diff --git a/src/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inline-text-semantics/A.jsx b/src/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inline-text-semantics/A.jsx
index 69b33199..3f9f2147 100644
--- a/src/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inline-text-semantics/A.jsx
+++ b/src/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inline-text-semantics/A.jsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const A = ({ children, href, to, linkRef, ...passProps }) =>
       {children}
     </BaseGatsbyLink>
   ) : (
-    <BaseComponent ref={linkRef} href={href || to} {...passProps}>
+    <BaseComponent ref={linkRef} href={href || to} target="_blank" {...passProps}>
       {children}
     </BaseComponent>
   );
diff --git a/test/components/atoms/core/Button/__snapshots__/Button.test.jsx.snap b/test/components/atoms/core/Button/__snapshots__/Button.test.jsx.snap
index bdb870bf..cf96a510 100644
--- a/test/components/atoms/core/Button/__snapshots__/Button.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/atoms/core/Button/__snapshots__/Button.test.jsx.snap
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ exports[`logical behavior renders external URLs with \`href\` prop 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0 c1"
   href="https://www.nordtheme.com"
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ exports[`logical behavior renders external URLs with \`to\` prop 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0 c1"
   href="https://www.nordtheme.com"
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>
diff --git a/test/components/atoms/core/Link/__snapshots__/Link.test.jsx.snap b/test/components/atoms/core/Link/__snapshots__/Link.test.jsx.snap
index 5a337222..e9d5af7e 100644
--- a/test/components/atoms/core/Link/__snapshots__/Link.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/atoms/core/Link/__snapshots__/Link.test.jsx.snap
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ exports[`theme styles matches the snapshot with \`calmly\` variant 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0 c1"
   href=""
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ exports[`theme styles matches the snapshot with \`decent\` variant 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0 c1"
   href=""
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ exports[`theme styles matches the snapshot with \`minimal\` variant 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0 c1"
   href=""
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ exports[`theme styles matches the snapshot with default variant 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0 c1"
   href=""
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>
diff --git a/test/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inlineTextSemantics/__snapshots__/A.test.jsx.snap b/test/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inlineTextSemantics/__snapshots__/A.test.jsx.snap
index dbfd3a35..0d4395b8 100644
--- a/test/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inlineTextSemantics/__snapshots__/A.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/atoms/core/html-elements/inlineTextSemantics/__snapshots__/A.test.jsx.snap
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ exports[`logical behavior renders external URLs with \`href\` prop 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0"
   href="https://www.nordtheme.com"
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Docs
 </a>
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ exports[`logical behavior renders external URLs with \`to\` prop 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0"
   href="https://www.nordtheme.com"
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Docs
 </a>
diff --git a/test/components/organisms/core/Footer/styled/__snapshots__/SitemapLink.test.jsx.snap b/test/components/organisms/core/Footer/styled/__snapshots__/SitemapLink.test.jsx.snap
index 08a99304..34701520 100644
--- a/test/components/organisms/core/Footer/styled/__snapshots__/SitemapLink.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/organisms/core/Footer/styled/__snapshots__/SitemapLink.test.jsx.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ exports[`theme styles matches the snapshot 1`] = `
 <a
   class="c0 c1"
   href=""
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>
diff --git a/test/components/organisms/core/Header/styled/__snapshots__/SlideMenuNavLink.test.jsx.snap b/test/components/organisms/core/Header/styled/__snapshots__/SlideMenuNavLink.test.jsx.snap
index 2e895b66..34561025 100644
--- a/test/components/organisms/core/Header/styled/__snapshots__/SlideMenuNavLink.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/organisms/core/Header/styled/__snapshots__/SlideMenuNavLink.test.jsx.snap
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ exports[`theme styles matches the snapshot 1`] = `
   class="c0 c1"
   href=""
   style="opacity: 0; transform: none;"
+  target="_blank"
 >
   Nord
 </a>