diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 0a6d6bfc9..bb105419c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     time_tag(time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"), time)
   end
 
-  def external_link_to(url, truncate: nil, strip_scheme: false)
+  def external_link_to(url, truncate: nil, strip_scheme: false, link_options: {})
     text = url
     text = text.gsub(%r!\Ahttps?://!i, "") if strip_scheme
     text = text.truncate(truncate) if truncate
 
     if url =~ %r!\Ahttps?://!i
-      link_to text, url, {rel: :nofollow}
+      link_to text, url, {rel: :nofollow}.merge(link_options)
     else
       url
     end
diff --git a/app/views/related_tags/_source_tags.html.erb b/app/views/related_tags/_source_tags.html.erb
index 3808645ff..2de52e296 100644
--- a/app/views/related_tags/_source_tags.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/related_tags/_source_tags.html.erb
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
             <% artist.sorted_urls.each do |url| %>
               <li>
                 <% if url.is_active %>
-                  <%= external_link_to url.url, truncate: 64, strip_scheme: true %>
+                  <%= external_link_to url.url, truncate: 64, strip_scheme: true, link_options: {target: "_blank"} %>
                   <%= link_to tag.i(class: "fas fa-minus-circle"), artist_url_path(id: url.id, artist_url: { is_active: false }), remote: true, method: :put, "data-confirm": "This will mark the URL as inactive. Continue?" %>
                 <% else %>
-                  <del><%= external_link_to url.url, truncate: 64, strip_scheme: true %></del>
+                  <del><%= external_link_to url.url, truncate: 64, strip_scheme: true, link_options: {target: "_blank"} %></del>
                 <% end %>
               </li>
             <% end %>