diff --git a/src/renderer/index.js b/src/renderer/index.js
index 15e5507..d2f8d5e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.js
+++ b/src/renderer/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ import styles from './app.css';
 
 const defaultProjectId = 0;
 
+const captureClick = function (ev) {
+    for (const element of ev.path) {
+        if (element.href) {
+            // prevent clicking links
+            // this is a last-resort test: if we get here that means there's work to do in the GUI
+            console.warn(`Suppressing click on link to ${element.href}`);
+            ev.preventDefault();
+            ev.stopPropagation();
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+};
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+    document.addEventListener('click', captureClick, true);
+});
+
 // Register "base" page view
 // analytics.pageview('/');