diff --git a/zathura/page-widget.c b/zathura/page-widget.c
index e20b227..d32c184 100644
--- a/zathura/page-widget.c
+++ b/zathura/page-widget.c
@@ -983,7 +983,9 @@ cb_zathura_page_widget_button_release_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventButton* b
   if (priv->mouse.selection.y2 == -1 && priv->mouse.selection.x2 == -1 ) {
     /* simple single click */
     /* get links */
-    evaluate_link_at_mouse_position(page, oldx, oldy);
+    if (priv->zathura->global.double_click_follow) {
+      evaluate_link_at_mouse_position(page, oldx, oldy);
+    }
   } else {
     zathura_rectangle_t tmp = priv->mouse.selection;
 
@@ -996,6 +998,8 @@ cb_zathura_page_widget_button_release_event(GtkWidget* widget, GdkEventButton* b
     if (text != NULL && *text != '\0') {
       /* emit text-selected signal */
       g_signal_emit(ZATHURA_PAGE(widget), signals[TEXT_SELECTED], 0, text);
+    } else if (priv->zathura->global.double_click_follow == false) {
+      evaluate_link_at_mouse_position(page, oldx, oldy);
     }
     g_free(text);
   }
diff --git a/zathura/zathura.c b/zathura/zathura.c
index e3403ae..6a6cae3 100644
--- a/zathura/zathura.c
+++ b/zathura/zathura.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ zathura_create(void)
   /* global settings */
   zathura->global.search_direction = FORWARD;
   zathura->global.sandbox = ZATHURA_SANDBOX_NORMAL;
+  zathura->global.double_click_follow = true;
 
   /* plugins */
   zathura->plugins.manager = zathura_plugin_manager_new();