Any
 
+from playwright.async_api._generated import Browser, Page
 from reactpy import Ref, component, html, use_location
 from reactpy.testing import DisplayFixture
 
@@ -277,3 +278,20 @@ def sample():
 
     _link = await display.page.wait_for_selector("#root")
     assert "/a" in await _link.get_attribute("href")
+
+
+async def test_ctrl_click(display: DisplayFixture, browser: Browser):
+    @component
+    def sample():
+        return browser_router(
+            route("/", link({"to": "/a", "id": "root"}, "Root")),
+            route("/a", link({"to": "/a", "id": "a"}, "a")),
+        )
+
+    await display.show(sample)
+
+    _link = await display.page.wait_for_selector("#root")
+    await _link.click(delay=CLICK_DELAY, modifiers=["Control"])
+    browser_context = browser.contexts[0]
+    new_page: Page = await browser_context.wait_for_event("page")
+    await new_page.wait_for_selector("#a")