diff --git a/src/public/app/services/link.js b/src/public/app/services/link.js
index 1f1719955..fb08b8ef1 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/link.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/link.js
@@ -178,6 +178,16 @@ $(document).on('dblclick', "a", e => {
     }
 });
 
+$(document).on('mousedown', 'a', e => {
+    if (e.which === 2) {
+        // prevent paste on middle click
+        // https://github.com/zadam/trilium/issues/2995
+        // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/auxclick_event#preventing_default_actions
+        e.preventDefault();
+        return false;
+    }
+});
+
 export default {
     getNotePathFromUrl,
     createNoteLink,