diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts
index 0d1fc7ff143..dcc312a9c9c 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/pluginExtensions.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export type PluginExtension = {
 export type PluginExtensionLink = PluginExtension & {
   type: PluginExtensionTypes.link;
   path?: string;
-  onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent) => void;
+  onClick?: (event?: React.MouseEvent) => void;
 };
 
 // Objects used for registering extensions (in app plugins)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type PluginExtensionLinkConfig<Context extends object = object> = PluginE
   Context,
   Pick<PluginExtensionLink, 'path'> & {
     type: PluginExtensionTypes.link;
-    onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent, helpers: PluginExtensionEventHelpers<Context>) => void;
+    onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent | undefined, helpers: PluginExtensionEventHelpers<Context>) => void;
   }
 >;
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/plugins/extensions/getPluginExtensions.ts b/public/app/features/plugins/extensions/getPluginExtensions.ts
index 0a46015036c..7440528c4bc 100644
--- a/public/app/features/plugins/extensions/getPluginExtensions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/plugins/extensions/getPluginExtensions.ts
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ function getLinkExtensionOverrides(pluginId: string, config: PluginExtensionLink
 function getLinkExtensionOnClick(
   config: PluginExtensionLinkConfig,
   context?: object
-): ((event: React.MouseEvent) => void) | undefined {
+): ((event?: React.MouseEvent) => void) | undefined {
   const { onClick } = config;
 
   if (!onClick) {
     return;
   }
 
-  return function onClickExtensionLink(event: React.MouseEvent) {
+  return function onClickExtensionLink(event?: React.MouseEvent) {
     try {
       const result = onClick(event, getEventHelpers(context));