diff --git a/themes/tabi-lean/templates/partials/footer.html b/themes/tabi-lean/templates/partials/footer.html
index 34415a4..7e64fdd 100644
--- a/themes/tabi-lean/templates/partials/footer.html
+++ b/themes/tabi-lean/templates/partials/footer.html
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
                                 {%- set url = get_url(path=menu.url, lang=lang, trailing_slash=trailing_slash) -%}
                             {%- endif -%}
 
-                            <a class="nav-links no-hover-padding" href="{{ url }}">
+                            <a class="nav-links no-hover-padding" href="{{ url }}"
+                                {%- if menu.url is starting_with("http") -%} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"{%- endif -%}>
                                 {{ macros_translate::translate(key=menu.name, default=menu.name, language_strings=language_strings) }}
                             </a>
                         </li>