diff --git a/src/components/status.jsx b/src/components/status.jsx
index 5c8f6f36..6dc70de7 100644
--- a/src/components/status.jsx
+++ b/src/components/status.jsx
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ function Status({
           const { clientX, clientY } = e.touches?.[0] || e;
           // link detection copied from onContextMenu because here it works
           const link = e.target.closest('a');
-          if (link && /^https?:\/\//.test(link.getAttribute('href'))) return;
+          if (link && statusRef.current.contains(link)) return;
           e.preventDefault();
           setContextMenuProps({
             anchorPoint: {
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ function Status({
           if (e.metaKey) return;
           // console.log('context menu', e);
           const link = e.target.closest('a');
-          if (link && /^https?:\/\//.test(link.getAttribute('href'))) return;
+          if (link && statusRef.current.contains(link)) return;
 
           // If there's selected text, don't show custom context menu
           const selection = window.getSelection?.();