diff --git a/src/js/index.js b/src/js/index.js
index 3c723c5ce..2ee18f7f9 100644
--- a/src/js/index.js
+++ b/src/js/index.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ app.filter('prettyEmailAddresses', function () {
 
 app.filter('markdown2html', function () {
     var converter = new showdown.Converter({
-        extensions: [],
+        extensions: [ 'targetblank' ],
         simplifiedAutoLink: true,
         strikethrough: true,
         tables: true
diff --git a/src/js/login.js b/src/js/login.js
index d817646d6..44ddf17cc 100644
--- a/src/js/login.js
+++ b/src/js/login.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var app = angular.module('Application', []);
 
 app.filter('markdown2html', function () {
     var converter = new showdown.Converter({
-        extensions: [],
+        extensions: [ 'targetblank' ],
         simplifiedAutoLink: true,
         strikethrough: true,
         tables: true
diff --git a/src/js/setupaccount.js b/src/js/setupaccount.js
index 4bd6dd9d8..5714cd234 100644
--- a/src/js/setupaccount.js
+++ b/src/js/setupaccount.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var app = angular.module('Application', []);
 
 app.filter('markdown2html', function () {
     var converter = new showdown.Converter({
-        extensions: [],
+        extensions: [ 'targetblank' ],
         simplifiedAutoLink: true,
         strikethrough: true,
         tables: true