diff --git a/src/public/app/services/link.js b/src/public/app/services/link.js
index f8dc73d2d..fabfc2628 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/link.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/link.js
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ function goToLink(e) {
 
     const notePath = getNotePathFromLink($link);
 
+    const ctrlKey = (!utils.isMac() && e.ctrlKey) || (utils.isMac() && e.metaKey);
+
     if (notePath) {
-        if ((e.which === 1 && e.ctrlKey) || e.which === 2) {
+        if ((e.which === 1 && ctrlKey) || e.which === 2) {
             appContext.tabManager.openTabWithNoteWithHoisting(notePath);
         }
         else if (e.which === 1) {
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ function goToLink(e) {
         }
     }
     else {
-        if ((e.which === 1 && e.ctrlKey) || e.which === 2
+        if ((e.which === 1 && ctrlKey) || e.which === 2
             || $link.hasClass("ck-link-actions__preview") // within edit link dialog single click suffices
             || $link.closest("[contenteditable]").length === 0 // outside of CKEditor single click suffices
         ) {
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
index 561189882..576aa7da7 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
                         node.setFocus(true);
                     }
-                    else if (event.ctrlKey) {
+                    else if ((!utils.isMac() && event.ctrlKey) || (utils.isMac() && event.metaKey)) {
                         const notePath = treeService.getNotePath(node);
                         appContext.tabManager.openTabWithNoteWithHoisting(notePath);
                     }