diff --git a/js/quickref.js b/js/quickref.js
index 6c3a2aed..58c083b9 100644
--- a/js/quickref.js
+++ b/js/quickref.js
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ function show_modal(data, color, type) {
     $("#modal-bullets").html(bullets_html);
 }
 
-function hide_modal() {
-    $("body").removeClass("modal-open");
-    $("#modal").removeClass("modal-visible");
+function hide_modal(e) {
+    if ($.containsnt($("#modal-container").parent()[0], e.target)) {
+        $("body").removeClass("modal-open");
+        $("#modal").removeClass("modal-visible");
+    }
 }
 
 function fill_section(data, parentname, type) {