4 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
index cfce3e924e8..0ee04739282 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry.vue
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 			<FileEntryPreview ref="preview"
 				:source="source"
 				:dragover="dragover"
+				@auxclick.native="execDefaultAction"
 				@click.native="execDefaultAction" />
 
 			<FileEntryName ref="name"
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@
 				:files-list-width="filesListWidth"
 				:nodes="nodes"
 				:source="source"
-				@click="execDefaultAction" />
+				@auxclick.native="execDefaultAction"
+				@click.native="execDefaultAction" />
 		</td>
 
 		<!-- Actions -->
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
index 5e2e748e427..3e671c0c141 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntry/FileEntryName.vue
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 		:aria-hidden="isRenaming"
 		class="files-list__row-name-link"
 		data-cy-files-list-row-name-link
-		v-bind="linkTo.params"
-		@click="$emit('click', $event)">
+		v-bind="linkTo.params">
 		<!-- File name -->
 		<span class="files-list__row-name-text">
 			<!-- Keep the displayName stuck to the extension to avoid whitespace rendering issues-->
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
index 26fca69911e..8238c1a53d1 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryGrid.vue
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 				:dragover="dragover"
 				:grid-mode="true"
 				:source="source"
+				@auxclick.native="execDefaultAction"
 				@click.native="execDefaultAction" />
 
 			<FileEntryName ref="name"
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@
 				:grid-mode="true"
 				:nodes="nodes"
 				:source="source"
-				@click="execDefaultAction" />
+				@auxclick.native="execDefaultAction"
+				@click.native="execDefaultAction" />
 		</td>
 
 		<!-- Actions -->
diff --git a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
index b1f564cdd4b..4f6c0899910 100644
--- a/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
+++ b/apps/files/src/components/FileEntryMixin.ts
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		},
 
 		execDefaultAction(event) {
-			if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) {
+			// if ctrl+click or middle mouse button, open in new tab
+			if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.button === 1) {
 				event.preventDefault()
 				window.open(generateUrl('/f/{fileId}', { fileId: this.fileid }))
 				return false