1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/js/gui/KeyboardShortcuts.js b/js/gui/KeyboardShortcuts.js
index c90f3bc70..9e32a15b3 100644
--- a/js/gui/KeyboardShortcuts.js
+++ b/js/gui/KeyboardShortcuts.js
@@ -263,7 +263,9 @@
     var openLink = function (scrollArea) {
         onActiveItem(scrollArea, function (item) {
             item.trigger('click');  // mark read
-            window.open(item.find('.external:visible').attr('href'), '_blank');
+            var url = item.find('.external:visible').attr('href');
+            var newWindow = window.open(url, '_blank');
+            newWindow.opener = null;
         });
     };