diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 75df16e..ee6aef0 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-history-browser",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.1.0.1",
   "description": "An implementation of the Aurelia history interface based on standard browser hash change and push state mechanisms.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",
diff --git a/dist/amd/aurelia-history-browser.js b/dist/amd/aurelia-history-browser.js
index 9173a35..d7df0b2 100644
--- a/dist/amd/aurelia-history-browser.js
+++ b/dist/amd/aurelia-history-browser.js
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ define(['exports', 'core-js', 'aurelia-pal', 'aurelia-history'], function (expor
       info.anchor = target;
       info.href = href;
 
-      var hasModifierKey = event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey;
+      var leftButtonClicked = event.which === 1;
       var isRelative = href && !(href.charAt(0) === '#' || /^[a-z]+:/i.test(href));
 
-      info.shouldHandleEvent = !hasModifierKey && isRelative;
+      info.shouldHandleEvent = leftButtonClicked && isRelative;
       return info;
     };
 
diff --git a/dist/aurelia-history-browser.js b/dist/aurelia-history-browser.js
index 7a9a76c..9796b39 100644
--- a/dist/aurelia-history-browser.js
+++ b/dist/aurelia-history-browser.js
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ export class DefaultLinkHandler extends LinkHandler {
     info.anchor = target;
     info.href = href;
 
-    let hasModifierKey = (event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey);
+    let leftButtonClicked = event.which === 1;
     let isRelative = href && !(href.charAt(0) === '#' || (/^[a-z]+:/i).test(href));
 
-    info.shouldHandleEvent = !hasModifierKey && isRelative;
+    info.shouldHandleEvent = leftButtonClicked && isRelative;
     return info;
   }
 
diff --git a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-history-browser.js b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-history-browser.js
index 8acc3e5..a29c55a 100644
--- a/dist/commonjs/aurelia-history-browser.js
+++ b/dist/commonjs/aurelia-history-browser.js
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ var DefaultLinkHandler = (function (_LinkHandler) {
     info.anchor = target;
     info.href = href;
 
-    var hasModifierKey = event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey;
+    var leftButtonClicked = event.which === 1;
     var isRelative = href && !(href.charAt(0) === '#' || /^[a-z]+:/i.test(href));
 
-    info.shouldHandleEvent = !hasModifierKey && isRelative;
+    info.shouldHandleEvent = leftButtonClicked && isRelative;
     return info;
   };
 
diff --git a/dist/es6/aurelia-history-browser.js b/dist/es6/aurelia-history-browser.js
index 7a9a76c..9796b39 100644
--- a/dist/es6/aurelia-history-browser.js
+++ b/dist/es6/aurelia-history-browser.js
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ export class DefaultLinkHandler extends LinkHandler {
     info.anchor = target;
     info.href = href;
 
-    let hasModifierKey = (event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey);
+    let leftButtonClicked = event.which === 1;
     let isRelative = href && !(href.charAt(0) === '#' || (/^[a-z]+:/i).test(href));
 
-    info.shouldHandleEvent = !hasModifierKey && isRelative;
+    info.shouldHandleEvent = leftButtonClicked && isRelative;
     return info;
   }
 
diff --git a/dist/system/aurelia-history-browser.js b/dist/system/aurelia-history-browser.js
index f397aa9..511a826 100644
--- a/dist/system/aurelia-history-browser.js
+++ b/dist/system/aurelia-history-browser.js
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ System.register(['core-js', 'aurelia-pal', 'aurelia-history'], function (_export
           info.anchor = target;
           info.href = href;
 
-          var hasModifierKey = event.altKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey;
+          var leftButtonClicked = event.which === 1;
           var isRelative = href && !(href.charAt(0) === '#' || /^[a-z]+:/i.test(href));
 
-          info.shouldHandleEvent = !hasModifierKey && isRelative;
+          info.shouldHandleEvent = leftButtonClicked && isRelative;
           return info;
         };
 
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index bb26aa6..65e5329 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## 1.0.0-beta.1.0.1 (2015-12-03)
+
+
+#### Bug Fixes
+
+* **history-browser:** open link in new tab when it clicked with middle button ([8acf18fe](http://github.com/aurelia/history-browser/commit/8acf18fe820bed72e6957ed2f7686d37430b178b))
+
+
 ### 1.0.0-beta.1 (2015-11-16)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f516a2..34e1b09 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aurelia-history-browser",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.1",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.1.0.1",
   "description": "An implementation of the Aurelia history interface based on standard browser hash change and push state mechanisms.",
   "keywords": [
     "aurelia",