diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 65a8350bd3b..798acb9d52b 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,9 @@ int RichTextLabel::_process_line(ItemFrame *p_frame, const Vector2 &p_ofs, int &
 								nonblank_line_count += _process_line(frame, p_ofs + offset + draw_ofs + Vector2(0, yofs), ly, table->columns[column].width, i, PROCESS_DRAW, cfont, ccolor);
 							} else if (p_mode == PROCESS_POINTER) {
 								_process_line(frame, p_ofs + offset + draw_ofs + Vector2(0, yofs), ly, table->columns[column].width, i, PROCESS_POINTER, cfont, ccolor, p_click_pos, r_click_item, r_click_char, r_outside);
+								if (r_click_item && *r_click_item) {
+									RETURN; // exit early
+								}
 							}
 						}