diff --git a/crates/ui/src/text/inline.rs b/crates/ui/src/text/inline.rs
index 37e8f5c07..686dc2e58 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/text/inline.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/text/inline.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use gpui::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    ActiveTheme, global_state::GlobalState, input::Selection, text::TextViewMultiClickKind,
+    ActiveTheme, Root, global_state::GlobalState, input::Selection, text::TextViewMultiClickKind,
     text::node::LinkMark, text::selection::word_range_at,
 };
 
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ impl Element for Inline {
                     if let Some(link) =
                         Self::link_for_position(&text_layout, &links, event.position)
                     {
+                        Root::update(window, cx, |root, _, cx| root.end_text_selection(cx));
                         cx.stop_propagation();
                         cx.open_url(&link.url);
                     }
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/text/node.rs b/crates/ui/src/text/node.rs
index af1069621..964ae6963 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/text/node.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/text/node.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use markdown::mdast;
 use ropey::Rope;
 
 use crate::{
-    ActiveTheme as _, Icon, IconName, StyledExt, h_flex,
+    ActiveTheme as _, Icon, IconName, Root, StyledExt, h_flex,
     highlighter::{HighlightTheme, LanguageRegistry, SyntaxHighlighter},
     input::{InputEdit, Point, RopeExt as _},
     text::{
@@ -816,7 +816,10 @@ impl Paragraph {
                                 .tooltip(move |window, cx| {
                                     Tooltip::new(title.clone()).build(window, cx)
                                 })
-                                .on_click(move |_, _, cx| {
+                                .on_click(move |_, window, cx| {
+                                    Root::update(window, cx, |root, _, cx| {
+                                        root.end_text_selection(cx)
+                                    });
                                     cx.stop_propagation();
                                     cx.open_url(&link.url);
                                 })