diff --git a/lib/shared/addon/helpers/linkify.js b/lib/shared/addon/helpers/linkify.js
index 4e95f54b52..871731df0c 100644
--- a/lib/shared/addon/helpers/linkify.js
+++ b/lib/shared/addon/helpers/linkify.js
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ export function linkify(params) {
   content = Ember.Handlebars.Utils.escapeExpression(content);
 
   content = linkifyStr(content, {
-    attributes:      { rel: 'nofollow noreferrer' },
+    attributes:      {
+      rel:    'nofollow noreferrer',
+      target: '_blank',
+    },
     defaultProtocol: 'https'
   });