Safari 15 on Mac always opens the homepage when I try to open a link in a new tab

I just updated Safari to Version 15.0 on my MacBook. Unfortunately, opening a link in a new tab doesn't work properly. At first, it seems to try to load it, but then quickly redirects to the homepage. It doesn't matter if I try to open a link while holding the cmd key or via right-click. But opening a link in a new window works just fine.

Is it already a known bug? Are there ways to solve it?

Solution 1:

You will probably encounter this issue if you have selected the option to use cmd to open a link in a new tab in the preferences of Safari. Removing this option and then reselecting it seems to solve this issue.