diff --git a/public/app/features/commandPalette/KBarResults.tsx b/public/app/features/commandPalette/KBarResults.tsx
index 2eb8a5aecf7..020c57ec42f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/commandPalette/KBarResults.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/commandPalette/KBarResults.tsx
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ export const KBarResults = (props: KBarResultsProps) => {
       const url = (item as ActionImpl & { url?: string }).url;
 
       if (item.command) {
+        if (url) {
+          // If the item also has a url we should block navigation.
+          ev.preventDefault();
+        }
         item.command.perform(item);
         // TODO: ideally the perform method would return some marker or we would have something like preventDefault()
         if (!item.id.startsWith('scopes/') || item.id === 'scopes/apply') {
diff --git a/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/useExtensionActions.ts b/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/useExtensionActions.ts
index 1050fb0deb9..112bdc5ab0d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/useExtensionActions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/commandPalette/actions/useExtensionActions.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export default function useExtensionActions(): CommandPaletteAction[] {
       priority: EXTENSIONS_PRIORITY,
       id: link.id,
       name: link.title,
-      target: link.path,
       perform: () => link.onClick && link.onClick(),
+      url: link.path,
     }));
   }, [links]);
 }