diff --git a/src/View/Account.elm b/src/View/Account.elm
index a2acc6f..3c75067 100644
--- a/src/View/Account.elm
+++ b/src/View/Account.elm
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ followButton currentUser relationship account =
 followView : CurrentUser -> Maybe Relationship -> Account -> Html Msg
 followView currentUser relationship account =
     div [ class "follow-entry" ]
-        [ Common.accountAvatarLink account
+        [ Common.accountAvatarLink False account
         , div [ class "userinfo" ]
             [ strong []
                 [ a
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ accountView currentUser account relationship panelContent =
                         ]
                         [ div [ class "opacity-layer" ]
                             [ followButton currentUser relationship account
-                            , img [ src account.avatar ] []
+                            , Common.accountAvatarLink True account
                             , span [ class "account-display-name" ] [ text account.display_name ]
-                            , span [ class "account-username" ] [ text ("@" ++ account.username) ]
+                            , span [ class "account-username" ] [ Common.accountLink True account ]
                             , span [ class "account-note" ] (formatContent account.note [])
                             ]
                         ]
diff --git a/src/View/Common.elm b/src/View/Common.elm
index 9ac6482..5f8a068 100644
--- a/src/View/Common.elm
+++ b/src/View/Common.elm
@@ -14,23 +14,43 @@ import Types exposing (..)
 import View.Events exposing (..)
 
 
-accountLink : Account -> Html Msg
-accountLink account =
-    a
-        [ href account.url
-        , onClickWithPreventAndStop (LoadAccount account.id)
-        ]
-        [ text <| "@" ++ account.username ]
+accountLink : Bool -> Account -> Html Msg
+accountLink external account =
+    let
+        accountHref =
+            if external then
+                target "_blank"
+            else
+                onClickWithPreventAndStop (LoadAccount account.id)
+    in
+        a
+            [ href account.url
+            , accountHref
+            ]
+            [ text <| "@" ++ account.username ]
 
 
-accountAvatarLink : Account -> Html Msg
-accountAvatarLink account =
-    a
-        [ href account.url
-        , onClickWithPreventAndStop (LoadAccount account.id)
-        , title <| "@" ++ account.username
-        ]
-        [ img [ class "avatar", src account.avatar ] [] ]
+accountAvatarLink : Bool -> Account -> Html Msg
+accountAvatarLink external account =
+    let
+        accountHref =
+            if external then
+                target "_blank"
+            else
+                onClickWithPreventAndStop (LoadAccount account.id)
+
+        avatarClass =
+            if external then
+                ""
+            else
+                "avatar"
+    in
+        a
+            [ href account.url
+            , accountHref
+            , title <| "@" ++ account.username
+            ]
+            [ img [ class avatarClass, src account.avatar ] [] ]
 
 
 closeablePanelheading : String -> String -> String -> Msg -> Html Msg
diff --git a/src/View/Draft.elm b/src/View/Draft.elm
index 7a8772d..381907e 100644
--- a/src/View/Draft.elm
+++ b/src/View/Draft.elm
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ currentUserView currentUser =
     case currentUser of
         Just currentUser ->
             div [ class "current-user" ]
-                [ Common.accountAvatarLink currentUser
-                , div [ class "username" ] [ Common.accountLink currentUser ]
+                [ Common.accountAvatarLink False currentUser
+                , div [ class "username" ] [ Common.accountLink False currentUser ]
                 , p [ class "status-text" ] <| formatContent currentUser.note []
                 ]
 
diff --git a/src/View/Notification.elm b/src/View/Notification.elm
index eda5336..835da96 100644
--- a/src/View/Notification.elm
+++ b/src/View/Notification.elm
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ filterNotifications filter notifications =
 notificationHeading : List Account -> String -> String -> Html Msg
 notificationHeading accounts str iconType =
     div [ class "status-info" ]
-        [ div [ class "avatars" ] <| List.map Common.accountAvatarLink accounts
+        [ div [ class "avatars" ] <| List.map (Common.accountAvatarLink False) accounts
         , p [ class "status-info-text" ] <|
             List.intersperse (text " ")
                 [ Common.icon iconType
-                , span [] <| List.intersperse (text ", ") (List.map Common.accountLink accounts)
+                , span [] <| List.intersperse (text ", ") (List.map (Common.accountLink False) accounts)
                 , text str
                 ]
         ]
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ notificationFollowView currentUser { accounts } =
     let
         profileView account =
             div [ class "status follow-profile" ]
-                [ Common.accountAvatarLink account
-                , div [ class "username" ] [ Common.accountLink account ]
+                [ Common.accountAvatarLink False account
+                , div [ class "username" ] [ Common.accountLink False account ]
                 , p
                     [ class "status-text"
                     , onClick <| LoadAccount account.id
diff --git a/src/View/Status.elm b/src/View/Status.elm
index 4577ce3..216fb26 100644
--- a/src/View/Status.elm
+++ b/src/View/Status.elm
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ statusView context ({ account, content, media_attachments, reblog, mentions } as
 
             Nothing ->
                 div [ class "status" ]
-                    [ Common.accountAvatarLink account
+                    [ Common.accountAvatarLink False account
                     , div [ class "username" ]
                         [ a accountLinkAttributes
                             [ text account.display_name