diff --git a/ui/index.html b/ui/index.html
index 7492b861..88e57ddd 100644
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 </dialog>
-<script type="module" src="/js/dashboard.js?v=7844649a"></script>
+<script type="module" src="/js/dashboard.js?v=0014229e"></script>
 </body></html>
diff --git a/ui/js/dashboard.js b/ui/js/dashboard.js
index 8ab6161c..4fc21014 100644
--- a/ui/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/ui/js/dashboard.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   titleWhenTruncated,
 } from '/js/utils.js?v=ed0f1802';
 import { initFluidHover } from '/js/fluid-hover.js?v=cb886e86';
-import { initSpotlight } from '/js/spotlight.js?v=6cac6066';
+import { initSpotlight } from '/js/spotlight.js?v=2d911c06';
 import { html, setHtml, raw } from '/js/html.js?v=c71f8903';
 import { initI18n, t, currentLang } from '/js/i18n.js?v=1f1ea9c1';
 import { pwStrength, passwordMismatch } from '/js/password-strength.js?v=42f45ac7';
diff --git a/ui/js/spotlight.js b/ui/js/spotlight.js
index 321e2f61..9590d2d6 100644
--- a/ui/js/spotlight.js
+++ b/ui/js/spotlight.js
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ export function initSpotlight({ getItems, isMob, CB, iconChain, openFolderDeskto
       a.setAttribute('aria-selected', i === 0 ? 'true' : 'false');
       a.style.cssText =
         'display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;padding:14px 20px;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;';
-      const doOpen = () => {
+      /* A click also follows the link. Opening here as well opens two tabs. */
+      const doOpen = viaTouch => {
         close();
         if (isFolder) {
           if (MOB()) {
@@ -74,15 +75,15 @@ export function initSpotlight({ getItems, isMob, CB, iconChain, openFolderDeskto
           } else openFolderDesktop(app);
         } else if (app.system === 'settings' && app.href) {
           window.location.href = app.href;
-        } else if (app.href) {
+        } else if (viaTouch && app.href) {
           window.open(app.href, '_blank', 'noreferrer,noopener');
         }
       };
       a.addEventListener('touchend', e => {
         e.preventDefault();
-        doOpen();
+        doOpen(true);
       });
-      a.onclick = doOpen;
+      a.onclick = () => doOpen(false);
 
       const ic = mk('div');
       ic.className = 'sri';
diff --git a/ui/test/spotlight-dismiss.test.mjs b/ui/test/spotlight-dismiss.test.mjs
index fc55868b..505e001d 100644
--- a/ui/test/spotlight-dismiss.test.mjs
+++ b/ui/test/spotlight-dismiss.test.mjs
@@ -107,3 +107,10 @@ test('the browser is asked to resize the page for the keyboard', () => {
 test('the list drops the status-bar inset once the keyboard has moved it', () => {
   assert.match(css, /body\.is-mob #spot\.kb #sres \{[^}]*padding-top:12px/);
 });
+
+test('a click on a result leaves the new tab to the link', () => {
+  assert.match(js, /target: isInternal \? '_self' : '_blank'/);
+  assert.match(js, /\} else if \(viaTouch && app\.href\) \{\s*window\.open\(/);
+  assert.match(js, /a\.onclick = \(\) => doOpen\(false\);/);
+  assert.match(js, /e\.preventDefault\(\);\s*doOpen\(true\);/);
+});