diff --git a/page_widget.c b/page_widget.c
index 11baaf9..e8c7130 100644
--- a/page_widget.c
+++ b/page_widget.c
@@ -423,6 +423,9 @@ cb_zathura_page_widget_button_press_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventButton* but
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail(widget != NULL, false);
   g_return_val_if_fail(button != NULL, false);
+  if (button->button != 1) {
+    return false;
+  }
 
   zathura_page_widget_private_t* priv = ZATHURA_PAGE_GET_PRIVATE(widget);
 
@@ -447,12 +450,12 @@ cb_zathura_page_widget_button_release_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventButton* b
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail(widget != NULL, false);
   g_return_val_if_fail(button != NULL, false);
-
-  zathura_page_widget_private_t* priv = ZATHURA_PAGE_GET_PRIVATE(widget);
-  if (button->type != GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE) {
+  if (button->type != GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE || button->button != 1) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  zathura_page_widget_private_t* priv = ZATHURA_PAGE_GET_PRIVATE(widget);
+
   if (priv->selection.y2 == -1 && priv->selection.x2 == -1 ) {
     /* simple single click */
     /* get links */
@@ -470,10 +473,10 @@ cb_zathura_page_widget_button_release_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventButton* b
           switch (link->type) {
             case ZATHURA_LINK_TO_PAGE:
               page_set_delayed(priv->page->document->zathura, link->target.page_number);
-              return true;
+              return false;
             case ZATHURA_LINK_EXTERNAL:
               girara_xdg_open(link->target.value);
-              return true;
+              return false;
           }
         }
       GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_END(priv->links, zathura_link_t*, iter, link);