diff --git a/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/blockFlash.js b/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/blockFlash.js
index b816779f8f3..7180ecd0f4f 100644
--- a/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/blockFlash.js
+++ b/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/blockFlash.js
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ if (adobeRegex.test(window.location.href)) {
 
 if (chrome.contentSettings.flashEnabled == 'allow') {
   document.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
-    let href = e.target.href || (e.target.parentNode && e.target.parentNode.href)
+    let node = e.target
+    while (!node.href && node.parentNode)
+      node = node.parentNode
+    const href = node.href
     if (href && href.match(adobeRegex)) {
       e.preventDefault()
       chrome.ipcRenderer.send('dispatch-action', JSON.stringify([{
diff --git a/test/bravery-components/flashTest.js b/test/bravery-components/flashTest.js
index 03be763fb50..839ba032159 100644
--- a/test/bravery-components/flashTest.js
+++ b/test/bravery-components/flashTest.js
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ describe('flash install interception', function () {
         return this.getText(notificationBar).then((val) => val.includes('run Flash Player'))
       })
   })
+  it('shows notification bar on nested span click', function * () {
+    yield this.app.client
+      .tabByIndex(0)
+      .loadUrl(this.flashUrl)
+      .click('#flashNestedSpan')
+      .windowByUrl(Brave.browserWindowUrl)
+      .waitForExist(notificationBar)
+      .waitUntil(function () {
+        return this.getText(notificationBar).then((val) => val.includes('run Flash Player'))
+      })
+  })
   it('shows flash notification bar when small element is loaded', function * () {
     const flashUrl = Brave.server.url('flash_small.html')
     yield this.app.client
diff --git a/test/fixtures/flash_interception.html b/test/fixtures/flash_interception.html
index 1aca2131261..77a58b0b0fe 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/flash_interception.html
+++ b/test/fixtures/flash_interception.html
@@ -15,4 +15,13 @@
         </p>
         <a id='flashLink' target='_blank' href='https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/'>Adobe Flash</a>
     </div>
+    <div>
+      <a href='https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/'>
+        <div>
+          <span>
+            <span id='flashNestedSpan'>get.adobe.com/flashplayer</span>
+          </span>
+        <div>
+      </a>
+    </div>
 </body>