diff --git a/lemmy-translations b/lemmy-translations
index a241fe12..7fc71d08 160000
--- a/lemmy-translations
+++ b/lemmy-translations
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a241fe1255a6363c7ae1ec5a09520c066745e6ce
+Subproject commit 7fc71d0860bbe5c6d620ec27112350ffe5b9229c
diff --git a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
index 6ed11ef8..bc0dc76c 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/person/settings.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ interface SettingsState {
     show_new_post_notifs?: boolean;
     discussion_languages?: number[];
     generate_totp_2fa?: boolean;
+    open_links_in_new_tab?: boolean;
   };
   changePasswordForm: {
     new_password?: string;
@@ -802,6 +803,23 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
               </label>
             </div>
           </div>
+          <div className="input-group mb-3">
+            <div className="form-check">
+              <input
+                className="form-check-input"
+                id="user-open-links-in-new-tab"
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={this.state.saveUserSettingsForm.open_links_in_new_tab}
+                onChange={linkEvent(this, this.handleOpenInNewTab)}
+              />
+              <label
+                className="form-check-label"
+                htmlFor="user-show-new-post-notifs"
+              >
+                {I18NextService.i18n.t("open_links_in_new_tab")}
+              </label>
+            </div>
+          </div>
           {this.totpSection()}
           <div className="input-group mb-3">
             <button type="submit" className="btn d-block btn-secondary me-4">
@@ -1044,6 +1062,14 @@ export class Settings extends Component<any, SettingsState> {
     );
   }
 
+  handleOpenInNewTab(i: Settings, event: any) {
+    i.setState(
+      s => (
+        (s.saveUserSettingsForm.open_links_in_new_tab = event.target.checked), s
+      )
+    );
+  }
+
   handleShowScoresChange(i: Settings, event: any) {
     const mui = UserService.Instance.myUserInfo;
     if (mui) {
diff --git a/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx b/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
index d5ddc2f2..f89741ac 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/post/post-listing.tsx
@@ -759,6 +759,12 @@ export class PostListing extends Component<PostListingProps, PostListingState> {
         title={title}
         to={`/post/${post_view.post.id}?scrollToComments=true`}
         data-tippy-content={title}
+        target={
+          UserService.Instance.myUserInfo?.local_user_view.local_user
+            .open_links_in_new_tab ?? false
+            ? "_blank"
+            : "_self"
+        }
       >
         <Icon icon="message-square" classes="me-1" inline />
         {post_view.counts.comments}