diff --git a/.changelog/24316.txt b/.changelog/24316.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cf0785f6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/24316.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+ui: Fix an issue where cmd+click or ctrl+click would double-open a var
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/components/variable-paths.js b/ui/app/components/variable-paths.js
index 3b5719b6459..abdb5a83739 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/variable-paths.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/variable-paths.js
@@ -26,13 +26,27 @@ export default class VariablePathsComponent extends Component {
   }
 
   @action
-  async handleFolderClick(path) {
+  async handleFolderClick(path, trigger) {
+    // Don't navigate if the user clicked on a link; this will happen with modifier keys like cmd/ctrl on the link itself
+    if (
+      trigger instanceof PointerEvent &&
+      /** @type {HTMLElement} */ (trigger.target).tagName === 'A'
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
     this.router.transitionTo('variables.path', path);
   }
 
   @action
-  async handleFileClick({ path, variable: { id, namespace } }) {
+  async handleFileClick({ path, variable: { id, namespace } }, trigger) {
     if (this.can.can('read variable', null, { path, namespace })) {
+      // Don't navigate if the user clicked on a link; this will happen with modifier keys like cmd/ctrl on the link itself
+      if (
+        trigger instanceof PointerEvent &&
+        /** @type {HTMLElement} */ (trigger.target).tagName === 'A'
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
       this.router.transitionTo('variables.variable', id);
     }
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/controllers/variables/index.js b/ui/app/controllers/variables/index.js
index deddbb910d2..b214b342f56 100644
--- a/ui/app/controllers/variables/index.js
+++ b/ui/app/controllers/variables/index.js
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ export default class VariablesIndexController extends Controller {
 
   isForbidden = false;
 
-  @action
-  goToVariable(variable) {
-    this.router.transitionTo('variables.variable', variable.path);
-  }
-
   @action goToNewVariable() {
     this.router.transitionTo('variables.new');
   }