diff --git a/Text/Markdown.hs b/Text/Markdown.hs
--- a/Text/Markdown.hs
+++ b/Text/Markdown.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     , msStandaloneHtml
     , msFencedHandlers
     , msBlockCodeRenderer
+    , msLinkNewTab
       -- * Newtype
     , Markdown (..)
       -- * Fenced handlers
@@ -150,8 +151,12 @@
     go (InlineItalic is) = H.i $ gos is
     go (InlineBold is) = H.b $ gos is
     go (InlineCode t) = H.code $ toMarkup t
-    go (InlineLink url Nothing content) = H.a H.! HA.href (H.toValue url) $ gos content
-    go (InlineLink url (Just title) content) = H.a H.! HA.href (H.toValue url) H.! HA.title (H.toValue title) $ gos content
+    go (InlineLink url Nothing content)
+        | msLinkNewTab ms = H.a H.! HA.href (H.toValue url) H.! HA.target "_blank" $ gos content
+        | otherwise = H.a H.! HA.href (H.toValue url) $ gos content
+    go (InlineLink url (Just title) content)
+        | msLinkNewTab ms = H.a H.! HA.href (H.toValue url) H.! HA.title (H.toValue title) H.! HA.target "_blank" $ gos content
+        | otherwise = H.a H.! HA.href (H.toValue url) H.! HA.title (H.toValue title) $ gos content
     go (InlineImage url Nothing content) = H.img H.! HA.src (H.toValue url) H.! HA.alt (H.toValue content)
     go (InlineImage url (Just title) content) = H.img H.! HA.src (H.toValue url) H.! HA.alt (H.toValue content) H.! HA.title (H.toValue title)
     go (InlineHtml t) = escape t
diff --git a/Text/Markdown/Types.hs b/Text/Markdown/Types.hs
--- a/Text/Markdown/Types.hs
+++ b/Text/Markdown/Types.hs
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@
       -- <pre class="sourceCode"><code class="sourceCode">main <span class="fu">=</span> <span class="fu">putStrLn</span> <span class="st">&quot;Hello world!&quot;</span></code></pre>
       --
       -- Since: 0.1.2.1
+    , msLinkNewTab :: Bool
+      -- ^ If @True@, all generated links have the attribute target=_blank set,
+      -- causing them to be opened in a new tab or window.
+      --
+      -- Default: @False@
+      --
+      -- Since 0.1.4
     }
 
 -- | See 'msFencedHandlers.
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@
             \lang (_,rendered) -> case lang of
                                        Just l -> H.pre $ H.code H.! HA.class_ (H.toValue l) $ rendered
                                        Nothing -> H.pre $ H.code $ rendered
+        , msLinkNewTab = False
         }
 
 -- | Helper for creating a 'FHRaw'.
diff --git a/markdown.cabal b/markdown.cabal
--- a/markdown.cabal
+++ b/markdown.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                markdown
-Version:             0.1.3
+Version:             0.1.4
 Synopsis:            Convert Markdown to HTML, with XSS protection
 Description:         This library leverages existing high-performance libraries (attoparsec, blaze-html, text, and conduit), and should integrate well with existing codebases.
 Homepage:            https://github.com/snoyberg/markdown
diff --git a/test/main.hs b/test/main.hs
--- a/test/main.hs
+++ b/test/main.hs
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@
         it "not a link" $ check
             "<p>Not a [ link</p>"
             "Not a [ link"
+        it "new tab" $ checkSet def { msLinkNewTab = True }
+            "<p><a href=\"foo\" target=\"_blank\">bar</a></p>"
+            "[bar](foo)"
 
     {-
     describe "github links" $ do