diff --git a/blocksuite/affine/inlines/link/src/link-node/affine-link.ts b/blocksuite/affine/inlines/link/src/link-node/affine-link.ts
index f0f7091dac..5c707e6e90 100644
--- a/blocksuite/affine/inlines/link/src/link-node/affine-link.ts
+++ b/blocksuite/affine/inlines/link/src/link-node/affine-link.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export class AffineLink extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
 
     refNodeSlotsProvider.docLinkClicked.next({
       ...referenceInfo,
+      openMode: e?.button === 1 ? 'open-in-new-tab' : undefined,
       host: this.std.host,
     });
   };
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ export class AffineLink extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
       target="_blank"
       style=${styleMap(style)}
       @click=${this.openLink}
+      @auxclick=${this.openLink}
       @mouseup=${this._onMouseUp}
       ><v-text .str=${this.delta.insert}></v-text
     ></a>`;
diff --git a/blocksuite/affine/inlines/reference/src/reference-node/reference-node.ts b/blocksuite/affine/inlines/reference/src/reference-node/reference-node.ts
index 009d008da7..fd7c0eff36 100644
--- a/blocksuite/affine/inlines/reference/src/reference-node/reference-node.ts
+++ b/blocksuite/affine/inlines/reference/src/reference-node/reference-node.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
     this.std.getOptional(RefNodeSlotsProvider)?.docLinkClicked.next({
       ...this.referenceInfo,
       ...event,
+      openMode:
+        event?.event?.button === 1 ? 'open-in-new-tab' : event?.openMode,
       host: this.std.host,
     });
   };
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ export class AffineReference extends WithDisposable(ShadowlessElement) {
       class="affine-reference"
       style=${styleMap(style)}
       @click=${(event: MouseEvent) => this.open({ event })}
+      @auxclick=${(event: MouseEvent) => this.open({ event })}
       >${content}<v-text .str=${ZERO_WIDTH_FOR_EMBED_NODE}></v-text
     ></span>`;
   }
diff --git a/blocksuite/framework/global/src/env/index.ts b/blocksuite/framework/global/src/env/index.ts
index afbe24ecf9..6dffcbaf39 100644
--- a/blocksuite/framework/global/src/env/index.ts
+++ b/blocksuite/framework/global/src/env/index.ts
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ export const IS_IPAD =
 
 export const IS_WINDOWS = /Win/.test(platform) || /win32/.test(platform);
 
+export const IS_LINUX = /Linux/.test(platform);
+
 export const IS_MOBILE = IS_IOS || IS_IPAD || IS_ANDROID;
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/block-suite-editor/blocksuite-editor.tsx b/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/block-suite-editor/blocksuite-editor.tsx
index 0537f15057..3c1a20b9d7 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/block-suite-editor/blocksuite-editor.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/blocksuite/block-suite-editor/blocksuite-editor.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import track from '@affine/track';
 import { appendParagraphCommand } from '@blocksuite/affine/blocks/paragraph';
 import type { DocTitle } from '@blocksuite/affine/fragments/doc-title';
 import { DisposableGroup } from '@blocksuite/affine/global/disposable';
+import { IS_LINUX } from '@blocksuite/affine/global/env';
 import type { DocMode, RootBlockModel } from '@blocksuite/affine/model';
 import {
   customImageProxyMiddleware,
@@ -178,7 +179,14 @@ const BlockSuiteEditorImpl = ({
     const editorContainer = rootRef.current;
     if (editorContainer) {
       const handleMiddleClick = (e: MouseEvent) => {
-        if (!enableMiddleClickPaste && e.button === 1) {
+        if (
+          e.target instanceof HTMLElement &&
+          (e.target.closest('affine-reference') ||
+            e.target.closest('affine-link'))
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+        if (!enableMiddleClickPaste && IS_LINUX && e.button === 1) {
           e.preventDefault();
         }
       };
diff --git a/tests/affine-local/e2e/links.spec.ts b/tests/affine-local/e2e/links.spec.ts
index 6edab86270..397c865009 100644
--- a/tests/affine-local/e2e/links.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/affine-local/e2e/links.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import { toolbarButtons } from '@affine-test/kit/bs/linked-toolbar';
 import { waitNextFrame } from '@affine-test/kit/bs/misc';
 import { test } from '@affine-test/kit/playwright';
-import { clickEdgelessModeButton } from '@affine-test/kit/utils/editor';
+import {
+  clickEdgelessModeButton,
+  locateToolbar,
+} from '@affine-test/kit/utils/editor';
 import {
   pasteByKeyboard,
+  pressArrowUp,
+  pressBackspace,
+  pressEnter,
   selectAllByKeyboard,
   writeTextToClipboard,
 } from '@affine-test/kit/utils/keyboard';
@@ -13,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   createLinkedPage,
   createTodayPage,
   getBlockSuiteEditorTitle,
+  type,
   waitForEmptyEditor,
 } from '@affine-test/kit/utils/page-logic';
 import {
@@ -1164,3 +1171,75 @@ test('should add HTTP protocol into link automatically', async ({ page }) => {
   url = await linkPreview.locator('a').getAttribute('href');
   expect(url).toBe(link);
 });
+
+test('should open link in new tab when middle clicking on link', async ({
+  page,
+  context,
+}) => {
+  await pressEnter(page);
+
+  // external link
+  {
+    await type(page, 'external-link');
+    await selectAllByKeyboard(page);
+    const toolbar = locateToolbar(page);
+    await toolbar.getByTestId('link').click();
+    const input = page.locator('.affine-link-popover-input');
+
+    const externalUrl = new URL('https://github.com/').toString();
+    await input.fill(externalUrl);
+    await pressEnter(page);
+
+    const newTabPromise = context.waitForEvent('page');
+
+    await page.locator('affine-link').click({ button: 'middle' });
+
+    const newTab = await newTabPromise;
+    await expect(newTab).toHaveURL(externalUrl);
+    await newTab.close();
+  }
+
+  await selectAllByKeyboard(page);
+  await pressBackspace(page);
+
+  // internal link
+  {
+    await type(page, 'internal-link');
+    const url = page.url();
+    await selectAllByKeyboard(page);
+    const toolbar = locateToolbar(page);
+    await toolbar.getByTestId('link').click();
+    const input = page.locator('.affine-link-popover-input');
+    await input.fill(url);
+    await pressEnter(page);
+
+    const newTabPromise = context.waitForEvent('page');
+
+    await page.locator('affine-link').click({ button: 'middle' });
+
+    const newTab = await newTabPromise;
+    // there is a refreshKey in the url
+    expect(newTab.url()).toContain(url);
+    await newTab.close();
+  }
+
+  await selectAllByKeyboard(page);
+  await pressBackspace(page);
+
+  // reference doc
+  {
+    await pressArrowUp(page);
+    await type(page, 'ThisPage');
+    await pressEnter(page);
+    await type(page, '@ThisPage');
+    await pressEnter(page);
+
+    const newTabPromise = context.waitForEvent('page');
+
+    await page.locator('affine-reference').click({ button: 'middle' });
+
+    const newTab = await newTabPromise;
+    expect(newTab.url()).toContain(page.url());
+    await newTab.close();
+  }
+});