diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index 50e55e722a..a341568f82 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -1542,6 +1542,10 @@ fn searchCallback_(
 fn modsChanged(self: *Surface, mods: input.Mods) void {
     // The only place we keep track of mods currently is on the mouse.
     if (!self.mouse.mods.equal(mods)) {
+        // Invalidate link point cache so that mouseRefreshLinks
+        // re-evaluates on the next cursor callback with new mods.
+        self.mouse.link_point = null;
+
         // The mouse mods only contain binding modifiers since we don't
         // want caps/num lock or sided modifiers to affect the mouse.
         self.mouse.mods = mods.binding();
@@ -4492,8 +4496,14 @@ fn linkAtPos(
     // Get our comparison mods
     const mouse_mods = self.mouseModsWithCapture(self.mouse.mods);
 
+    // For link detection, ignore shift so that Cmd+Shift+Click can also
+    // activate links (the apprt reads the actual shift state separately
+    // to choose between built-in and external browser).
+    var link_mods = mouse_mods;
+    link_mods.shift = false;
+
     // If we have the proper modifiers set then we can check for OSC8 links.
-    if (mouse_mods.equal(input.ctrlOrSuper(.{}))) hyperlink: {
+    if (link_mods.equal(input.ctrlOrSuper(.{}))) hyperlink: {
         const rac = mouse_pin.rowAndCell();
         const cell = rac.cell;
         if (!cell.hyperlink) break :hyperlink;
@@ -4502,7 +4512,7 @@ fn linkAtPos(
     }
 
     // Fall back to configured links
-    return try self.linkAtPin(mouse_pin, mouse_mods);
+    return try self.linkAtPin(mouse_pin, link_mods);
 }
 
 /// Detects if a link is present at the given pin.
diff --git a/src/renderer/generic.zig b/src/renderer/generic.zig
index e0d8a4dd67..8458d414ec 100644
--- a/src/renderer/generic.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/generic.zig
@@ -1259,6 +1259,11 @@ pub fn Renderer(comptime GraphicsAPI: type) type {
                     );
                 }
 
+                // Strip shift for link highlighting — shift toggles browser
+                // destination in the apprt, not link detection.
+                var link_mods = state.mouse.mods;
+                link_mods.shift = false;
+
                 // Get our OSC8 links we're hovering if we have a mouse.
                 // This requires terminal state because of URLs.
                 const links: terminal.RenderState.CellSet = osc8: {
@@ -1266,7 +1271,7 @@ pub fn Renderer(comptime GraphicsAPI: type) type {
                     const vp = state.mouse.point orelse break :osc8 .empty;
 
                     // If the right mods aren't pressed, then we can't match.
-                    if (!state.mouse.mods.equal(inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{})))
+                    if (!link_mods.equal(inputpkg.ctrlOrSuper(.{})))
                         break :osc8 .empty;
 
                     break :osc8 self.terminal_state.linkCells(
@@ -1296,13 +1301,17 @@ pub fn Renderer(comptime GraphicsAPI: type) type {
             };
 
             // Outside the critical area we can update our links to contain
-            // our regex results.
+            // our regex results. Strip shift — it toggles browser destination,
+            // not link detection.
+            var render_link_mods = state.mouse.mods;
+            render_link_mods.shift = false;
+
             self.config.links.renderCellMap(
                 arena_alloc,
                 &critical.links,
                 &self.terminal_state,
                 state.mouse.point,
-                state.mouse.mods,
+                render_link_mods,
             ) catch |err| {
                 log.warn("error searching for regex links err={}", .{err});
             };