diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VImageCell/VImageCell.vue b/frontend/src/components/VImageCell/VImageCell.vue
index a25f3379259..90efb03110f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VImageCell/VImageCell.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VImageCell/VImageCell.vue
@@ -183,7 +183,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
     })
 
     const { sendCustomEvent } = useAnalytics()
-    const sendSelectSearchResultEvent = () => {
+
+    /**
+     * If the user left clicks on a search result, send
+     * the SELECT_SEARCH_RESULT custom event
+     * @param event - the mouse click event
+     */
+    const sendSelectSearchResultEvent = (event: MouseEvent) => {
+      if (event.button !== 0) return
+
       sendCustomEvent("SELECT_SEARCH_RESULT", {
         id: props.image.id,
         kind: props.kind,