diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 6b682a0..f5bf4f0 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ particle_string_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
     const struct yml_node *margin = yml_get_value(node, "margin");
     const struct yml_node *left_margin = yml_get_value(node, "left_margin");
     const struct yml_node *right_margin = yml_get_value(node, "right_margin");
+    const struct yml_node *on_click = yml_get_value(node, "on_click");
 
     assert(text != NULL && yml_is_scalar(text));
 
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ particle_string_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
     return particle_string_new(
         yml_value_as_string(text),
         font != NULL ? font_from_config(font) : font_clone(parent_font),
-        fg_color, left, right);
+        fg_color, left, right,
+        on_click != NULL ? yml_value_as_string(on_click) : NULL);
 }
 
 static struct particle * particle_from_config(
diff --git a/particles/string.c b/particles/string.c
index c609e9c..276589d 100644
--- a/particles/string.c
+++ b/particles/string.c
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ instantiate(const struct particle *particle, const struct tag_set *tags)
     e->font = p->font;
     e->foreground = p->foreground;
 
-    struct exposable *exposable = exposable_common_new(particle, NULL);
+    struct exposable *exposable = exposable_common_new(
+        particle, particle->on_click_template);
     exposable->private = e;
     exposable->destroy = &exposable_destroy;
     exposable->begin_expose = &begin_expose;
@@ -184,14 +185,16 @@ particle_destroy(struct particle *particle)
 
 struct particle *
 particle_string_new(const char *text, struct font *font,
-                    struct rgba foreground, int left_margin, int right_margin)
+                    struct rgba foreground, int left_margin, int right_margin,
+                    const char *on_click_template)
 {
     struct private *p = malloc(sizeof(*p));
     p->text = strdup(text);
     p->font = font;
     p->foreground = foreground;
 
-    struct particle *particle = particle_common_new(left_margin, right_margin);
+    struct particle *particle = particle_common_new(
+        left_margin, right_margin, on_click_template);
 
     particle->private = p;
     particle->destroy = &particle_destroy;
diff --git a/particles/string.h b/particles/string.h
index c0b88b9..570b1ae 100644
--- a/particles/string.h
+++ b/particles/string.h
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 struct particle *particle_string_new(
     const char *text, struct font *font, struct rgba foreground,
-    int left_margin, int right_margin);
+    int left_margin, int right_margin, const char *on_click_template);