diff --git a/src/bundled/github/GitHubPanel.test.tsx b/src/bundled/github/GitHubPanel.test.tsx
index 940b77ef5a..9491c56c8b 100644
--- a/src/bundled/github/GitHubPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/src/bundled/github/GitHubPanel.test.tsx
@@ -275,6 +275,51 @@ it("links the PR owner and repository and moves its number to the title", async
   ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 });
 
+it("opens Command-clicked panel links in the desktop browser", async () => {
+  const invoke = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  vi.stubGlobal("isTauri", true);
+  vi.stubGlobal("__TAURI_INTERNALS__", { invoke });
+  vi.stubGlobal(
+    "fetch",
+    vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValue(
+        new Response(JSON.stringify({ title: "A small improvement" })),
+      ),
+  );
+  const target = "https://github.com/block/buzz-app/pull/629";
+  render(<GitHubPanel target={target} close={() => {}} />);
+  const title = await screen.findByRole("link", {
+    name: "A small improvement #629",
+  });
+  const plain = new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true });
+  fireEvent(title, plain);
+  // A plain click stays with Tauri's own link opener.
+  expect(plain.defaultPrevented).toBe(false);
+  expect(invoke).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  for (const [link, url] of [
+    [title, target],
+    [
+      screen.getByRole("link", { name: "buzz-app" }),
+      "https://github.com/block/buzz-app",
+    ],
+  ] as const) {
+    invoke.mockClear();
+    const command = new MouseEvent("click", {
+      bubbles: true,
+      cancelable: true,
+      metaKey: true,
+    });
+    fireEvent(link, command);
+    expect(command.defaultPrevented).toBe(true);
+    expect(invoke).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(
+      "plugin:opener|open_url",
+      { url },
+      undefined,
+    );
+  }
+});
+
 it.each([
   ["https://github.com/example/project", "Repository project"],
   ["https://github.com/example/project/issues/2", "Issue #2"],
diff --git a/src/bundled/github/index.tsx b/src/bundled/github/index.tsx
index 17861c8b28..e4b9e5cb5f 100644
--- a/src/bundled/github/index.tsx
+++ b/src/bundled/github/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { invoke, isTauri } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 import { ResolvePull } from "./ResolvePull";
 import type { PullChecklist as Checklist } from "./pull";
 import { Button } from "../../shared/design-system/ui/Button";
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   useRef,
   useState,
   useSyncExternalStore,
+  type MouseEvent,
   type ReactNode,
 } from "react";
 import {
@@ -378,6 +380,27 @@ export function GitHubPanel({
   );
 }
 
+/** Tauri's automatic link opener skips Command-clicks, which left the panel's
+ * GitHub links doing nothing; send them to the browser as message links do. */
+function openCommandClickInBrowser(event: MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) {
+  if (
+    event.defaultPrevented ||
+    !event.metaKey ||
+    event.button !== 0 ||
+    !isTauri()
+  )
+    return;
+  const anchor =
+    event.target instanceof Element ? event.target.closest("a[href]") : null;
+  if (
+    !(anchor instanceof HTMLAnchorElement) ||
+    (anchor.protocol !== "https:" && anchor.protocol !== "http:")
+  )
+    return;
+  event.preventDefault();
+  void invoke("plugin:opener|open_url", { url: anchor.href }).catch(() => {});
+}
+
 function ObjectPanel({
   reference,
   gh,
@@ -467,7 +490,9 @@ function ObjectPanel({
     </h2>
   );
   return (
-    <div className={styles.root}>
+    // biome-ignore lint/a11y/noStaticElementInteractions: Delegates Command-clicks on the links inside; it adds no interaction of its own.
+    // biome-ignore lint/a11y/useKeyWithClickEvents: Command-click is a pointer gesture on a link, which keeps its own keyboard behavior.
+    <div className={styles.root} onClick={openCommandClickInBrowser}>
       <div className={styles.identity}>
         <span className={styles.icon}>
           <Icon size={22} aria-hidden="true" />