diff --git a/webextension/newTab.xhtml b/webextension/newTab.xhtml
index 47db739..b659d3b 100644
--- a/webextension/newTab.xhtml
+++ b/webextension/newTab.xhtml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 						<button id="options-donate" data-message="donate"></button>
 					</div>
 					<div>
-						<a href="https://github.com/darktrojan/newtabtools" data-message="github"></a>
+						<a href="https://github.com/darktrojan/newtabtools" target="_blank" data-message="github"></a>
 					</div>
 				</fieldset>
 			</div>