diff --git a/html/includes/common/generic-image.inc.php b/html/includes/common/generic-image.inc.php
index bcbb7a68a..314caa1cf 100644
--- a/html/includes/common/generic-image.inc.php
+++ b/html/includes/common/generic-image.inc.php
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ if( defined('show_settings') || empty($widget_settings) ) {
 }
 else {
     $widget_settings['title'] = $widget_settings['image_title'];
-    $common_output[]          = '<a href="'.$widget_settings['target_url'].'"><img class="minigraph-image" width="'.$widget_dimensions['x'].'" height="'.$widget_dimensions['y'].'" src="'.$widget_settings['image_url'].'"/></a>';
+    $common_output[]          = '<a target="_blank" href="'.$widget_settings['target_url'].'"><img class="minigraph-image" width="'.$widget_dimensions['x'].'" height="'.$widget_dimensions['y'].'" src="'.$widget_settings['image_url'].'"/></a>';
 }