diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
index 2e407b258..b167a327b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ fn module_loader(root_name: &str) -> String {
     let rootname = "{root_name}";
     let root = window.document.getElementById(rootname);
     if (root != null) {{
-        window.interpreter = new Interpreter(root);
+        window.interpreter = new Interpreter(root, new InterpreterConfig(true));
         window.ipc.postMessage(serializeIpcMessage("initialize"));
     }}
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/interpreter/src/bindings.rs b/packages/interpreter/src/bindings.rs
index 478b8ca5c..4fd9016f1 100644
--- a/packages/interpreter/src/bindings.rs
+++ b/packages/interpreter/src/bindings.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ use web_sys::Element;
 
 #[wasm_bindgen(module = "/src/interpreter.js")]
 extern "C" {
+    pub type InterpreterConfig;
+    #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
+    pub fn new(intercept_link_redirects: bool) -> InterpreterConfig;
+
     pub type Interpreter;
 
     #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)]
-    pub fn new(arg: Element) -> Interpreter;
+    pub fn new(arg: Element, config: InterpreterConfig) -> Interpreter;
 
     #[wasm_bindgen(method)]
     pub fn SaveTemplate(this: &Interpreter, template: JsValue);
diff --git a/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js b/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js
index 3ea0a86d4..4c874d32b 100644
--- a/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js
+++ b/packages/interpreter/src/interpreter.js
@@ -53,8 +53,15 @@ class ListenerMap {
   }
 }
 
+class InterpreterConfig {
+  constructor(intercept_link_redirects) {
+    this.intercept_link_redirects = intercept_link_redirects;
+  }
+}
+
 class Interpreter {
-  constructor(root) {
+  constructor(root, config) {
+    this.config = config;
     this.root = root;
     this.listeners = new ListenerMap(root);
     this.nodes = [root];
@@ -397,7 +404,7 @@ class Interpreter {
           );
         } else {
           this.NewEventListener(edit.name, edit.id, bubbles, (event) => {
-            handler(event, edit.name, bubbles);
+            handler(event, edit.name, bubbles, this.config);
           });
         }
         break;
@@ -407,32 +414,34 @@ class Interpreter {
 
 // this handler is only provided on the desktop and liveview implementations since this
 // method is not used by the web implementation
-function handler(event, name, bubbles) {
+function handler(event, name, bubbles, config) {
   let target = event.target;
   if (target != null) {
     let preventDefaultRequests = target.getAttribute(`dioxus-prevent-default`);
 
     if (event.type === "click") {
       // todo call prevent default if it's the right type of event
-      let a_element = target.closest("a");
-      if (a_element != null) {
-        event.preventDefault();
+      if (config.intercept_link_redirects) {
+        let a_element = target.closest("a");
+        if (a_element != null) {
+          event.preventDefault();
 
-        let elementShouldPreventDefault =
-          preventDefaultRequests && preventDefaultRequests.includes(`onclick`);
-        let aElementShouldPreventDefault = a_element.getAttribute(
-          `dioxus-prevent-default`
-        );
-        let linkShouldPreventDefault =
-          aElementShouldPreventDefault &&
-          aElementShouldPreventDefault.includes(`onclick`);
+          let elementShouldPreventDefault =
+            preventDefaultRequests && preventDefaultRequests.includes(`onclick`);
+          let aElementShouldPreventDefault = a_element.getAttribute(
+            `dioxus-prevent-default`
+          );
+          let linkShouldPreventDefault =
+            aElementShouldPreventDefault &&
+            aElementShouldPreventDefault.includes(`onclick`);
 
-        if (!elementShouldPreventDefault && !linkShouldPreventDefault) {
-          const href = a_element.getAttribute("href");
-          if (href !== "" && href !== null && href !== undefined) {
-            window.ipc.postMessage(
-              serializeIpcMessage("browser_open", { href })
-            );
+          if (!elementShouldPreventDefault && !linkShouldPreventDefault) {
+            const href = a_element.getAttribute("href");
+            if (href !== "" && href !== null && href !== undefined) {
+              window.ipc.postMessage(
+                serializeIpcMessage("browser_open", { href })
+              );
+            }
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/liveview/src/main.js b/packages/liveview/src/main.js
index 594c764c2..e98d02a9c 100644
--- a/packages/liveview/src/main.js
+++ b/packages/liveview/src/main.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function main() {
 class IPC {
   constructor(root) {
     // connect to the websocket
-    window.interpreter = new Interpreter(root);
+    window.interpreter = new Interpreter(root, new InterpreterConfig(false));
 
     let ws = new WebSocket(WS_ADDR);