1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/js/src/modal.js b/js/src/modal.js
index 9b3a99ddd..fd13a687c 100644
--- a/js/src/modal.js
+++ b/js/src/modal.js
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ const Modal = (($) => {
     let config = $(target).data(DATA_KEY) ?
       'toggle' : $.extend({}, $(target).data(), $(this).data())
 
-    if (this.tagName === 'A') {
+    if (this.tagName === 'A' || this.tagName === 'AREA') {
       event.preventDefault()
     }