diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-crypto.el b/emacs/notmuch-crypto.el
index 83e5d37a..52338249 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-crypto.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-crypto.el
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 ;;
 ;; Authors: Jameson Rollins <jrollins@finestructure.net>
 
+(require 'notmuch-lib)
+
 (defcustom notmuch-crypto-process-mime nil
   "Should cryptographic MIME parts be processed?
 
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ mode."
 (define-button-type 'notmuch-crypto-status-button-type
   'action (lambda (button) (message (button-get button 'help-echo)))
   'follow-link t
-  'help-echo "Set notmuch-crypto-process-mime to process cryptographic mime parts.")
+  'help-echo "Set notmuch-crypto-process-mime to process cryptographic mime parts."
+  :supertype 'notmuch-button-type)
 
 (defun notmuch-crypto-insert-sigstatus-button (sigstatus from)
   (let* ((status (plist-get sigstatus :status))
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index d78bcf80..270e3dc6 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -97,6 +97,21 @@ For example, if you wanted to remove an \"inbox\" tag and add an
   :group 'notmuch-search
   :group 'notmuch-show)
 
+;; By default clicking on a button does not select the window
+;; containing the button (as opposed to clicking on a widget which
+;; does). This means that the button action is then executed in the
+;; current selected window which can cause problems if the button
+;; changes the buffer (e.g., id: links) or moves point.
+;;
+;; This provides a button type which overrides mouse-action so that
+;; the button's window is selected before the action is run. Other
+;; notmuch buttons can get the same behaviour by inheriting from this
+;; button type.
+(define-button-type 'notmuch-button-type
+  'mouse-action (lambda (button)
+		  (select-window (posn-window (event-start last-input-event)))
+		  (button-activate button)))
+
 (defun notmuch-version ()
   "Return a string with the notmuch version number."
   (let ((long-string
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-show.el b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
index 1864dd15..acaef8ef 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-show.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ message at DEPTH in the current thread."
   'action 'notmuch-show-part-button-default
   'keymap 'notmuch-show-part-button-map
   'follow-link t
-  'face 'message-mml)
+  'face 'message-mml
+  :supertype 'notmuch-button-type)
 
 (defvar notmuch-show-part-button-map
   (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
@@ -1085,6 +1086,7 @@ buttons for a corresponding notmuch search."
 	;; Remove the overlay created by goto-address-mode
 	(remove-overlays (first link) (second link) 'goto-address t)
 	(make-text-button (first link) (second link)
+			  :type 'notmuch-button-type
 			  'action `(lambda (arg)
 				     (notmuch-show ,(third link)))
 			  'follow-link t
diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-wash.el b/emacs/notmuch-wash.el
index d6db4fa2..826b6f43 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-wash.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-wash.el
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ lower).")
 (define-button-type 'notmuch-wash-button-invisibility-toggle-type
   'action 'notmuch-wash-toggle-invisible-action
   'follow-link t
-  'face 'font-lock-comment-face)
+  'face 'font-lock-comment-face
+  :supertype 'notmuch-button-type)
 
 (define-button-type 'notmuch-wash-button-citation-toggle-type
   'help-echo "mouse-1, RET: Show citation"