diff --git a/web/js/main.js b/web/js/main.js
index c78c683..07bcdd4 100644
--- a/web/js/main.js
+++ b/web/js/main.js
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@ app.registerExtension({
         },
         
         // --- Related Tags Settings ---
+        {
+            id: id + ".related_tags_trigger_mode",
+            name: "Related Tags Trigger Mode",
+            description: "Trigger mode for related tags (click or ctrl+click)",
+            type: "combo",
+            options: ["click", "ctrl+Click"],
+            defaultValue: "click",
+            category: [name, "Related Tags", "Trigger Mode"],
+            onChange: (newVal, oldVal) => {
+                settingValues.relatedTagsTriggerMode = newVal;
+            }
+        },
         {
             id: id + ".related_tags_position",
             name: "Default Display Position",
diff --git a/web/js/related-tags.js b/web/js/related-tags.js
index bd03b2e..53e66e5 100644
--- a/web/js/related-tags.js
+++ b/web/js/related-tags.js
@@ -288,48 +288,48 @@ class RelatedTagsUI {
         // Create header row
         this.header = document.createElement('div');
         this.header.id = 'related-tags-header';
-        
+
         // Create header text div for the left side
         this.headerText = document.createElement('div');
         this.headerText.className = 'related-tags-header-text';
         this.headerText.textContent = 'Related Tags';
         this.header.appendChild(this.headerText);
-        
+
         // Create header controls for the right side
         this.headerControls = document.createElement('div');
         this.headerControls.className = 'related-tags-header-controls';
-        
+
         // Create layout toggle button
         this.toggleLayoutBtn = document.createElement('button');
         this.toggleLayoutBtn.className = 'related-tags-layout-toggle';
         this.toggleLayoutBtn.title = 'Toggle between vertical and horizontal layout';
-        this.toggleLayoutBtn.innerHTML = settingValues.relatedTagsDisplayPosition === 'vertical' 
+        this.toggleLayoutBtn.innerHTML = settingValues.relatedTagsDisplayPosition === 'vertical'
             ? '↔️' // Click to change display horizontally
             : '↕️'; // Click to change display vertically
-            
+
         // Add click handler for layout toggle
         this.toggleLayoutBtn.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
             // Toggle the layout setting
-            settingValues.relatedTagsDisplayPosition = 
+            settingValues.relatedTagsDisplayPosition =
                 settingValues.relatedTagsDisplayPosition === 'vertical' ? 'horizontal' : 'vertical';
-            
+
             // Update the button icon
-            this.toggleLayoutBtn.innerHTML = settingValues.relatedTagsDisplayPosition === 'vertical' 
+            this.toggleLayoutBtn.innerHTML = settingValues.relatedTagsDisplayPosition === 'vertical'
                 ? '↔️' // Click to change display horizontally
                 : '↕️'; // Click to change display vertically
-                
+
             // Update the panel position
             this.#updatePosition();
             this.root.style.display = 'block';
-            
+
             // Prevent default behavior
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
         });
-        
+
         this.headerControls.appendChild(this.toggleLayoutBtn);
         this.header.appendChild(this.headerControls);
-        
+
         this.root.appendChild(this.header);
 
         // Create a tbody for the tags
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class RelatedTagsUI {
         this.target = textareaElement;
 
         this.relatedTags = searchRelatedTags(this.currentTag);
-        if(this.selectedIndex == -1) {
+        if (this.selectedIndex == -1) {
             this.selectedIndex = 0; // Reset selection to the first item
         }
 
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class RelatedTagsUI {
 
         return area;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Extracts existing tags from the textarea.
      * @returns {Set<string>} Set of existing tags in the textarea
@@ -814,6 +814,11 @@ export class RelatedTagsEventHandler {
      * @returns 
      */
     handleClick(event) {
+        // Check trigger mode from settings
+        if (settingValues.relatedTagsTriggerMode === 'ctrl+Click' && !event.ctrlKey) {
+            return; // Only respond to Ctrl+Click when in ctrlClick mode
+        }
+
         const textareaElement = event.target;
         this.relatedTagsUI.updateDisplay(textareaElement);
     }
diff --git a/web/js/settings.js b/web/js/settings.js
index 03c8875..2629dc0 100644
--- a/web/js/settings.js
+++ b/web/js/settings.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export const settingValues = {
     enableRelatedTags: true,
     maxRelatedTags: 20,
     relatedTagsDisplayPosition: 'horizontal', // 'horizontal' or 'vertical'
+    relatedTagsTriggerMode: 'click', // Options: 'click', 'ctrl+Click'
+
 
     // Internal logic settings
     _useFallbackAttachmentForEventListener: false, // Fallback to attach event listener if not using jQuery