diff --git a/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js b/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
index ae637bc..faa4351 100644
--- a/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
+++ b/src/components/messages/messageMixin.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import QuickReactions from './QuickReactions.vue';
 var linkify = require('linkifyjs');
 var linkifyHtml = require('linkifyjs/html');
 linkify.options.defaults.className = "link";
-linkify.options.defaults.target = null;
+linkify.options.defaults.target = { url: '_blank' };
 
 export default {
   components: {