diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2fc573cb..7483e993 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5911,6 +5911,11 @@
         "uc.micro": "^1.0.5"
       }
     },
+    "markdown-it-link-attributes": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it-link-attributes/-/markdown-it-link-attributes-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-MqdMlPfFzf0Iho0r7inG+nCggyQ="
+    },
     "material-colors": {
       "version": "1.2.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/material-colors/-/material-colors-1.2.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba025376..c5f76a9d 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     "graphql-tag": "^2.9.1",
     "js-cookie": "^2.2.0",
     "markdown-it": "^8.4.1",
+    "markdown-it-link-attributes": "^2.1.0",
     "path-to-regexp": "^2.2.1",
     "popper.js": "^1.14.3",
     "raven-js": "^3.24.2",
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 239c7f62..37591d56 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class FrankerFaceZ extends Module {
 FrankerFaceZ.Logger = Logger;
 
 const VER = FrankerFaceZ.version_info = {
-	major: 4, minor: 0, revision: 0, extra: '-rc13',
+	major: 4, minor: 0, revision: 0, extra: '-rc13.1',
 	commit: __git_commit__,
 	build: __webpack_hash__,
 	toString: () =>
diff --git a/src/std-components/markdown.vue b/src/std-components/markdown.vue
index 7c9479a1..e5aee71b 100644
--- a/src/std-components/markdown.vue
+++ b/src/std-components/markdown.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 <script>
 
 import MD from 'markdown-it';
+import MILA from 'markdown-it-link-attributes';
 
 export default {
 	props: {
@@ -13,10 +14,19 @@ export default {
 
 	computed: {
 		md() {
-			return new MD({
+			const md = new MD({
 				html: false,
 				linkify: true
 			});
+
+			md.use(MILA, {
+				attrs: {
+					target: '_blank',
+					rel: 'noopener'
+				}
+			});
+
+			return md;
 		},
 
 		output() {