diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/htmltonode/rich/RichTextRenderer.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/htmltonode/rich/RichTextRenderer.java
index 03328fc..0c5a9a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/htmltonode/rich/RichTextRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/htmltonode/rich/RichTextRenderer.java
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ public static void configure(RichTextArea area, HtmlRenderOptions options) {
         area.setWrapText(true);
         area.getStyleClass().add("html-rich-view");
         area.setOnMouseClicked(event -> {
-            if (event.getButton() == MouseButton.PRIMARY && event.isStillSincePress()) {
+            // getTextPosition(x, y) snaps *any* coordinate to the nearest caret position, so a click in
+            // the empty area past a trailing link would otherwise resolve to — and open — that link.
+            // Requiring the pick to land on a Text glyph (every run is a Text node) keeps clicks on the
+            // surrounding whitespace, embedded images, and other non-text nodes inert.
+            if (event.getButton() == MouseButton.PRIMARY && event.isStillSincePress()
+                    && event.getPickResult().getIntersectedNode() instanceof Text) {
                 TextPos position = area.getTextPosition(event.getScreenX(), event.getScreenY());
                 if (position != null) {
                     // Node segments (embedded images, tables) carry no character attributes, so the
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/htmltonode/RichTextRendererLinkClickTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/htmltonode/RichTextRendererLinkClickTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d83539b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/htmltonode/RichTextRendererLinkClickTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+package org.jabref.htmltonode;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.event.Event;
+import javafx.geometry.Bounds;
+import javafx.geometry.Point2D;
+import javafx.scene.Node;
+import javafx.scene.Parent;
+import javafx.scene.Scene;
+import javafx.scene.input.MouseButton;
+import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
+import javafx.scene.input.PickResult;
+import javafx.scene.text.Text;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
+
+import org.jabref.htmltonode.rich.RichHtmlView;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Tag;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+/// Regression test for the link-click hit test: only a click that lands on the link's glyphs opens
+/// it. `getTextPosition` snaps any coordinate to the nearest caret position, so a click in the empty
+/// area past a trailing link maps back onto the link — it must stay inert because the pick landed on
+/// a non-text node. Needs a shown Stage so the RichTextArea skin can map screen coordinates, hence
+/// `gui` — run via `./gradlew guiTest` with a display or under `xvfb-run`.
+@Tag("gui")
+class RichTextRendererLinkClickTest {
+
+    private static final String HREF = "http://example.org/x";
+    private static final String HTML = "<p>Trailing <a href=\"" + HREF + "\">link</a></p>";
+
+    @BeforeAll
+    static void startToolkit() throws InterruptedException {
+        CountDownLatch started = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        try {
+            Platform.startup(started::countDown);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException alreadyRunning) {
+            started.countDown();
+        }
+        assertTrue(started.await(15, TimeUnit.SECONDS), "JavaFX toolkit failed to start");
+        // This test is the only one that shows and hides a Stage; without this, hiding the last window
+        // tears down the shared toolkit and every later gui test class times out in Platform.runLater.
+        Platform.setImplicitExit(false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void onlyGlyphClickOpensTrailingLink() throws Exception {
+        List<String> opened = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
+        AtomicReference<Throwable> error = new AtomicReference<>();
+        AtomicReference<Stage> stage = new AtomicReference<>();
+        CountDownLatch done = new CountDownLatch(1);
+
+        Platform.runLater(() -> {
+            try {
+                RichHtmlView view = new RichHtmlView();
+                view.setOptions(view.getOptions().withLinkHandler(opened::add));
+                view.setHtml(HTML);
+
+                Stage window = new Stage();
+                stage.set(window);
+                // Ample height so there is empty area below the single short line.
+                window.setScene(new Scene(view, 600, 400));
+                window.show();
+                view.applyCss();
+                view.layout();
+
+                Text linkNode = findText(view, "link");
+                assertNotNull(linkNode, "the link run should be laid out as a Text node");
+                Bounds linkOnScreen = linkNode.localToScreen(linkNode.getBoundsInLocal());
+
+                Node area = view.getRichTextArea();
+
+                // On the glyphs: the pick lands on the link Text node -> opens.
+                click(area, linkNode, linkOnScreen.getCenterX(), linkOnScreen.getCenterY());
+
+                // Far below the line, on empty area: getTextPosition still snaps to the trailing link,
+                // but the pick lands on the RichTextArea itself (no glyph) -> must stay inert.
+                click(area, area, linkOnScreen.getCenterX(), linkOnScreen.getMaxY() + 150);
+            } catch (Throwable t) {
+                error.set(t);
+            } finally {
+                done.countDown();
+            }
+        });
+
+        assertTrue(done.await(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS), "FX task timed out");
+        hide(stage.get());
+        if (error.get() != null) {
+            throw new AssertionError("FX task failed", error.get());
+        }
+        assertEquals(List.of(HREF), opened, "only the on-glyph click should open the link");
+    }
+
+    /// Fires a primary click whose pick result intersects `picked` at the given screen point, mirroring
+    /// how the skin reports the node under the cursor (a Text run for glyphs, the control for empty area).
+    private static void click(Node dispatchTarget, Node picked, double screenX, double screenY) {
+        PickResult pick = new PickResult(picked, screenX, screenY);
+        MouseEvent event = new MouseEvent(MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED,
+                0, 0, screenX, screenY, MouseButton.PRIMARY, 1,
+                false, false, false, false,
+                true, false, false,
+                false, false, true, pick);
+        Event.fireEvent(dispatchTarget, event);
+    }
+
+    private static Text findText(Parent root, String text) {
+        List<Node> queue = new ArrayList<>(root.getChildrenUnmodifiable());
+        for (int i = 0; i < queue.size(); i++) {
+            Node node = queue.get(i);
+            if (node instanceof Text t && text.equals(t.getText())) {
+                return t;
+            }
+            if (node instanceof Parent parent) {
+                queue.addAll(parent.getChildrenUnmodifiable());
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static void hide(Stage window) throws InterruptedException {
+        if (window == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        CountDownLatch hidden = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        Platform.runLater(() -> {
+            window.hide();
+            hidden.countDown();
+        });
+        hidden.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+}