diff --git a/desktop-app/resources/js/script.js b/desktop-app/resources/js/script.js
index 0484e8c7..a8dac918 100644
--- a/desktop-app/resources/js/script.js
+++ b/desktop-app/resources/js/script.js
@@ -11678,6 +11678,12 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function () {
       if (tabMenu) item.appendChild(tabMenu.button);
       item.appendChild(closeButton);
 
+      // Suppress middle-button autoscroll, including over nested action buttons.
+      // Capture runs before their mousedown propagation guards.
+      item.addEventListener('mousedown', function(event) {
+        if (event.button === 1) event.preventDefault();
+      }, { capture: true });
+
       item.addEventListener('contextmenu', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
         event.stopPropagation();
@@ -11729,6 +11735,16 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function () {
       if (tabId) switchTab(tabId);
     };
 
+    tabList.onauxclick = function(event) {
+      if (event.button !== 1) return;
+      const tabItem = event.target.closest('.tab-item');
+      if (!tabItem) return;
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      const tabId = tabItem.getAttribute('data-tab-id');
+      if (tabId) closeTab(tabId);
+    };
+
     tabList.oncontextmenu = function(event) {
       if (event.target.closest('.tab-item')) return;
       const activeTab = tabs.find(function(tab) { return tab.id === activeTabId && isTabOpen(tab); });
diff --git a/script.js b/script.js
index 0484e8c7..a8dac918 100644
--- a/script.js
+++ b/script.js
@@ -11678,6 +11678,12 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function () {
       if (tabMenu) item.appendChild(tabMenu.button);
       item.appendChild(closeButton);
 
+      // Suppress middle-button autoscroll, including over nested action buttons.
+      // Capture runs before their mousedown propagation guards.
+      item.addEventListener('mousedown', function(event) {
+        if (event.button === 1) event.preventDefault();
+      }, { capture: true });
+
       item.addEventListener('contextmenu', function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
         event.stopPropagation();
@@ -11729,6 +11735,16 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async function () {
       if (tabId) switchTab(tabId);
     };
 
+    tabList.onauxclick = function(event) {
+      if (event.button !== 1) return;
+      const tabItem = event.target.closest('.tab-item');
+      if (!tabItem) return;
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      const tabId = tabItem.getAttribute('data-tab-id');
+      if (tabId) closeTab(tabId);
+    };
+
     tabList.oncontextmenu = function(event) {
       if (event.target.closest('.tab-item')) return;
       const activeTab = tabs.find(function(tab) { return tab.id === activeTabId && isTabOpen(tab); });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/tab-middle-close.spec.js b/tests/e2e/tab-middle-close.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..014919fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/tab-middle-close.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
+const { openApp } = require('../helpers/app');
+
+test('middle-click closes active and inactive tabs without deleting drafts', async ({ page }) => {
+    await openApp(page);
+    const firstId = await page.locator('#tab-list .tab-item.active').getAttribute('data-tab-id');
+    await page.locator('#tab-new-btn').click();
+    const secondId = await page.locator('#tab-list .tab-item.active').getAttribute('data-tab-id');
+    const tab = id => page.locator(`#tab-list .tab-item[data-tab-id="${id}"]`);
+    await page.locator('#markdown-editor').fill('# preserved draft');
+    // A genuine middle-button click must not activate the inactive tab first.
+    await tab(firstId).locator('.tab-title').click({button:'middle'});
+    await expect(tab(firstId)).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(tab(secondId)).toHaveClass(/active/);
+    await expect(page.locator('#markdown-editor')).toHaveValue('# preserved draft');
+    await page.locator('#tab-new-btn').click();
+    const thirdId = await page.locator('#tab-list .tab-item.active').getAttribute('data-tab-id');
+    await tab(thirdId).locator('.tab-close-btn').click({button:'middle'});
+    await expect(tab(thirdId)).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(tab(secondId)).toHaveClass(/active/);
+    await tab(secondId).locator('.tab-title').click({button:'middle'});
+    await expect(page.locator('#tab-list .tab-item')).toHaveCount(0);
+    const row = page.locator(`#document-tree [data-document-id="${secondId}"]`);
+    await expect(row).toBeVisible();
+    await row.locator('.document-tree-main').click();
+    await expect(tab(secondId)).toHaveClass(/active/);
+    await expect(page.locator('#markdown-editor')).toHaveValue('# preserved draft');
+    // Only the middle button closes; right-click retains its context menu.
+    await tab(secondId).locator('.tab-title').click({button:'right'});
+    await expect(tab(secondId)).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-tab-context-menu="true"]')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+test('middle mousedown is cancelled on both the tab title and nested close button', async ({ page }) => {
+  await openApp(page);
+  for (const selector of ['.tab-title', '.tab-close-btn']) {
+    expect(await page.locator('#tab-list .tab-item').first().locator(selector).evaluate(element =>
+      element.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('mousedown', {button:1,bubbles:true,cancelable:true}))
+    )).toBe(false);
+  }
+});