diff --git a/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx b/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx
index 8830ea0..a7ecedd 100644
--- a/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/search/search-results-panel.tsx
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@ type Props = {
   isRunning: boolean;
   className?: string;
   enableKeyboardNavigation?: boolean;
+  openLinksInNewTab?: boolean;
 };
 
-export function SearchResultsPanel({ search, isLoading, isRunning, className, enableKeyboardNavigation = false }: Props) {
+export function SearchResultsPanel({
+  search,
+  isLoading,
+  isRunning,
+  className,
+  enableKeyboardNavigation = false,
+  openLinksInNewTab = true,
+}: Props) {
   const ANSWER_COLLAPSED_HEIGHT_CLASS = "h-[3rem]";
   const [isAnswerExpanded, setIsAnswerExpanded] = useState(false);
   const [canExpandAnswer, setCanExpandAnswer] = useState(false);
@@ -92,12 +100,16 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({ search, isLoading, isRunning, className, en
       const result = search.results[activeResultIndex >= 0 ? activeResultIndex : 0];
       if (!result?.url) return;
       event.preventDefault();
-      window.open(result.url, "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer");
+      if (openLinksInNewTab) {
+        window.open(result.url, "_blank", "noopener,noreferrer");
+      } else {
+        window.location.assign(result.url);
+      }
     };
 
     window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
     return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
-  }, [activeResultIndex, enableKeyboardNavigation, search]);
+  }, [activeResultIndex, enableKeyboardNavigation, openLinksInNewTab, search]);
 
   const citationEntries = (search?.answerCitations ?? [])
     .map((citation, index) => {
@@ -185,8 +197,8 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({ search, isLoading, isRunning, className, en
                   <a
                     key={`${citation.href}-${citation.index}`}
                     href={citation.href}
-                    target="_blank"
-                    rel="noreferrer"
+                    target={openLinksInNewTab ? "_blank" : undefined}
+                    rel={openLinksInNewTab ? "noreferrer" : undefined}
                     className="rounded-md border border-violet-400/40 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-violet-200 hover:bg-violet-500/20"
                   >
                     <span className="mr-1 rounded bg-violet-900/70 px-1 py-0.5 text-[10px] text-violet-100">{citation.index}</span>
@@ -218,7 +230,12 @@ export function SearchResultsPanel({ search, isLoading, isRunning, className, en
               )}
             >
               <p className="text-xs text-violet-300/85">{formatHost(result.url)}</p>
-              <a href={result.url} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className="mt-1 block text-lg font-medium text-violet-300 hover:underline">
+              <a
+                href={result.url}
+                target={openLinksInNewTab ? "_blank" : undefined}
+                rel={openLinksInNewTab ? "noreferrer" : undefined}
+                className="mt-1 block text-lg font-medium text-violet-300 hover:underline"
+              >
                 {result.title || result.url}
               </a>
               {(result.publishedDate || result.author) && (
diff --git a/web/src/pages/search-route-page.tsx b/web/src/pages/search-route-page.tsx
index 8ec116c..386b991 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/search-route-page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/search-route-page.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,14 @@ export default function SearchRoutePage() {
 
         {error ? <p className="text-sm text-red-600">{error}</p> : null}
 
-        <SearchResultsPanel search={search} isLoading={false} isRunning={isRunning} className="w-full" enableKeyboardNavigation />
+        <SearchResultsPanel
+          search={search}
+          isLoading={false}
+          isRunning={isRunning}
+          className="w-full"
+          enableKeyboardNavigation
+          openLinksInNewTab={false}
+        />
       </div>
     </div>
   );