"open links behind mail" feature doesn't work

Since migrating to Yosemite, I can no longer  use "open links behind mail" feature.
The links do open directly to Safari or Chrome on top of mail.
But the "Open links behind mail" won't launch, regardless if the browser is open or not. I see it, it clicks, but nada... nothing ;-(
This feature always worked before migrating to Yosemite.
Any suggestions?
MBP 13" mid 2009
2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8GB 1067 MHz DDR3
OSX Yosemite 10.10.2
mail 8.2
Google Chrome Version 40.0.2214.115 (64-bit)
Safari Version 8.0.3 (10600.3.18)

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