diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Description/Et2Description.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Description/Et2Description.ts
index 29c7c90e2a..f22a236a3c 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Description/Et2Description.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Description/Et2Description.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ export class Et2Description extends Et2Widget(LitElement) implements et2_IDetach
 
 	_handleClick(_ev : MouseEvent) : boolean
 	{
+		// call super to get the onclick handling running
+		super._handleClick(_ev);
+
 		if(this.expose_view && typeof this.mime != 'undefined' && this.mime.match(this.mime_regexp, 'ig'))
 		{
 			this._init_blueimp_gallery(_ev, this.href);