diff --git a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBar.cs b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBar.cs
index 2541bbf9896a..d7d86ce2c38b 100644
--- a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBar.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBar.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
 using Windows.Foundation;
 
 namespace Files.App.Controls
@@ -67,10 +68,10 @@ protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
 			_itemsRepeater.ItemsSourceView.CollectionChanged += ItemsSourceView_CollectionChanged;
 		}
 
-		internal protected virtual void RaiseItemClickedEvent(BreadcrumbBarItem item)
+		internal protected virtual void RaiseItemClickedEvent(BreadcrumbBarItem item, PointerRoutedEventArgs? pointerRoutedEventArgs = null)
 		{
 			var index = _itemsRepeater?.GetElementIndex(item) ?? throw new ArgumentNullException($"{_itemsRepeater} is null.");
-			var eventArgs = new BreadcrumbBarItemClickedEventArgs(item, index, item == _rootBreadcrumbBarItem);
+			var eventArgs = new BreadcrumbBarItemClickedEventArgs(item, index, item == _rootBreadcrumbBarItem, pointerRoutedEventArgs);
 			ItemClicked?.Invoke(this, eventArgs);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.Events.cs b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.Events.cs
index 3e067946cf4f..b12682d13a77 100644
--- a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.Events.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.Events.cs
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ namespace Files.App.Controls
 {
 	public partial class BreadcrumbBarItem
 	{
-		private void ItemContentButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-		{
-			OnItemClicked();
-		}
-
 		private void ItemChevronButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 		{
 			FlyoutBase.ShowAttachedFlyout(_itemChevronButton);
diff --git a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.cs b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.cs
index e7ba940b0153..31760eddde44 100644
--- a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/BreadcrumbBarItem.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) Files Community
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+using Microsoft.UI.Input;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+
 namespace Files.App.Controls
 {
 	public partial class BreadcrumbBarItem : ContentControl
@@ -46,7 +49,16 @@ protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
 			if (IsEllipsis || IsLastItem)
 				VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, "ChevronCollapsed", true);
 
-			_itemContentButton.Click += ItemContentButton_Click;
+			// Handle click event with PointerReleasedEvent to get PointerPoint
+			_itemContentButton.AddHandler( // Bypass "IsHandled = true" done in the base class
+				PointerReleasedEvent,
+				new PointerEventHandler((s, e) =>
+				{
+					OnItemClicked(e);
+					e.Handled = true;
+				}),
+				handledEventsToo: true);
+
 			_itemContentButton.PreviewKeyDown += ItemContentButton_PreviewKeyDown;
 			_itemChevronButton.Click += ItemChevronButton_Click;
 			_itemChevronButton.PreviewKeyDown += ItemChevronButton_PreviewKeyDown;
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@ protected override void OnApplyTemplate()
 			_itemChevronDropDownMenuFlyout.Closed += ChevronDropDownMenuFlyout_Closed;
 		}
 
-		public void OnItemClicked()
+		public void OnItemClicked(PointerRoutedEventArgs? pointerRoutedEventArgs = null)
 		{
 			if (_ownerRef is null ||
 				!_ownerRef.TryGetTarget(out var breadcrumbBar))
@@ -73,7 +85,7 @@ public void OnItemClicked()
 					{
 						var menuFlyoutItem = new MenuFlyoutItem() { Text = text };
 						_itemEllipsisDropDownMenuFlyout.Items.Add(menuFlyoutItem);
-						menuFlyoutItem.Click += (sender, e) => breadcrumbBar.RaiseItemClickedEvent(item);
+						menuFlyoutItem.Click += (sender, e) => breadcrumbBar.RaiseItemClickedEvent(item, pointerRoutedEventArgs);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -83,7 +95,7 @@ public void OnItemClicked()
 			else
 			{
 				// Fire a click event
-				breadcrumbBar.RaiseItemClickedEvent(this);
+				breadcrumbBar.RaiseItemClickedEvent(this, pointerRoutedEventArgs);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/EventArgs.cs b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/EventArgs.cs
index c28230e0a1c0..d40a11e65caf 100644
--- a/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/EventArgs.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App.Controls/BreadcrumbBar/EventArgs.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 // Copyright (c) Files Community
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Input;
+
 namespace Files.App.Controls
 {
-	public record class BreadcrumbBarItemClickedEventArgs(BreadcrumbBarItem Item, int Index, bool IsRootItem = false);
+	public record class BreadcrumbBarItemClickedEventArgs(BreadcrumbBarItem Item, int Index, bool IsRootItem = false, PointerRoutedEventArgs? PointerRoutedEventArgs = null);
 
 	public record class BreadcrumbBarItemDropDownFlyoutEventArgs(MenuFlyout Flyout, BreadcrumbBarItem? Item = null, int Index = -1, bool IsRootItem = false);
 }
diff --git a/src/Files.App/UserControls/NavigationToolbar.xaml.cs b/src/Files.App/UserControls/NavigationToolbar.xaml.cs
index 11bfe62fe82e..56a463cab600 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/UserControls/NavigationToolbar.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/UserControls/NavigationToolbar.xaml.cs
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ private async void BreadcrumbBar_ItemClicked(Controls.BreadcrumbBar sender, Cont
 				ViewModel.PathComponents[args.Index].Path is not { } path)
 				return;
 
-			await ViewModel.HandleFolderNavigationAsync(path);
+			// If user clicked the item with middle mouse button, open it in new tab
+			var openInNewTab = args.PointerRoutedEventArgs?.GetCurrentPoint(null).Properties.PointerUpdateKind is PointerUpdateKind.MiddleButtonReleased;
+
+			await ViewModel.HandleFolderNavigationAsync(path, openInNewTab);
 		}
 
 		private async void BreadcrumbBar_ItemDropDownFlyoutOpening(object sender, BreadcrumbBarItemDropDownFlyoutEventArgs e)