diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index 1661077ac..9d28352f8 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ pandora.clickLink = function(e) {
     } else if (
         e.target.hostname == document.location.hostname
         && !Ox.startsWith(e.target.pathname, '/static')
+        && (window.self == window.top  || pandora.isEmbeddableView(e.target.href))
     ) {
         if (pandora.$ui.home && e.target.pathname != '/home') {
             pandora.$ui.home.fadeOutScreen();
@@ -1755,6 +1756,11 @@ pandora.isClipView = function(view, item) {
     ).indexOf(view) > -1;
 };
 
+pandora.isEmbeddableView = function(url) {
+    //fixme. actually return true for embeddable views
+    return false;
+};
+
 pandora.isEmbedURL = function(url) {
     url = url || document.location.href;
     var hash = Ox.parseURL(url).hash;