diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index a4a99138d7c..89b300464f4 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -1216,7 +1216,8 @@ const Wysiwyg = Widget.extend({
         if (!this.options.snippets) {
             $toolbar.find('#justify, #table, #media-insert').remove();
         }
-        $toolbar.find('#create-link, #media-insert, #media-replace, #media-description').click(openTools);
+        $toolbar.find('#media-insert, #media-replace, #media-description').click(openTools);
+        $toolbar.find('#create-link').mousedown(openTools);
         $toolbar.find('#image-shape div, #fa-spin').click(e => {
             if (!this.lastMediaClicked) {
                 return;
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/tests/field_html_tests.js b/addons/web_editor/static/tests/field_html_tests.js
index 3efbeda9b1d..4f0272bc467 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/tests/field_html_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/tests/field_html_tests.js
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ QUnit.module('web_editor', {}, function () {
 
             let pText = $field.find('.note-editable p').first().contents()[0];
             Wysiwyg.setRange(pText.firstChild, 0, pText.firstChild, pText.firstChild.length);
-            await testUtils.dom.click($('#toolbar #create-link'));
+            await testUtils.dom.triggerEvent($('#toolbar #create-link'), 'mousedown');
             // load static xml file (dialog, link dialog)
             await defLinkDialog;
             $('.modal .tab-content .tab-pane').removeClass('fade'); // to be sync in test
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ QUnit.module('web_editor', {}, function () {
 
             let pText = $field.find('.note-editable p').first().contents()[0];
             Wysiwyg.setRange(pText.firstChild, 0, pText.firstChild, pText.firstChild.length);
-            await testUtils.dom.click($('#toolbar #create-link'));
+            await testUtils.dom.triggerEvent($('#toolbar #create-link'), 'mousedown');
             // load static xml file (dialog, link dialog)
             await defLinkDialog;
             $('.modal .tab-content .tab-pane').removeClass('fade'); // to be sync in test
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ QUnit.module('web_editor', {}, function () {
 
             let pText = $field.find('.note-editable p').first().contents()[0];
             Wysiwyg.setRange(pText, 0, pText, pText.length);
-            await testUtils.dom.click($('#toolbar #create-link'));
+            await testUtils.dom.triggerEvent($('#toolbar #create-link'), 'mousedown');
             // load static xml file (dialog, link dialog)
             await defLinkDialog;
             $('.modal .tab-content .tab-pane').removeClass('fade'); // to be sync in test
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ QUnit.module('web_editor', {}, function () {
 
             let pText = $field.find('.note-editable p').first().contents()[0];
             Wysiwyg.setRange(pText, 0, pText, pText.length);
-            await testUtils.dom.click($('#toolbar #create-link'));
+            await testUtils.dom.triggerEvent($('#toolbar #create-link'), 'mousedown');
             // load static xml file (dialog, link dialog)
             await defLinkDialog;
             $('.modal .tab-content .tab-pane').removeClass('fade'); // to be sync in test
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ QUnit.module('web_editor', {}, function () {
             $field = form.$('.oe_form_field[name="body"]');
             pText = $field.find('.note-editable a').eq(0).contents()[0];
             Wysiwyg.setRange(pText, 0, pText, pText.length);
-            await testUtils.dom.click($('#toolbar #create-link'));
+            await testUtils.dom.triggerEvent($('#toolbar #create-link'), 'mousedown');
             // load static xml file (dialog, link dialog)
             await defLinkDialog;
             $('.modal .tab-content .tab-pane').removeClass('fade'); // to be sync in test