diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/hyperlink_ctrl_click.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/hyperlink_ctrl_click.rs
index 34e110225..2e557e12e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/hyperlink_ctrl_click.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/hyperlink_ctrl_click.rs
@@ -26,16 +26,20 @@ fn harness() -> Harness {
     h
 }
 
-fn left_of_cell(h: &Harness, cell: &str) -> Pos2 {
+fn at_fraction(h: &Harness, cell: &str, fraction: f32) -> Pos2 {
     let app = h.state();
     let sheet = app.session.active().unwrap().wb.active().unwrap();
     let geo = Geo::new(sheet, app.grid.rect.unwrap(), app.view().scroll);
     let r = geo.cell_rect(sheet, CellRef::parse(cell).unwrap());
-    egui::pos2(r.left() + r.width() * 0.3, r.center().y)
+    egui::pos2(r.left() + r.width() * fraction, r.center().y)
 }
 
 fn click(h: &mut Harness, cell: &str, modifiers: Modifiers) {
-    let pos = left_of_cell(h, cell);
+    click_at(h, cell, 0.3, modifiers);
+}
+
+fn click_at(h: &mut Harness, cell: &str, fraction: f32, modifiers: Modifiers) {
+    let pos = at_fraction(h, cell, fraction);
     h.input_mut().events.push(Event::ModifiersChanged(modifiers));
     h.input_mut().events.extend([
         Event::PointerMoved(pos),
@@ -68,3 +72,14 @@ fn plain_click_still_follows() {
     click(&mut h, "B4", Modifiers::NONE);
     assert_eq!(h.state().session.active().unwrap().selection.active.a1(), "F9");
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn ctrl_click_beside_the_link_text_still_extends_the_selection() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    click_at(&mut h, "B2", 0.9, Modifiers::NONE);
+    click_at(&mut h, "B4", 0.9, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    let d = h.state().session.active().unwrap();
+    let ranges: Vec<String> = d.selection.ranges.iter().map(|r| r.a1()).collect();
+    assert_eq!(ranges, ["B2", "B4"], "the hyperlink cell joins the selection");
+    assert!(h.state().dialog.is_none(), "no link was followed");
+}