diff --git a/src/components/NoteStats/index.tsx b/src/components/NoteStats/index.tsx
index ffea79a..30f48b3 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteStats/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteStats/index.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default function NoteStats({
 
   if (isSmallScreen) {
     return (
-      <div className={cn('select-none', className)}>
+      <div className={cn('select-none', className)} data-note-stats onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
         {displayTopZapsAndLikes && (
           <>
             <TopZaps event={event} />
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export default function NoteStats({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className={cn('select-none', className)}>
+    <div className={cn('select-none', className)} data-note-stats onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
       {displayTopZapsAndLikes && (
         <>
           <TopZaps event={event} />
diff --git a/src/components/NotificationList/NotificationItem/Notification.tsx b/src/components/NotificationList/NotificationItem/Notification.tsx
index 5cdfe12..245a331 100644
--- a/src/components/NotificationList/NotificationItem/Notification.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NotificationList/NotificationItem/Notification.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,27 @@ export default function Notification({
     [isNew, isNotificationRead, notificationId]
   )
 
-  const handleClick = () => {
+  const handleClick = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    // Don't navigate if clicking on interactive elements (buttons, links, etc.)
+    const target = e.target as HTMLElement
+    if (target.closest('button') || target.closest('[role="button"]') || target.closest('a')) {
+      return
+    }
+    
+    // Don't navigate if clicking within NoteStats (which contains the ReplyButton)
+    // NoteStats is rendered inside the notification, so we need to check for it
+    if (target.closest('[data-note-stats]')) {
+      return
+    }
+    
+    // Don't navigate if a modal/dialog/sheet is currently open
+    // Check for Radix UI dialog/sheet elements in the DOM
+    // Radix UI uses data-radix-dialog-content for the dialog content
+    const hasOpenModal = document.querySelector('[data-radix-dialog-content][data-state="open"]')
+    if (hasOpenModal) {
+      return
+    }
+    
     markNotificationAsRead(notificationId)
     if (targetEvent) {
       navigateToNote(toNote(targetEvent.id))