diff --git a/src/editor/lsp/inlay.test.ts b/src/editor/lsp/inlay.test.ts
index 51094375..f4ab2de5 100644
--- a/src/editor/lsp/inlay.test.ts
+++ b/src/editor/lsp/inlay.test.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ import { EditorView } from "@codemirror/view";
 import type { InlayHint } from "@/bindings";
 
 const openFile = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+const gotoTargets = vi.fn(async () => undefined);
+vi.mock("./navigation", () => ({ gotoTargets }));
 vi.mock("@/workbench/contributions", async (orig) => {
   const actual = await orig<typeof import("@/workbench/contributions")>();
   return { ...actual, maybeEditorService: () => ({ openFile }) };
 });
 
-const { inlayDecorations, inlayMenuItems } = await import("./inlay");
+const { inlayDecorations, inlayExtension, inlayMenuItems } = await import("./inlay");
 const { usePlatform } = await import("@/platform/platformInfo");
+const { resetNavigationModifier } = await import("@/platform/navigationModifier");
 const { useContextMenuStore } = await import("@/ui");
 
 const hint: InlayHint = {
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ const hint: InlayHint = {
 const views: EditorView[] = [];
 afterEach(() => {
   views.splice(0).forEach((v) => v.destroy());
+  resetNavigationModifier();
   vi.clearAllMocks();
 });
 
@@ -71,4 +75,40 @@ describe("inlay hints", () => {
     ]);
     expect((inlayMenuItems("parameter")[0] as { label: string }).label).toBe("Disable Parameter name hints");
   });
+
+  it("uses type declaration navigation for a plain type hint after an identifier", () => {
+    usePlatform.setState({ os: "macos" });
+    const view = editorWith([{ ...hint, label: ": Foo", parts: [] }]);
+    const el = view.dom.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".cm-lsp-inlay")!;
+    el.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, button: 0 }));
+    expect(gotoTargets).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    el.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("mousedown", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, button: 0, metaKey: true }));
+    expect(gotoTargets).toHaveBeenCalledWith(view, "typeDefinition", 4);
+    expect(openFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("does not treat parameter hints or type hints away from an identifier as type links", () => {
+    const view = editorWith([
+      { ...hint, kind: "parameter", parts: [] },
+      { ...hint, position: { line: 0, col: 6 }, parts: [] },
+    ]);
+    expect(view.dom.querySelectorAll(".cm-lsp-inlay-part")).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    { os: "macos", key: "Meta", modifier: "metaKey" },
+    { os: "windows", key: "Control", modifier: "ctrlKey" },
+  ] as const)("tracks the navigation modifier for inlay cursors on $os", ({ os, key, modifier }) => {
+    usePlatform.setState({ os });
+    const view = new EditorView({
+      state: EditorState.create({ doc: "let x = foo();", extensions: [inlayExtension()] }),
+      parent: document.body,
+    });
+    views.push(view);
+    expect(view.contentDOM.classList.contains("cm-lsp-navigation-modifier")).toBe(false);
+    window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key, [modifier]: true }));
+    expect(view.contentDOM.classList.contains("cm-lsp-navigation-modifier")).toBe(true);
+    window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keyup", { key }));
+    expect(view.contentDOM.classList.contains("cm-lsp-navigation-modifier")).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/editor/lsp/inlay.ts b/src/editor/lsp/inlay.ts
index 9896aed3..2fc1cc40 100644
--- a/src/editor/lsp/inlay.ts
+++ b/src/editor/lsp/inlay.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { StateEffect, StateField, type Extension } from "@codemirror/state";
 import { Decoration, EditorView, ViewPlugin, WidgetType, type DecorationSet, type ViewUpdate } from "@codemirror/view";
 import { call, commands, isTauri, type InlayHint } from "@/platform/ipc";
 import { executeAction } from "@/platform/actions";
-import { isNavigationGesture } from "@/platform/navigationModifier";
+import { isNavigationGesture, navigationModifierHeld, onNavigationModifier } from "@/platform/navigationModifier";
 import { maybeEditorService } from "@/workbench/contributions";
 import { showContextMenu, type MenuItem } from "@/ui";
 import { useProject } from "@/platform/project";
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { editorPrefs } from "@/platform/editorSettings";
 import { debounce, docOf, isUnavailable, lspRequest } from "./lsp";
 import { offsetsToRange, posToOffset } from "./positions";
 import { onLspRefresh, serverBackoff } from "./availability";
+import { gotoTargets } from "./navigation";
 
 const KIND_LABEL: Record<InlayHint["kind"], string> = {
   type: "Type hints",
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@ async function setEditorSetting(key: string, value: unknown) {
   useProject.setState({ settings: await call(commands.settingsSet("global", `editor.${key}`, JSON.stringify(value))) });
 }
 
+/** A type hint after an identifier can resolve that identifier's inferred type. */
+function typeHintOffset(view: EditorView, at: number): number | null {
+  if (at <= 0 || at > view.state.doc.length) return null;
+  const word = view.state.wordAt(at - 1);
+  return word?.to === at ? word.from : null;
+}
+
 /** Right-click on a hint: turn its kind off (IDEA's "Disable '…' hints"), or open the settings. */
 export function inlayMenuItems(kind: InlayHint["kind"]): MenuItem[] {
   return [
@@ -81,6 +89,22 @@ class InlayWidget extends WidgetType {
         el.appendChild(span);
       }
     } else el.textContent = this.hint.label;
+    // A plain type hint (basedpyright's `: Series`) names no location: ⌘-click opens the preceding identifier's type.
+    if (
+      this.hint.kind === "type" &&
+      !parts.some((p) => p.location) &&
+      typeHintOffset(view, posToOffset(view.state.doc, this.hint.position)) !== null
+    ) {
+      el.classList.add("cm-lsp-inlay-part");
+      el.addEventListener("mousedown", (e) => {
+        if (e.button !== 0 || !isNavigationGesture(e)) return;
+        const offset = typeHintOffset(view, view.posAtDOM(el));
+        if (offset === null) return;
+        e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        void gotoTargets(view, "typeDefinition", offset);
+      });
+    }
     if (this.hint.tooltip) el.title = this.hint.tooltip;
     el.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
     el.addEventListener("contextmenu", (e) => {
@@ -131,8 +155,11 @@ const inlayPlugin = ViewPlugin.fromClass(
     private refresh = debounce(() => void this.run(), 400);
     private unsubscribe: () => void;
     private offReady: () => void;
+    private offModifier: () => void;
     constructor(private view: EditorView) {
       this.refresh();
+      view.contentDOM.classList.toggle("cm-lsp-navigation-modifier", navigationModifierHeld());
+      this.offModifier = onNavigationModifier((held) => view.contentDOM.classList.toggle("cm-lsp-navigation-modifier", held));
       this.unsubscribe = useProject.subscribe((s, prev) => {
         if (s.settings?.editor?.inlayHints !== prev.settings?.editor?.inlayHints || s.settings?.editor?.inlay !== prev.settings?.editor?.inlay)
           this.refresh();
@@ -167,6 +194,8 @@ const inlayPlugin = ViewPlugin.fromClass(
       this.refresh.cancel();
       this.unsubscribe();
       this.offReady();
+      this.offModifier();
+      this.view.contentDOM.classList.remove("cm-lsp-navigation-modifier");
     }
   },
 );
diff --git a/src/editor/lsp/theme.ts b/src/editor/lsp/theme.ts
index 0246c835..2ddc2cdf 100644
--- a/src/editor/lsp/theme.ts
+++ b/src/editor/lsp/theme.ts
@@ -328,7 +328,11 @@ export const lspTheme = EditorView.theme({
     userSelect: "none",
   },
   // A part naming a declaration (⌘-click navigates there).
-  ".cm-lsp-inlay-part:hover": { textDecoration: "underline", textUnderlineOffset: "2px" },
+  ".cm-lsp-navigation-modifier .cm-lsp-inlay-part:hover": {
+    textDecoration: "underline",
+    textUnderlineOffset: "2px",
+    cursor: "pointer",
+  },
   // Inline completion: the suggestion as gray text at the caret.
   ".cm-inline-ghost": { color: "var(--fg-subtle)", whiteSpace: "pre" },
   ".cm-lsp-inlay-pl": { marginLeft: "4px" },