diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 48fa9923e4..1cbdccdb09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Changelog
  * Maintenance: Remove defunct oEmbed providers (Rahul Samant)
  * Maintenance: Remove obsolete non-upsert-based code for Postgres search indexing (Jake Howard)
  * Maintenance: Remove unused Rangy JS library (LB (Ben) Johnston)
+ * Maintenance: Update `PreviewController` usage to leverage Stimulus actions instead of calling `preventDefault` manually (Ayaan Qadri)
 
 
 6.3 LTS (01.11.2024)
diff --git a/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.test.js b/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.test.js
index d1e7612438..66b9e55986 100644
--- a/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.test.js
+++ b/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.test.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('PreviewController', () => {
           <a
             href="/admin/pages/1/edit/preview/"
             data-w-preview-target="newTab"
-            data-action="w-preview#openPreviewInNewTab"
+            data-action="w-preview#openPreviewInNewTab:prevent"
           >
             Preview in new tab
           </a>
diff --git a/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.ts b/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.ts
index 2cfe662b31..ab55361dd8 100644
--- a/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.ts
+++ b/client/src/controllers/PreviewController.ts
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@ export class PreviewController extends Controller<HTMLElement> {
    * @returns whether the data is valid
    */
   async openPreviewInNewTab(event: MouseEvent) {
-    event.preventDefault();
     const link = event.currentTarget as HTMLAnchorElement;
 
     const valid = await this.setPreviewDataWithAlert();
diff --git a/docs/releases/6.4.md b/docs/releases/6.4.md
index 5f4a24c6e1..97cd0d1b56 100644
--- a/docs/releases/6.4.md
+++ b/docs/releases/6.4.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ depth: 1
  * Remove defunct oEmbed providers (Rahul Samant)
  * Remove obsolete non-upsert-based code for Postgres search indexing (Jake Howard)
  * Remove unused Rangy JS library (LB (Ben) Johnston)
+ * Update `PreviewController` usage to leverage Stimulus actions instead of calling `preventDefault` manually (Ayaan Qadri)
 
 
 ## Upgrade considerations - changes affecting all projects
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/side_panels/preview.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/side_panels/preview.html
index c829d8d7a5..ab1e187b2f 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/side_panels/preview.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/shared/side_panels/preview.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         {% endblock %}
 
         {% block new_tab_button %}
-            <a href="{{ preview_url }}?mode={{ object.default_preview_mode|urlencode }}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="w-preview__size-button" data-w-preview-target="newTab" data-action="w-preview#openPreviewInNewTab" aria-label="{% trans 'Preview in new tab' %}">{% icon name="link-external" %}</a>
+            <a href="{{ preview_url }}?mode={{ object.default_preview_mode|urlencode }}" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="w-preview__size-button" data-w-preview-target="newTab" data-action="w-preview#openPreviewInNewTab:prevent" aria-label="{% trans 'Preview in new tab' %}">{% icon name="link-external" %}</a>
         {% endblock %}
     </div>