diff --git a/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/transformApiJson.js b/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/transformApiJson.js
index 84823f6e7..7071d4c08 100644
--- a/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/transformApiJson.js
+++ b/lib/processors/jsdoc/lib/transformApiJson.js
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ function transformer(sInputFile, sOutputFile, sLibraryFile, vDependencyAPIFiles,
 			// Check if the external domain is SAP hosted
 			let bSAPHosted = /^https?:\/\/(?:www.)?[\w.]*(?:sap|hana\.ondemand|sapfioritrial)\.com/.test(sTarget);
 
-			return `<a target="_blank" href="${sTarget}">${sText}</a>
+			return `<a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="${sTarget}">${sText}</a>
 <img src="./resources/sap/ui/documentation/sdk/images/${bSAPHosted ? 'link-sap' : 'link-external'}.png"
 title="Information published on ${bSAPHosted ? '' : 'non '}SAP site" class="sapUISDKExternalLink"/>`;
 		},