diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 68bee9e..de40bb2 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ pub async fn parse_post(post: &Value) -> Post {
 
 	let body = if val(post, "removed_by_category") == "moderator" {
 		format!(
-			"<div class=\"md\"><p>[removed] — <a href=\"https://{}?comments={post_id}\">view removed post</a></p></div>",
+			"<div class=\"md\"><p>[removed] — <a href=\"https://{}?comments={post_id}\" target="_blank">view removed post</a></p></div>",
 			get_setting("REDLIB_PUSHSHIFT_FRONTEND").unwrap_or_else(|| String::from(crate::config::DEFAULT_PUSHSHIFT_FRONTEND)),
 		)
 	} else {