diff --git a/core/src/components/UserMenu/UserMenuEntry.vue b/core/src/components/UserMenu/UserMenuEntry.vue
index 8f09137256caa..cb27c34d8975b 100644
--- a/core/src/components/UserMenu/UserMenuEntry.vue
+++ b/core/src/components/UserMenu/UserMenuEntry.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		class="menu-entry">
 		<a v-if="href"
 			:href="href"
+			:target="target"
 			:class="{ active }"
 			@click.exact="handleClick">
 			<NcLoadingIcon v-if="loading"
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ export default {
 			type: Boolean,
 			required: true,
 		},
+		target: {
+			type: String,
+			required: false,
+		},
 		icon: {
 			type: String,
 			required: true,
diff --git a/core/src/views/UserMenu.vue b/core/src/views/UserMenu.vue
index 0b96ab3cc66a1..3182bb0374232 100644
--- a/core/src/views/UserMenu.vue
+++ b/core/src/views/UserMenu.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 				:key="entry.id"
 				:name="entry.name"
 				:href="entry.href"
+				:target="entry.target"
 				:active="entry.active"
 				:icon="entry.icon" />
 		</ul>