diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index a0acad10818..1e56fc20c86 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Switch/Switch.story.tsx:3337756944": [
       [11, 15, 258, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1871090638"]
     ],
-    "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/BarGaugeCell.tsx:2469721145": [
+    "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/BarGaugeCell.tsx:1481110243": [
       [46, 13, 17, "Do not use any type assertions.", "3640560184"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/CellActions.tsx:3266589396": [
@@ -2100,8 +2100,8 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [22, 10, 16, "Do not use any type assertions.", "737436615"],
       [23, 22, 25, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1478996352"]
     ],
-    "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx:1844923424": [
-      [14, 34, 40, "Do not use any type assertions.", "91092480"]
+    "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx:3618905143": [
+      [16, 34, 40, "Do not use any type assertions.", "91092480"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Filter.tsx:1102571026": [
       [13, 10, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
@@ -2121,8 +2121,8 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [53, 38, 13, "Do not use any type assertions.", "947160887"],
       [53, 48, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
-    "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/JSONViewCell.tsx:4022130242": [
-      [11, 34, 40, "Do not use any type assertions.", "91092480"]
+    "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/JSONViewCell.tsx:2181157412": [
+      [12, 34, 40, "Do not use any type assertions.", "91092480"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/Table.story.tsx:4272567078": [
       [23, 15, 364, "Do not use any type assertions.", "4121186137"]
@@ -2486,9 +2486,6 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/colors.ts:349987544": [
       [110, 25, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
-    "packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/dataLinks.ts:2916992126": [
-      [16, 12, 71, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1504235577"]
-    ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/debug.ts:2900904491": [
       [6, 56, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
@@ -2516,9 +2513,9 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [38, 72, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
       [38, 85, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
-    "packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/table.ts:3564715667": [
-      [8, 52, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
-      [9, 22, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
+    "packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/table.ts:2798596296": [
+      [7, 52, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
+      [8, 29, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/useAsyncDependency.ts:4089662838": [
       [3, 60, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
@@ -10930,8 +10927,8 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [102, 16, 9, "Do not use any type assertions.", "3692209159"],
       [102, 22, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
-    "public/app/plugins/panel/bargauge/BarGaugePanel.tsx:3184205061": [
-      [114, 75, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
+    "public/app/plugins/panel/bargauge/BarGaugePanel.tsx:2584207123": [
+      [112, 75, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
     "public/app/plugins/panel/candlestick/CandlestickPanel.tsx:3928129934": [
       [116, 26, 33, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1940217301"],
@@ -11877,7 +11874,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [194, 16, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
       [256, 16, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
-    "public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx:1361550264": [
+    "public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx:287896203": [
       [201, 12, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"],
       [217, 12, 3, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "193409811"]
     ],
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.test.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.test.tsx
index 8deb2ff2f50..e64e0460618 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.test.tsx
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ describe('DataLinksContextMenu', () => {
             origin: {},
           },
         ]}
-        config={{
-          links: [
-            {
-              title: 'Link1',
-              url: '/link1',
-            },
-            {
-              title: 'Link2',
-              url: '/link2',
-            },
-          ],
-        }}
       >
         {() => {
           return <div aria-label="fake aria label" />;
@@ -58,14 +46,6 @@ describe('DataLinksContextMenu', () => {
             origin: {},
           },
         ]}
-        config={{
-          links: [
-            {
-              title: 'Link1',
-              url: '/link1',
-            },
-          ],
-        }}
       >
         {() => {
           return <div aria-label="fake aria label" />;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx
index 5a700355ae6..9524e497cad 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React from 'react';
 
-import { FieldConfig, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
+import { LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
 import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 
 import { linkModelToContextMenuItems } from '../../utils/dataLinks';
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { MenuItem } from '../Menu/MenuItem';
 interface DataLinksContextMenuProps {
   children: (props: DataLinksContextMenuApi) => JSX.Element;
   links: () => LinkModel[];
-  config: FieldConfig;
 }
 
 export interface DataLinksContextMenuApi {
@@ -20,9 +19,9 @@ export interface DataLinksContextMenuApi {
   targetClassName?: string;
 }
 
-export const DataLinksContextMenu: React.FC<DataLinksContextMenuProps> = ({ children, links, config }) => {
-  const linksCounter = config.links!.length;
+export const DataLinksContextMenu: React.FC<DataLinksContextMenuProps> = ({ children, links }) => {
   const itemsGroup: MenuItemsGroup[] = [{ items: linkModelToContextMenuItems(links), label: 'Data links' }];
+  const linksCounter = itemsGroup[0].items.length;
   const renderMenuGroupItems = () => {
     return itemsGroup.map((group, index) => (
       <MenuGroup key={`${group.label}${index}`} label={group.label}>
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/BarGaugeCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/BarGaugeCell.tsx
index cf63bc98f01..842a09ef47f 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/BarGaugeCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/BarGaugeCell.tsx
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@ export const BarGaugeCell: FC<TableCellProps> = (props) => {
 
   return (
     <div {...cellProps} className={tableStyles.cellContainer}>
-      {hasLinks && (
-        <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks} config={config}>
-          {(api) => renderComponent(api)}
-        </DataLinksContextMenu>
-      )}
+      {hasLinks && <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks}>{(api) => renderComponent(api)}</DataLinksContextMenu>}
       {!hasLinks && (
         <BarGauge
           width={innerWidth}
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx
index 9730270d562..1e07b477c83 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/DefaultCell.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { FC, ReactElement } from 'react';
 import tinycolor from 'tinycolor2';
 
 import { DisplayValue, Field, formattedValueToString } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { getTextColorForBackground, getCellLinks } from '../../utils';
+import { DataLinksContextMenu } from '../DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu';
 
 import { CellActions } from './CellActions';
 import { TableStyles } from './styles';
@@ -26,16 +28,24 @@ export const DefaultCell: FC<TableCellProps> = (props) => {
   const showActions = (showFilters && cell.value !== undefined) || inspectEnabled;
   const cellStyle = getCellStyle(tableStyles, field, displayValue, inspectEnabled);
 
-  const { link, onClick } = getCellLinks(field, row);
+  const hasLinks = Boolean(getCellLinks(field, row)?.length);
 
   return (
     <div {...cellProps} className={cellStyle}>
-      {!link && <div className={tableStyles.cellText}>{value}</div>}
-      {link && (
-        <a href={link.href} onClick={onClick} target={link.target} title={link.title} className={tableStyles.cellLink}>
-          {value}
-        </a>
+      {!hasLinks && <div className={tableStyles.cellText}>{value}</div>}
+
+      {hasLinks && (
+        <DataLinksContextMenu links={() => getCellLinks(field, row) || []}>
+          {(api) => {
+            return (
+              <div onClick={api.openMenu} className={cx(tableStyles.cellLink, api.targetClassName)}>
+                {value}
+              </div>
+            );
+          }}
+        </DataLinksContextMenu>
       )}
+
       {showActions && <CellActions {...props} previewMode="text" />}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/ImageCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/ImageCell.tsx
index e9d9d42b981..01f4454b680 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/ImageCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/ImageCell.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import { cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 
 import { getCellLinks } from '../../utils';
+import { DataLinksContextMenu } from '../DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu';
 
 import { TableCellProps } from './types';
 
@@ -9,21 +11,21 @@ export const ImageCell: FC<TableCellProps> = (props) => {
 
   const displayValue = field.display!(cell.value);
 
-  const { link, onClick } = getCellLinks(field, row);
+  const hasLinks = getCellLinks(field, row)?.length;
 
   return (
     <div {...cellProps} className={tableStyles.cellContainer}>
-      {!link && <img src={displayValue.text} className={tableStyles.imageCell} />}
-      {link && (
-        <a
-          href={link.href}
-          onClick={onClick}
-          target={link.target}
-          title={link.title}
-          className={tableStyles.imageCellLink}
-        >
-          <img src={displayValue.text} className={tableStyles.imageCell} />
-        </a>
+      {!hasLinks && <img src={displayValue.text} className={tableStyles.imageCell} />}
+      {hasLinks && (
+        <DataLinksContextMenu links={() => getCellLinks(field, row) || []}>
+          {(api) => {
+            return (
+              <div onClick={api.openMenu} className={cx(tableStyles.imageCellLink, api.targetClassName)}>
+                <img src={displayValue.text} className={tableStyles.imageCell} />
+              </div>
+            );
+          }}
+        </DataLinksContextMenu>
       )}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/JSONViewCell.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/JSONViewCell.tsx
index 6f2c62a8c9a..029dd2abd2d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/JSONViewCell.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/Table/JSONViewCell.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { isString } from 'lodash';
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { getCellLinks } from '../../utils';
+import { DataLinksContextMenu } from '../DataLinks/DataLinksContextMenu';
 
 import { CellActions } from './CellActions';
 import { TableCellProps, TableFieldOptions } from './types';
@@ -26,22 +27,22 @@ export function JSONViewCell(props: TableCellProps): JSX.Element {
     displayValue = JSON.stringify(value, null, ' ');
   }
 
-  const { link, onClick } = getCellLinks(field, row);
+  const hasLinks = getCellLinks(field, row)?.length;
 
   return (
     <div {...cellProps} className={inspectEnabled ? tableStyles.cellContainerNoOverflow : tableStyles.cellContainer}>
       <div className={cx(tableStyles.cellText, txt)}>
-        {!link && <div className={tableStyles.cellText}>{displayValue}</div>}
-        {link && (
-          <a
-            href={link.href}
-            onClick={onClick}
-            target={link.target}
-            title={link.title}
-            className={tableStyles.cellLink}
-          >
-            {displayValue}
-          </a>
+        {!hasLinks && <div className={tableStyles.cellText}>{displayValue}</div>}
+        {hasLinks && (
+          <DataLinksContextMenu links={() => getCellLinks(field, row) || []}>
+            {(api) => {
+              return (
+                <div onClick={api.openMenu} className={api.targetClassName}>
+                  {displayValue}
+                </div>
+              );
+            }}
+          </DataLinksContextMenu>
         )}
       </div>
       {inspectEnabled && <CellActions {...props} previewMode="code" />}
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/dataLinks.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/dataLinks.ts
index 42c57622e08..5d2a6db23fd 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/dataLinks.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/dataLinks.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { MenuItemProps } from '../components/Menu/MenuItem';
-import { IconName } from '../types';
 
 /**
  * Delays creating links until we need to open the ContextMenu
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ export const linkModelToContextMenuItems: (links: () => LinkModel[]) => MenuItem
       // TODO: rename to href
       url: link.href,
       target: link.target,
-      icon: `${link.target === '_self' ? 'link' : 'external-link-alt'}` as IconName,
+      icon: `${link.target === '_blank' ? 'external-link-alt' : 'link'}`,
       onClick: link.onClick,
     };
   });
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/table.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/table.ts
index 80d346ab27c..1fb03a6aa1b 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/table.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/utils/table.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { MouseEventHandler } from 'react';
 import { Row } from 'react-table';
 
 import { Field, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
@@ -7,29 +6,33 @@ import { Field, LinkModel } from '@grafana/data';
  * @internal
  */
 export const getCellLinks = (field: Field, row: Row<any>) => {
-  let link: LinkModel<any> | undefined;
-  let onClick: MouseEventHandler<HTMLAnchorElement> | undefined;
+  let links: Array<LinkModel<any>> | undefined;
   if (field.getLinks) {
-    link = field.getLinks({
+    links = field.getLinks({
       valueRowIndex: row.index,
-    })[0];
+    });
   }
 
-  //const fieldLink = link?.onClick;
-  if (link?.onClick) {
-    onClick = (event) => {
-      // Allow opening in new tab
-      if (!(event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey)) {
-        event.preventDefault();
-        link!.onClick!(event, {
-          field,
-          rowIndex: row.index,
-        });
-      }
-    };
+  if (!links) {
+    return;
   }
-  return {
-    link,
-    onClick,
-  };
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < links?.length; i++) {
+    if (links[i].onClick) {
+      const origOnClick = links[i].onClick;
+
+      links[i].onClick = (event) => {
+        // Allow opening in new tab
+        if (!(event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.shiftKey)) {
+          event.preventDefault();
+          origOnClick!(event, {
+            field,
+            rowIndex: row.index,
+          });
+        }
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
+  return links;
 };
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/bargauge/BarGaugePanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/bargauge/BarGaugePanel.tsx
index 3d8d04373a4..e044661b5a6 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/bargauge/BarGaugePanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/bargauge/BarGaugePanel.tsx
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ export class BarGaugePanel extends PureComponent<PanelProps<PanelOptions>> {
     if (hasLinks && getLinks) {
       return (
         <div style={{ width: '100%', display: orientation === VizOrientation.Vertical ? 'flex' : 'initial' }}>
-          <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks} config={value.field}>
-            {(api) => this.renderComponent(valueProps, api)}
-          </DataLinksContextMenu>
+          <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks}>{(api) => this.renderComponent(valueProps, api)}</DataLinksContextMenu>
         </div>
       );
     }
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx
index dcd70e76456..226fc47f33e 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/gauge/GaugePanel.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class GaugePanel extends PureComponent<PanelProps<PanelOptions>> {
 
     if (hasLinks && getLinks) {
       return (
-        <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks} config={value.field}>
+        <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks}>
           {(api) => {
             return this.renderComponent(valueProps, api);
           }}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx
index 70c2adeb175..71a0c63c2db 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/piechart/PieChart.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const PieChart: FC<PieChartProps> = ({
 
                   if (arc.data.hasLinks && arc.data.getLinks) {
                     return (
-                      <DataLinksContextMenu config={arc.data.field} key={arc.index} links={arc.data.getLinks}>
+                      <DataLinksContextMenu key={arc.index} links={arc.data.getLinks}>
                         {(api) => (
                           <PieSlice
                             tooltip={tooltip}
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx
index fdac672f2f0..55bc5a1a276 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/stat/StatPanel.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class StatPanel extends PureComponent<PanelProps<PanelOptions>> {
 
     if (hasLinks && getLinks) {
       return (
-        <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks} config={value.field}>
+        <DataLinksContextMenu links={getLinks}>
           {(api) => {
             return this.renderComponent(valueProps, api);
           }}