diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 9ab61ac4..2102bfa3 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<a href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}" {{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }} {{ if or (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http:") (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "https:") }} target="_blank"{{ end }}>
+<a href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}" {{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }} {{ if strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http" }} target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"{{ end }}>
     {{- .Text | safeHTML -}}
-</a>
\ No newline at end of file
+</a>