diff --git a/js/src/ajax.js b/js/src/ajax.js
index 2a9697704f52..d097936076b3 100644
--- a/js/src/ajax.js
+++ b/js/src/ajax.js
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ var AJAX = {
         // leave the browser deal with it natively (e.g: file download)
         // or leave an existing ajax event handler present elsewhere deal with it
         var href = $(this).attr('href');
-        if (typeof event !== 'undefined' && (event.shiftKey || event.ctrlKey)) {
+        if (typeof event !== 'undefined' && (event.shiftKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey)) {
             return true;
         } else if ($(this).attr('target')) {
             return true;