diff --git a/packages/react-ui/components/ui/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx b/packages/react-ui/components/ui/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
index 5837489f0..c6e75ed8e 100644
--- a/packages/react-ui/components/ui/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-ui/components/ui/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const MarkdownTextImpl = () => {
         ),
         a: ({ node, ...props }) => (
           <a
+            target="_blank"
             className={cn(
               "text-primary font-medium underline underline-offset-4",
               props.className,
diff --git a/packages/shadcn-registry/registry/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx b/packages/shadcn-registry/registry/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
index de2fddfba..e09d49ada 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn-registry/registry/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
+++ b/packages/shadcn-registry/registry/assistant-ui/markdown-text.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ const MarkdownTextImpl = () => {
         ),
         a: ({ node, ...props }) => (
           <a
+            target="_blank"
             className={cn(
               "text-primary font-medium underline underline-offset-4",
               props.className,