diff --git a/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/backend/WindowBackend.ts b/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/backend/WindowBackend.ts
index 4924e38b..35abee76 100644
--- a/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/backend/WindowBackend.ts
+++ b/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/backend/WindowBackend.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,65 @@ export interface IOrderedPlatformVideo extends IPlatformVideo {
     index: number;
 }
 
+export interface NavIntent {
+    url?: string;
+    route?: string;
+    timestamp: number;
+}
+
 export abstract class WindowBackend {
+    static readonly NAV_INTENT_KEY = 'grayjay_new_window_nav_queue';
+    static readonly NAV_INTENT_VALIDITY_MS = 5000;
+
+    private static _cmdClickPending = false;
+
+    static markCmdClick(active: boolean): void {
+        WindowBackend._cmdClickPending = active;
+    }
+
+    static consumeCmdClick(): boolean {
+        if (WindowBackend._cmdClickPending) {
+            WindowBackend._cmdClickPending = false;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     static async startWindow(): Promise<Boolean> {
         return await Backend.GET("/window/startWindow")
     }
 
+    static async openInNewWindow(payload: { url?: string; route?: string }): Promise<Boolean> {
+        const queue = WindowBackend.readIntentQueue();
+        queue.push({ ...payload, timestamp: Date.now() });
+        localStorage.setItem(WindowBackend.NAV_INTENT_KEY, JSON.stringify(queue));
+        return await WindowBackend.startWindow();
+    }
+
+    static consumeNavIntent(): NavIntent | undefined {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        const valid = WindowBackend.readIntentQueue().filter(i => now - i.timestamp < WindowBackend.NAV_INTENT_VALIDITY_MS);
+        const next = valid.shift();
+        if (valid.length === 0) {
+            localStorage.removeItem(WindowBackend.NAV_INTENT_KEY);
+        } else {
+            localStorage.setItem(WindowBackend.NAV_INTENT_KEY, JSON.stringify(valid));
+        }
+        return next;
+    }
+
+    private static readIntentQueue(): NavIntent[] {
+        try {
+            const raw = localStorage.getItem(WindowBackend.NAV_INTENT_KEY);
+            const parsed = raw ? JSON.parse(raw) : [];
+            return Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : [];
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.warn("Corrupt new-window nav intent queue, resetting", e);
+            localStorage.removeItem(WindowBackend.NAV_INTENT_KEY);
+            return [];
+        }
+    }
+
     static async ready(): Promise<boolean> {
         return await Backend.GET("/window/Ready");
     }
diff --git a/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/contexts/VideoProvider.tsx b/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/contexts/VideoProvider.tsx
index 858ac48e..a192d94a 100644
--- a/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/contexts/VideoProvider.tsx
+++ b/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/contexts/VideoProvider.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { Duration } from "luxon";
 import { SettingsBackend } from "../backend/SettingsBackend";
 import StateWebsocket from "../state/StateWebsocket";
 import { DetailsBackend } from "../backend/DetailsBackend";
+import { WindowBackend } from "../backend/WindowBackend";
 
 export enum VideoState {
     Closed = 0,
@@ -81,7 +82,11 @@ export const VideoProvider: ParentComponent<VideoContextProps> = (props) => {
         return q[i];
     })
 
-    const openVideo = (v: IPlatformVideo, time?: Duration, videoState?: VideoState) => { 
+    const openVideo = (v: IPlatformVideo, time?: Duration, videoState?: VideoState) => {
+        if (WindowBackend.consumeCmdClick() && v.url) {
+            WindowBackend.openInNewWindow({ url: v.url });
+            return;
+        }
         const desiredVideoState = videoState ?? VideoState.Maximized;
         batch(() => {
             setIndex(0);
@@ -91,7 +96,11 @@ export const VideoProvider: ParentComponent<VideoContextProps> = (props) => {
                 setState(desiredVideoState);
         });
     };
-    const openVideoByUrl = async (url: string, time?: Duration, videoState?: VideoState) => { 
+    const openVideoByUrl = async (url: string, time?: Duration, videoState?: VideoState) => {
+        if (WindowBackend.consumeCmdClick() && url) {
+            WindowBackend.openInNewWindow({ url });
+            return;
+        }
         const desiredVideoState = videoState ?? VideoState.Maximized;
         const videoLoadResult = await DetailsBackend.videoLoad(url);
         batch(() => {
diff --git a/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/index.tsx b/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/index.tsx
index 7a3ff452..b16812de 100644
--- a/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/index.tsx
+++ b/Grayjay.Desktop.Web/src/index.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import WatchLaterPage from './pages/WatchLater';
 import RemotePlaylistPage from './pages/RemotePlaylist';
 import SyncPage from './pages/Sync';
 import Globals from './globals';
+import { WindowBackend } from './backend/WindowBackend';
 import PostDetailView from './components/contentDetails/PostDetailsView';
 import StateWebsocket from './state/StateWebsocket';
 import GlobalContextMenu from './components/GlobalContextMenu';
@@ -50,6 +51,31 @@ root?.addEventListener("click", function(event) {
   StateGlobal.onGlobalClick?.invoke(event);
 });
 
+// Cmd/Ctrl+click flag lives briefly so the next navigation can consume it.
+const CMD_CLICK_FLAG_RESET_MS = 50;
+// Small delay so the new window finishes mounting before we dispatch the nav.
+const NEW_WINDOW_NAV_DELAY_MS = 200;
+
+let cmdClickResetTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+  const pressed = e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey;
+  WindowBackend.markCmdClick(pressed);
+  if (cmdClickResetTimeout !== undefined) clearTimeout(cmdClickResetTimeout);
+  if (pressed)
+    cmdClickResetTimeout = setTimeout(() => WindowBackend.markCmdClick(false), CMD_CLICK_FLAG_RESET_MS);
+}, true);
+
+// Router navigations go through history.pushState; we intercept it so a
+// Cmd/Ctrl+click followed by navigate() opens in a new window instead.
+const _origPushState = history.pushState.bind(history);
+history.pushState = function(state: any, title: string, url?: string | URL | null) {
+  if (WindowBackend.consumeCmdClick() && url) {
+    WindowBackend.openInNewWindow({ route: url.toString() });
+    return;
+  }
+  return _origPushState(state, title, url);
+};
+
 var navigate: Navigator | undefined = undefined;
 var video: VideoContextValue | undefined = undefined;
 
@@ -97,6 +123,25 @@ const App: Component<RouteSectionProps> = (props) => {
     navigate = useNavigate();
     video = useVideo();
 
+    // New window started by Cmd/Ctrl+click reads the intent left by the parent.
+    try {
+      const intent = WindowBackend.consumeNavIntent();
+      const navigateNow = navigate;
+      const videoNow = video;
+      if (intent && navigateNow) {
+        if (intent.route) {
+          const route = intent.route;
+          setTimeout(() => navigateNow(route), NEW_WINDOW_NAV_DELAY_MS);
+        } else if (intent.url && videoNow) {
+          const url = intent.url;
+          setTimeout(() => Globals.handleUrl(url, videoNow, navigateNow), NEW_WINDOW_NAV_DELAY_MS);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.warn("Failed to restore new-window navigation intent", e);
+    }
+
+
     function dragDrop(ev: any){
       ev.stopPropagation();
       ev.preventDefault();