diff --git a/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts b/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts
index 3a4f784e344..d65a9fe7ccf 100755
--- a/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/tree/tree.ts
@@ -638,7 +638,9 @@ export class UITreeNode implements OnInit {
     onEnter(event: KeyboardEvent) {
         this.tree.onNodeClick(event, <TreeNode>this.node);
         this.setTabIndexForSelectionMode(event, this.tree.nodeTouched);
-        event.preventDefault();
+        if (!(event.target instanceof HTMLElement && event.target.nodeName === 'A')) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+        }
     }
 
     setAllNodesTabIndexes() {
@@ -1155,12 +1157,7 @@ export class Tree implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy, Blo
 
     public dragStopSubscription: Subscription | undefined | null;
 
-    constructor(
-        public el: ElementRef,
-        @Optional() public dragDropService: TreeDragDropService,
-        public config: PrimeNGConfig,
-        private cd: ChangeDetectorRef
-    ) {}
+    constructor(public el: ElementRef, @Optional() public dragDropService: TreeDragDropService, public config: PrimeNGConfig, private cd: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
 
     ngOnInit() {
         if (this.droppableNodes) {