diff --git a/js/ui/fmt.js b/js/ui/fmt.js
index f36e2a8..974e182 100644
--- a/js/ui/fmt.js
+++ b/js/ui/fmt.js
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ function fmt_mentions(model, str, tags) {
 			data-thread-id="${ref}">note:${fmt_pubkey(ref)}</span>`;
 		} else if (tag[0] == 'p') {
 			let profile = model_get_profile(model, ref);
-			buf += `<span class="username clickable" data-pubkey="${ref}">
-				${fmt_name(profile)}</span>`;
+			buf += `<span class="username clickable" action="open-profile" 
+			data-pubkey="${ref}">${fmt_name(profile)}</span>`;
 		}
 	}
 	return buf;
diff --git a/js/ui/render.js b/js/ui/render.js
index e0599e3..a45d373 100644
--- a/js/ui/render.js
+++ b/js/ui/render.js
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ function render_mentioned_name(pk, profile) {
 function render_name(pk, profile, prefix="") {
 	// Beware of whitespace.
 	return html`<span>${prefix}<span class="username clickable" 
-	role="open-profile" data-pubkey="${pk}"> 
+	action="open-profile" data-pubkey="${pk}"> 
 		${fmt_profile_name(profile, fmt_pubkey(pk))}</span></span>`
 }
 
diff --git a/js/ui/state.js b/js/ui/state.js
index fe8fec3..f10b139 100644
--- a/js/ui/state.js
+++ b/js/ui/state.js
@@ -683,6 +683,12 @@ function onclick_toggle_cw(ev) {
 
 function onclick_any(ev) {
 	let el = ev.target;
+	// Check if we have a selection and don't bother with anything
+	let selection = document.getSelection();
+	if (selection && selection.isCollapsed == false && 
+		view_get_timeline_el().contains(selection.anchorNode)) {
+		return;
+	}
 	let action = el.getAttribute("action");
 	if (action == null && el.tagName != "A") {
 		const parent = find_parent(el, "[action]");