diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostsPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostsPage.tsx
index 5b1dfa15..5a9d9986 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/HostsPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { useContext, useRef, useState, useEffect } from "react";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Button, Flex, Form, InputNumber, Modal, Space, Switch, Table, Tooltip, Typography } from "antd";
 import { ExclamationCircleOutlined, CopyOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ import {
 import { useHosts } from "../model/host";
 import { useSystems } from "../model/system";
 import notify, { notifyErrorHandler } from "../util/notify";
+import useRowNavigation from "../util/useRowNavigation";
+import Link from "./Link";
 
 const strcmp = new Intl.Collator(undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" }).compare;
 
@@ -199,12 +200,12 @@ function CopyButton({ text, message }: { text:string, message:string }) {
 
 export default function HostsPage() {
 	let account = useAccount();
-	let navigate = useNavigate();
 	let [hosts] = useHosts();
 	const [systems] = useSystems();
 	const [showRatios, setShowRatios] = useState(true);
 	const [showNumbers, setShowNumbers] = useState(false);
 	const [showCpuModel, setShowCpuModel] = useState(false);
+	const rowNav = useRowNavigation();
 
 	return <PageLayout nav={[{ name: "Hosts" }]}>
 		<PageHeader
@@ -219,6 +220,9 @@ export default function HostsPage() {
 					dataIndex: "name",
 					defaultSortOrder: "ascend",
 					sorter: (a, b) => strcmp(a.name, b.name),
+					render: (_, host) => <Link to={`/hosts/${host.id}/view`} style={{ color: "inherit" }}>
+						{host.name}
+					</Link>,
 				},
 				{
 					title: "CPU Model",
@@ -306,11 +310,7 @@ export default function HostsPage() {
 			dataSource={[...hosts.values()]}
 			rowKey={host => host.id}
 			pagination={false}
-			onRow={(record, rowIndex) => ({
-				onClick: event => {
-					navigate(`/hosts/${record.id}/view`);
-				},
-			})}
+			onRow={record => rowNav(`/hosts/${record.id}/view`)}
 		/>
 		<Flex wrap="wrap" style={{ margin: "16px 0 0 0" }} gap="small">
 			<label style={{ width: "14em", display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between", marginRight: 16 }}>
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx
index 46b75f9d..3d9041e9 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceList.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { message, Button, Table, Space } from "antd";
 import CopyOutlined from "@ant-design/icons/CopyOutlined";
 import type { SizeType } from "antd/es/config-provider/SizeContext";
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@ import InstanceControlButton, { InstanceControlButtonPermissions } from "./Insta
 import * as lib from "@clusterio/lib";
 import Link from "./Link";
 import { instancePublicAddress } from "../util/instance";
+import useRowNavigation from "../util/useRowNavigation";
 
 const strcmp = new Intl.Collator(undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" }).compare;
 
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ type InstanceListProps = {
 
 export default function InstanceList(props: InstanceListProps) {
 	let account = useAccount();
-	let navigate = useNavigate();
 	let [hosts] = useHosts();
 	const [systems] = useSystems();
+	const rowNav = useRowNavigation();
 
 	function hostName(hostId?: number) {
 		if (hostId === undefined) {
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ export default function InstanceList(props: InstanceListProps) {
 			dataIndex: "name",
 			defaultSortOrder: "ascend",
 			sorter: (a, b) => strcmp(a["name"], b["name"]),
+			render: (_, instance) => <Link to={`/instances/${instance.id}/view`} style={{ color: "inherit" }}>
+				{instance.name}
+			</Link>,
 		},
 		{
 			title: "Assigned Host",
@@ -124,10 +127,6 @@ export default function InstanceList(props: InstanceListProps) {
 		dataSource={[...props.instances.values()]}
 		rowKey={instance => instance["id"]}
 		pagination={false}
-		onRow={(record, rowIndex) => ({
-			onClick: event => {
-				navigate(`/instances/${record.id}/view`);
-			},
-		})}
+		onRow={record => rowNav(`/instances/${record.id}/view`)}
 	/>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceViewPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceViewPage.tsx
index 06cb11b7..88040a46 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceViewPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/InstanceViewPage.tsx
@@ -198,12 +198,7 @@ export default function InstanceViewPage() {
 				description={<>Instance with id {instanceId} was not found on the controller.</>}
 				type="warning"
 				action={
-					<Button
-						type="text"
-						onClick={() => { navigate("/instances"); }}
-					>
-						Go back to instances list
-					</Button>
+					<Link to="/instances">Go back to instances list</Link>
 				}
 			/>
 		</PageLayout>;
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx
index a6ece310..8cbfe1a2 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/ModsPage.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import PageHeader from "./PageHeader";
 import PageLayout from "./PageLayout";
 import PluginExtra from "./PluginExtra";
 import SectionHeader from "./SectionHeader";
+import useRowNavigation from "../util/useRowNavigation";
+import Link from "./Link";
 import ModDetails from "./ModDetails";
 import { Dropzone } from "./Dropzone";
 import UploadButton from "./UploadButton";
@@ -507,9 +509,9 @@ function SearchModsButton() {
 export default function ModsPage() {
 	let account = useAccount();
 	let control = useContext(ControlContext);
-	let navigate = useNavigate();
 	let [mods] = useMods();
 	let [modPacks] = useModPacks();
+	const rowNav = useRowNavigation();
 
 	function actions(mod: lib.ModInfo) {
 		return <Space>
@@ -577,6 +579,12 @@ export default function ModsPage() {
 					dataIndex: "name",
 					defaultSortOrder: "ascend",
 					sorter: (a, b) => strcmp(a.name, b.name),
+					render: (_, modPack) => <Link
+						to={`/mods/mod-packs/${modPack.id}/view`}
+						style={{ color: "inherit" }}
+					>
+						{modPack.name}
+					</Link>,
 				},
 				{
 					title: "Factorio Version",
@@ -592,11 +600,7 @@ export default function ModsPage() {
 			dataSource={[...modPacks.values()]}
 			pagination={false}
 			rowKey={modPack => Number(modPack.id)}
-			onRow={(modPack, rowIndex) => ({
-				onClick: event => {
-					navigate(`/mods/mod-packs/${modPack.id}/view`);
-				},
-			})}
+			onRow={modPack => rowNav(`/mods/mod-packs/${modPack.id}/view`)}
 		/>
 		<SectionHeader title="Stored Mods" extra={<Space wrap>
 			<SearchModsButton />
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx
index bea8cdab..38eed49f 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/PluginsPage.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { useContext, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Table } from "antd";
 import CloseCircleFilled from "@ant-design/icons/CloseCircleFilled";
 import InfoCircleFilled from "@ant-design/icons/InfoCircleFilled";
@@ -10,14 +9,16 @@ import notify from "../util/notify";
 import ControlContext from "./ControlContext";
 import PageLayout from "./PageLayout";
 import PageHeader from "./PageHeader";
+import useRowNavigation from "../util/useRowNavigation";
+import Link from "./Link";
 
 const strcmp = new Intl.Collator(undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" }).compare;
 
 
 export default function PluginsPage() {
 	const control = useContext(ControlContext);
-	let navigate = useNavigate();
 	let [pluginList, setPluginList] = useState<PluginWebApi[]>([]);
+	const rowNav = useRowNavigation();
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		(async () => {
@@ -54,7 +55,12 @@ export default function PluginsPage() {
 				{
 					title: "Name",
 					key: "name",
-					render: (_, plugin) => (plugin.info ? plugin.info.title : plugin.meta.name),
+					render: (_, plugin) => <Link
+						to={`/plugins/${plugin.meta.name}/view`}
+						style={{ color: "inherit" }}
+					>
+						{plugin.info ? plugin.info.title : plugin.meta.name}
+					</Link>,
 					defaultSortOrder: "ascend",
 					sorter: (a, b) => strcmp(a.info ? a.info.title : a.meta.name, b.info ? b.info.title : b.meta.name),
 				},
@@ -86,11 +92,7 @@ export default function PluginsPage() {
 			dataSource={tableContents}
 			rowKey={plugin => plugin.meta.name}
 			pagination={false}
-			onRow={plugin => ({
-				onClick: event => {
-					navigate(`/plugins/${plugin.meta.name}/view`);
-				},
-			})}
+			onRow={plugin => rowNav(`/plugins/${plugin.meta.name}/view`)}
 		/>
 	</PageLayout>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/RolesPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/RolesPage.tsx
index 4e392c27..f1b62fb0 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/RolesPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/RolesPage.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { notifyErrorHandler } from "../util/notify";
 import PageHeader from "./PageHeader";
 import PageLayout from "./PageLayout";
 import PluginExtra from "./PluginExtra";
+import useRowNavigation from "../util/useRowNavigation";
+import Link from "./Link";
 
 const strcmp = new Intl.Collator(undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base" }).compare;
 
@@ -61,8 +63,8 @@ function CreateRoleButton() {
 
 export default function RolesPage() {
 	let account = useAccount();
-	let navigate = useNavigate();
 	const [roles] = useRoles();
+	const rowNav = useRowNavigation();
 
 	return <PageLayout nav={[{ name: "Roles" }]}>
 		<PageHeader
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ export default function RolesPage() {
 					title: "Name",
 					dataIndex: "name",
 					sorter: (a, b) => strcmp(a.name, b.name),
+					render: (_, role) => <Link to={`/roles/${role.id}/view`} style={{ color: "inherit" }}>
+						{role.name}
+					</Link>,
 				},
 				{
 					title: "Description",
@@ -84,11 +89,7 @@ export default function RolesPage() {
 			dataSource={[...roles.values()]}
 			pagination={false}
 			rowKey={role => role.id}
-			onRow={(role, rowIndex) => ({
-				onClick: event => {
-					navigate(`/roles/${role.id}/view`);
-				},
-			})}
+			onRow={role => rowNav(`/roles/${role.id}/view`)}
 		/>
 		<PluginExtra component="RolesPage" />
 	</PageLayout>;
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/SiteLayout.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/SiteLayout.tsx
index 76338056..7d2a77c4 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/SiteLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/SiteLayout.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ErrorPage from "./ErrorPage";
 import ControlContext from "./ControlContext";
 import ChangeLogModal from "./ChangeLogModal";
 import AboutModal from "./AboutModal";
+import Link from "./Link";
 
 import { pages } from "../pages";
 import { saveJson } from "../util/save_file";
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ type MenuItem = Required<MenuProps>["items"][number];
 
 const { Header, Sider } = Layout;
 
+// Render a sidebar menu label as a real link so right-click/middle-click can
+// open it in a new tab; stopPropagation keeps the Menu onClick from also firing.
+function navLink(path: string, label: string) {
+	return <Link to={path} onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>{label}</Link>;
+}
+
 function isActiveDropzone(element: HTMLElement | null): boolean {
 	if (!element) {
 		return false;
@@ -74,7 +81,12 @@ export default function SiteLayout() {
 			}
 		},
 		items: [
-			{ label: account.name, key: "user" },
+			{
+				label: <Link to={`/users/${account.name}/view`} onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+					{account.name}
+				</Link>,
+				key: "user",
+			},
 			{
 				label: <Tooltip title="Download credentials and configuration file for cli interface">
 					Ctl Config <Button size="small" icon={<DownloadOutlined />} />
@@ -110,9 +122,9 @@ export default function SiteLayout() {
 				group = [];
 				menuGroups.set(sidebarGroup, group);
 			}
-			group.push({ label: sidebarName, key: path });
+			group.push({ label: navLink(path, sidebarName), key: path });
 		} else {
-			menuItems.push({ label: sidebarName, key: path });
+			menuItems.push({ label: navLink(path, sidebarName), key: path });
 		}
 	}
 	for (let [name, group] of menuGroups) {
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UserViewPage.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UserViewPage.tsx
index 694f1bf8..4aed4b05 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UserViewPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UserViewPage.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import PageHeader from "./PageHeader";
 import PageLayout from "./PageLayout";
 import PluginExtra from "./PluginExtra";
 import SectionHeader from "./SectionHeader";
+import useRowNavigation from "../util/useRowNavigation";
+import Link from "./Link";
 import notify, { notifyErrorHandler } from "../util/notify";
 import { formatDuration } from "../util/time_format";
 import { formatFirstSeen, formatLastSeen, sortFirstSeen, sortLastSeen, useUser } from "../model/user";
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ export default function UserViewPage() {
 	let userName = params.name as string;
 
 	let navigate = useNavigate();
+	const rowNav = useRowNavigation();
 
 	let account = useAccount();
 	let control = useContext(ControlContext);
@@ -298,7 +301,9 @@ export default function UserViewPage() {
 				{
 					title: "Instance",
 					key: "instance",
-					render: (_, [id]) => instanceName(id),
+					render: (_, [id]) => <Link to={`/instances/${id}/view`} style={{ color: "inherit" }}>
+						{instanceName(id)}
+					</Link>,
 					defaultSortOrder: "ascend",
 					sorter: (a, b) => strcmp(instanceName(a[0]), instanceName(b[0])),
 				},
@@ -331,11 +336,7 @@ export default function UserViewPage() {
 			dataSource={[...(user.instanceStats || []).entries()]}
 			pagination={false}
 			rowKey={([id]) => id}
-			onRow={([id], rowIndex) => ({
-				onClick: event => {
-					navigate(`/instances/${id}/view`);
-				},
-			})}
+			onRow={([id]) => rowNav(`/instances/${id}/view`)}
 		/>
 		<PluginExtra component="UserViewPage" user={user} />
 	</PageLayout>;
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx
index d776bd50..48f26c03 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/components/UsersTable.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import React from "react";
 import { Table, Tag } from "antd";
 import { SearchOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
-import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import * as lib from "@clusterio/lib";
 
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 
 import { onFilterUser, Username, useUserFilter } from "./UsersFilters";
 import Link from "./Link";
+import useRowNavigation from "../util/useRowNavigation";
 
 export interface UsersTableProps {
 	/** Optional instance id. If provided, stats will be filtered to that instance only */
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const strcmp = new Intl.Collator(undefined, { numeric: true, sensitivity: "base"
 export default function UsersTable({ instanceId, onlyOnline = false, pagination, size }: UsersTableProps) {
 	const [roles, rolesSynced] = useRoles();
 	const [users, usersSynced] = useUsers();
-	const navigate = useNavigate();
+	const rowNav = useRowNavigation();
 
 	const {filterDropdown, filterDropdownProps} = useUserFilter(true);
 
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ export default function UsersTable({ instanceId, onlyOnline = false, pagination,
 			title: "Name",
 			key: "name",
 			render: (_: any, user: lib.UserDetails) => (
-				<Username user={user} withStatus />
+				<Link to={`/users/${user.name}/view`} style={{ color: "inherit" }}>
+					<Username user={user} withStatus />
+				</Link>
 			),
 			defaultSortOrder: "ascend",
 			sorter: (a: lib.UserDetails, b: lib.UserDetails) => strcmp(a.name, b.name),
@@ -178,14 +180,7 @@ export default function UsersTable({ instanceId, onlyOnline = false, pagination,
 			size={size}
 			scroll={{ x: "max-content" }}
 			loading={!usersSynced || !rolesSynced}
-			onRow={(user) => ({
-				onClick: (event) => {
-					if ((event.target as HTMLElement).closest("a")) {
-						return;
-					}
-					navigate(`/users/${user.name}/view`);
-				},
-			})}
+			onRow={(user) => rowNav(`/users/${user.name}/view`)}
 		/>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/index.ts b/packages/web_ui/src/index.ts
index 8ced5c7c..1715f79b 100644
--- a/packages/web_ui/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/index.ts
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ export { default as SectionHeader } from "./components/SectionHeader";
 export { default as Link } from "./components/Link";
 
 export { default as FactorioIcon } from "./components/FactorioIcon";
+
+export { default as useRowNavigation } from "./util/useRowNavigation";
diff --git a/packages/web_ui/src/util/useRowNavigation.ts b/packages/web_ui/src/util/useRowNavigation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..125b33c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web_ui/src/util/useRowNavigation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import type React from "react";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+/** Resolve an in-app path to a full path including the router basename. */
+function resolvePath(to: string): string {
+	const base = webRoot.replace(/\/$/, "");
+	return base + to;
+}
+
+function isInsideLink(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+	return target instanceof HTMLElement && target.closest("a") !== null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Navigation handlers for a whole table row that also support "open in new
+ * tab": left-click navigates in place, middle-click or ctrl/cmd-click opens the
+ * target in a new tab. Spread the result into the object returned from antd's
+ * `onRow`, e.g. `onRow={record => rowNav(`/hosts/${record.id}/view`)}`. Clicks
+ * that land on a real link inside the row are ignored so the anchor handles
+ * them (and shows the native context menu / new-tab affordances itself).
+ */
+export default function useRowNavigation() {
+	const navigate = useNavigate();
+	return function rowNavigation(to: string): React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement> {
+		return {
+			style: { cursor: "pointer" },
+			onClick: (event) => {
+				if (event.defaultPrevented || isInsideLink(event.target)) {
+					return;
+				}
+				if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey) {
+					window.open(resolvePath(to), "_blank", "noopener");
+				} else {
+					navigate(to);
+				}
+			},
+			onAuxClick: (event) => {
+				// Middle click opens the row in a new tab.
+				if (event.button === 1 && !isInsideLink(event.target)) {
+					event.preventDefault();
+					window.open(resolvePath(to), "_blank", "noopener");
+				}
+			},
+			onMouseDown: (event) => {
+				// Suppress the middle-click autoscroll cursor.
+				if (event.button === 1) {
+					event.preventDefault();
+				}
+			},
+		};
+	};
+}