diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx
index 6d64af46508..8a2f00496b3 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/spotlight/SpotlightDialog.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021-2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2021 - 2023 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -624,6 +624,8 @@ const SpotlightDialog: React.FC<IProps> = ({ initialText = "", initialFilter = n
                     clientRoom?.getMyMembership() === "join" || result.publicRoom.world_readable || cli.isGuest();
 
                 const listener = (ev: ButtonEvent): void => {
+                    ev.stopPropagation();
+
                     const { publicRoom } = result;
                     viewRoom(
                         {
diff --git a/test/components/views/dialogs/SpotlightDialog-test.tsx b/test/components/views/dialogs/SpotlightDialog-test.tsx
index 2cc95324fff..e587ffbe5cd 100644
--- a/test/components/views/dialogs/SpotlightDialog-test.tsx
+++ b/test/components/views/dialogs/SpotlightDialog-test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+Copyright 2022 - 2023 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ describe("Spotlight Dialog", () => {
         expect(options.length).toBe(1);
         expect(options[0].innerHTML).toContain(testPublicRoom.name);
 
-        fireEvent.click(options[0]!);
+        fireEvent.click(options[0].querySelector("[role='button']")!);
+        expect(defaultDispatcher.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         expect(defaultDispatcher.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             expect.objectContaining({
                 action: "view_room",