diff --git a/cigaradvisor/blocks/imagecta/imagecta.js b/cigaradvisor/blocks/imagecta/imagecta.js
index ee980e02..f3d8d444 100644
--- a/cigaradvisor/blocks/imagecta/imagecta.js
+++ b/cigaradvisor/blocks/imagecta/imagecta.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { isExternal } from '../../scripts/scripts.js';
+
 export default async function decorate(block) {
   const children = [];
   const anchor = document.createElement('a');
@@ -7,7 +9,9 @@ export default async function decorate(block) {
   picture.style.paddingBottom = `${ratio}%`;
   anchor.style.maxWidth = `${img.width}px`;
   anchor.append(picture);
-  anchor.setAttribute('href', block.querySelector('a').getAttribute('href'));
+  const link = block.querySelector('a').getAttribute('href');
+  anchor.setAttribute('href', link);
+  anchor.setAttribute('target', isExternal(link));
   children.push(anchor);
   block.replaceChildren(...children);
 }
diff --git a/cigaradvisor/scripts/scripts.js b/cigaradvisor/scripts/scripts.js
index 96fb1770..7a146b62 100644
--- a/cigaradvisor/scripts/scripts.js
+++ b/cigaradvisor/scripts/scripts.js
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ export function decorateMain(main) {
   buildTwoColumnGrid(main);
 }
 
+export function isExternal(url) {
+  const anchor = document.createElement('a');
+  anchor.href = url;
+  return (anchor.hostname !== window.location.hostname) ? '_blank' : '_self';
+}
+
 /**
  * Loads everything needed to get to LCP.
  * @param {Element} doc The container element