diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 4592eb95..e42c035c 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 {{- with $url.Fragment }}{{ $fragment = printf "#%s" . }}{{ end -}}
 {{- with .Page.GetPage $url.Path }}{{ $link = printf "%s%s" .RelPermalink $fragment }}{{ end }}{{ end -}}
 {{- end -}}
-<a href="{{ $link | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if $isRemote }} target="_blank"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
+<a href="{{ $link | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if $isRemote }} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"{{ end }}>{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>