diff --git a/res/js/util/mirccolorhandler.js b/res/js/util/mirccolorhandler.js
index e4909c9dc5517580c5b6667712766f500221b544..b1b39f433f2aaf1e49a2467305402f9ef01582b7 100644
--- a/res/js/util/mirccolorhandler.js
+++ b/res/js/util/mirccolorhandler.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class MircColorHandler {
             if (normalCount === 0)
                 return;
             if (lastTag.tagName === 'A') {
+                lastTag.target = '_blank';
                 if (s.indexOf('://') !== -1)
                     lastTag.href = s;
                 else