diff --git a/src/post.rs b/src/post.rs
index 84fc485..3704268 100644
--- a/src/post.rs
+++ b/src/post.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ fn build_comment(
 
 	let body = if (val(comment, "author") == "[deleted]" && val(comment, "body") == "[removed]") || val(comment, "body") == "[ Removed by Reddit ]" {
 		format!(
-			"<div class=\"md\"><p>[removed] — <a href=\"https://{}?comments={post_id}\">view removed comment</a></p></div>",
+			"<div class=\"md\"><p>[removed] — <a href=\"https://{}?comments={post_id}\" target="_blank">view removed comment</a></p></div>",
 			get_setting("REDLIB_PUSHSHIFT_FRONTEND").unwrap_or_else(|| String::from(crate::config::DEFAULT_PUSHSHIFT_FRONTEND)),
 		)
 	} else {