diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
index 18bccbff9..be523c278 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/contextmenu.js
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ window.qBittorrent.ContextMenu ??= (() => {
                 anchor.href = `#Category/${categoryName}`;
                 anchor.textContent = categoryName;
                 anchor.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+                    event.preventDefault();
                     torrentSetCategoryFN(categoryHash);
                 });