diff --git a/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js b/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
index 537c0363..db00266a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/js/controllers.js
@@ -378,6 +378,13 @@ module.controller('FeedListCtrl', function($scope, $stateParams, $http, $route,
 			$scope.mark(entry, true);
 		}
 	};
+	
+	$scope.noop = function(event){
+		if (!event.ctrlKey && event.which != 2) {
+			event.preventDefault();
+			event.stopPropagation();
+		}
+	}
 
 	var openNextEntry = function(event) {
 		var entry = null;
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.view.html b/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.view.html
index 6479eef5..117248bd 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.view.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/templates/feeds.view.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<div infinite-scroll="loadMoreEntries()" infinite-scroll-disabled="busy || !settingsService.settings.readingMode" infinite-scroll-distance="1" id="feed-accordion">
 		<div ng-show="message && errorCount > 10">Error while loading this feed : {{message}}</div>
 		<div ng-repeat="entry in entries" class="entry" scroll-to="isOpen && current == entry" scroll-to-offset="-58">
-			<a href="{{entry.url}}" target="_blank" class="entry-heading" ng-click="entryClicked(entry, $event)" 
+			<a href="{{entry.url}}" target="_blank" class="entry-heading" ng-click="noop($event)" ng-mouseup="entryClicked(entry, $event)"
 				ng-class="{open: current == entry, closed: current != entry}">
 				<span class="feed-name">
 					<favicon url="entry.feedUrl" />