diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte
index b0ccdf71..738ab791 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte
@@ -143,7 +143,18 @@ function handleMentionLeave(event: Event) {
 	activeCard = null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Modified clicks (ctrl/meta/shift/alt) and middle-clicks must fall through to
+ * the browser's default anchor behaviour so users can open the person page in
+ * a new tab/window. Felix #7. Only the plain primary-button click navigates
+ * via SPA goto().
+ */
+function isPlainPrimaryClick(event: MouseEvent): boolean {
+	return event.button === 0 && !event.ctrlKey && !event.metaKey && !event.shiftKey && !event.altKey;
+}
+
 async function handleMentionClick(event: MouseEvent) {
+	if (!isPlainPrimaryClick(event)) return;
 	const link = event.target as HTMLAnchorElement;
 	const personId = link.dataset.personId;
 	if (!personId) return;
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte.test.ts
index 9d938d14..7b694200 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionReadView.svelte.test.ts
@@ -370,6 +370,38 @@ describe('TranscriptionReadView — person-mention rendering', () => {
 		expect(card).toBeNull();
 	});
 
+	it('lets ctrl-click and meta-click fall through so users can open in a new tab', async () => {
+		render(TranscriptionReadView, {
+			blocks: [mentionBlock],
+			onParagraphClick: () => {}
+		});
+
+		const link = document.querySelector('a.person-mention')! as HTMLAnchorElement;
+
+		// ctrl-click (Linux/Win "open in new tab")
+		const ctrlClick = new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, ctrlKey: true });
+		const ctrlPrevented = !link.dispatchEvent(ctrlClick);
+		expect(ctrlPrevented).toBe(false);
+
+		// meta-click (macOS "open in new tab")
+		const metaClick = new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, metaKey: true });
+		const metaPrevented = !link.dispatchEvent(metaClick);
+		expect(metaPrevented).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('lets middle-click fall through so users can open in a background tab', async () => {
+		render(TranscriptionReadView, {
+			blocks: [mentionBlock],
+			onParagraphClick: () => {}
+		});
+
+		const link = document.querySelector('a.person-mention')! as HTMLAnchorElement;
+		// button === 1 is middle mouse button
+		const middleClick = new MouseEvent('click', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, button: 1 });
+		const prevented = !link.dispatchEvent(middleClick);
+		expect(prevented).toBe(false);
+	});
+
 	it('degrades to plain unlinked text when the person fetch returns 404', async () => {
 		vi.stubGlobal('fetch', vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ status: 404, ok: false, json: vi.fn() }));