diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js b/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js
index ef1d92ed99c..7d4ef5697ea 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/client_actions/website_preview/website_preview.js
@@ -341,6 +341,14 @@ export class WebsitePreview extends Component {
                 // Forward clicks to close backend client action's navbar
                 // dropdowns.
                 this.iframe.el.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', ev));
+            } else {
+                // When in edit mode, prevent the default behaviours of clicks
+                // as to avoid DOM changes not handled by the editor.
+                // (Such as clicking on a link that triggers navigating to
+                // another page.)
+                if (!ev.target.closest('#oe_manipulators')) {
+                    ev.preventDefault();
+                }
             }
 
             const linkEl = ev.target.closest('[href]');
diff --git a/addons/website/static/src/components/wysiwyg_adapter/wysiwyg_adapter.js b/addons/website/static/src/components/wysiwyg_adapter/wysiwyg_adapter.js
index db950919281..0154df2efff 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/src/components/wysiwyg_adapter/wysiwyg_adapter.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/src/components/wysiwyg_adapter/wysiwyg_adapter.js
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export class WysiwygAdapterComponent extends ComponentAdapter {
 
         useEffect(() => {
             const initWysiwyg = async () => {
-                this.$editable.on('click.odoo-website-editor', '*', this, this._preventDefault);
                 // Disable OdooEditor observer's while setting up classes
                 this.widget.odooEditor.observerUnactive();
                 this._addEditorMessages();
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@ export class WysiwygAdapterComponent extends ComponentAdapter {
             };
 
             initWysiwyg();
-
-            return () => {
-                this.$editable.off('click.odoo-website-editor', '*');
-            };
         }, () => []);
 
         useEffect(() => {
@@ -473,9 +468,6 @@ export class WysiwygAdapterComponent extends ComponentAdapter {
         }
         return websiteRootInstance.trigger_up(type, {...eventData});
     }
-    _preventDefault(e) {
-        e.preventDefault();
-    }
     /**
      * @private
      */
diff --git a/addons/website/static/tests/tours/edit_link_popover.js b/addons/website/static/tests/tours/edit_link_popover.js
index c19a8c7ec9f..14c4340cf65 100644
--- a/addons/website/static/tests/tours/edit_link_popover.js
+++ b/addons/website/static/tests/tours/edit_link_popover.js
@@ -184,5 +184,22 @@ wTourUtils.registerWebsitePreviewTour('edit_link_popover', {
         extra_trigger: 'iframe html:has(.o_edit_menu_popover)',
         run: function () {}, // it's a check
     },
+    {
+        content: "Ensure that a click on the link popover link opens a new window",
+        trigger: 'iframe .o_edit_menu_popover a.o_we_url_link[target="_blank"]',
+        extra_trigger: 'iframe .o_edit_menu_popover a.o_we_full_url[target="_blank"]',
+        run: function (actions) {
+            this.$anchor[0].addEventListener('click', (ev) => {
+                const originalPreventDefault = ev.preventDefault.bind(ev);
+                ev.preventDefault = () => {
+                    throw new Error(
+                        "The link popover should not be default prevented as to open a new tab"
+                    );
+                };
+                originalPreventDefault(); // We do not want to open a new tab in a tour
+            }, {once: true, capture: true});
+            actions.click();
+        },
+    },
 ]);
 });