diff --git a/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/MarkdownView.kt b/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/MarkdownView.kt
index a59cfddfa..fdd282da6 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/MarkdownView.kt
+++ b/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/MarkdownView.kt
@@ -24,10 +24,20 @@ import org.jetbrains.jewel.ui.component.Divider
 fun MarkdownDemo() {
     Row(Modifier.trackActivation().fillMaxSize().background(JewelTheme.globalColors.panelBackground)) {
         var currentMarkdown by remember { mutableStateOf(JewelReadme) }
-        MarkdownEditor(currentMarkdown, { currentMarkdown = it }, Modifier.fillMaxHeight().weight(1f))
+        var linksAreEnabled by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
+        MarkdownEditor(
+            currentMarkdown = currentMarkdown,
+            onMarkdownChange = { currentMarkdown = it },
+            onLinksEnabledChange = { linksAreEnabled = it },
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxHeight().weight(1f),
+        )
 
         Divider(Orientation.Vertical, Modifier.fillMaxHeight())
 
-        MarkdownPreview(currentMarkdown, Modifier.fillMaxHeight().weight(1f))
+        MarkdownPreview(
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxHeight().weight(1f),
+            rawMarkdown = currentMarkdown,
+            linksAreEnabled = linksAreEnabled,
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownEditor.kt b/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownEditor.kt
index 14594856f..26884ffd1 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownEditor.kt
+++ b/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownEditor.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.darkrockstudios.libraries.mpfilepicker.JvmFile
 import org.jetbrains.jewel.foundation.theme.JewelTheme
 import org.jetbrains.jewel.samples.standalone.StandaloneSampleIcons
 import org.jetbrains.jewel.ui.Orientation
+import org.jetbrains.jewel.ui.component.Checkbox
 import org.jetbrains.jewel.ui.component.Divider
 import org.jetbrains.jewel.ui.component.Icon
 import org.jetbrains.jewel.ui.component.OutlinedButton
@@ -36,22 +37,29 @@ import org.jetbrains.jewel.ui.component.TextArea
 internal fun MarkdownEditor(
     currentMarkdown: String,
     onMarkdownChange: (String) -> Unit,
+    onLinksEnabledChange: (Boolean) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     Column(modifier) {
         ControlsRow(
-            onMarkdownChange,
-            Modifier.fillMaxWidth().background(JewelTheme.globalColors.panelBackground).padding(8.dp),
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().background(JewelTheme.globalColors.panelBackground).padding(8.dp),
+            onMarkdownChange = onMarkdownChange,
+            onLinksEnabledChange = onLinksEnabledChange,
         )
         Divider(orientation = Orientation.Horizontal)
-        Editor(currentMarkdown, onMarkdownChange, Modifier.fillMaxWidth().weight(1f))
+        Editor(
+            currentMarkdown = currentMarkdown,
+            onMarkdownChange = onMarkdownChange,
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().weight(1f),
+        )
     }
 }
 
 @Composable
 private fun ControlsRow(
-    onMarkdownChange: (String) -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    onMarkdownChange: (String) -> Unit,
+    onLinksEnabledChange: (Boolean) -> Unit,
 ) {
     Row(
         modifier.horizontalScroll(rememberScrollState()),
@@ -118,6 +126,20 @@ private fun ControlsRow(
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        var linksAreEnabled by remember { mutableStateOf(true) }
+        Row(
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+        ) {
+            Text("Links enabled")
+            Checkbox(
+                checked = linksAreEnabled,
+                onCheckedChange = {
+                    linksAreEnabled = it
+                    onLinksEnabledChange(it)
+                },
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +147,7 @@ private fun ControlsRow(
 private fun Editor(
     currentMarkdown: String,
     onMarkdownChange: (String) -> Unit,
-    modifier: Modifier,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     val monospacedTextStyle = JewelTheme.defaultTextStyle.copy(fontFamily = FontFamily.Monospace)
     Box(modifier.padding(16.dp)) {
diff --git a/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownPreview.kt b/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownPreview.kt
index 5db9d4d51..1f3247d1e 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownPreview.kt
+++ b/samples/standalone/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/jewel/samples/standalone/view/markdown/MarkdownPreview.kt
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ import java.net.URI
 
 @Composable
 internal fun MarkdownPreview(
-    rawMarkdown: String,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    rawMarkdown: String,
+    linksAreEnabled: Boolean,
 ) {
     val isDark = JewelTheme.isDark
 
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ internal fun MarkdownPreview(
                 contentPadding = PaddingValues(16.dp),
                 state = lazyListState,
                 selectable = true,
+                enabled = linksAreEnabled,
                 onUrlClick = { url -> Desktop.getDesktop().browse(URI.create(url)) },
-                onTextClick = { },
             )
 
             VerticalScrollbar(