Merge pull request #6487 from matrix-org/gsouquet/fix-18265

src/components/views/rooms/ReplyTile.tsx

@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
     };
 
     private onClick = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
+        const clickTarget = e.target as HTMLElement;
+        // Following a link within a reply should not dispatch the `view_room` action
+        // so that the browser can direct the user to the correct location
+        // The exception being the link wrapping the reply
+        if (clickTarget.tagName.toLowerCase() !== "a" || clickTarget.closest("a") === null) {
             // This allows the permalink to be opened in a new tab/window or copied as
             // matrix.to, but also for it to enable routing within Riot when clicked.
             e.preventDefault();
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ export default class ReplyTile extends React.PureComponent<IProps> {
                 highlighted: true,
                 room_id: this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(),
             });
+        }
     };
 
     render() {