diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain.js
index cf460e2..c158224 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain.js
+++ b/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain.js
@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ jQuery(function($) {
     );
 
 
+    //
+    // Open all external links in new window
+    //
+    $('a').not('[href*="mailto:"]').each(function () {
+        var isInternalLink = new RegExp('/' + window.location.host + '/');
+        if ( !isInternalLink.test(this.href) ) {
+            $(this).attr('target', '_blank');
+        }
+    });
+
+
     //
     // Automatically add header links to all Markdown headings
     //