diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 738bfc6..f1e9a65 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ A Redis hash named `user:<user id>` with the following fields:
     apisecret -> api POST requests secret code, to prevent CSRF attacks.
     flags -> flags used to mark users as admins and so forth
     karma_incr_time -> last time karma was incremented
+    new_window -> (1/0) Open news links in a new window?
 
 Additionally the user has an additional key:
 
diff --git a/app.rb b/app.rb
index 0bd8d8c..1178254 100644
--- a/app.rb
+++ b/app.rb
@@ -304,7 +304,16 @@
                 H.li {H.b {"posted comments "}+posted_comments.to_s}
             }
         }+if $user and $user['id'].to_i == user['id'].to_i
-            H.br+H.form(:name=>"f") {
+           H.form(:name=>"f") {
+                H.label(:for => "new_window") {
+                "Open links in new window?"
+                  }+if $user['new_window'] == '1'
+                      H.checkbox(:name => "new_window", 
+                                 :value => "1", :checked => "1") 
+                else
+                    H.checkbox(:name => "new_window", :value => 1)
+                end +
+                H.br +  
                 H.label(:for => "email") {
                     "email (not visible, used for gravatar)"
                 }+H.br+
@@ -482,12 +491,13 @@
 
 post '/api/updateprofile' do
     return {:status => "err", :error => "Not authenticated."}.to_json if !$user
-    if !check_params(:about, :email)
+    if !check_params(:about, :email, :new_window)
         return {:status => "err", :error => "Missing parameters."}.to_json
     end
     $r.hmset("user:#{$user['id']}",
         "about", params[:about][0..4095],
-        "email", params[:email][0..255])
+        "email", params[:email][0..255],
+        "new_window", (params[:new_window] == "1" ? "1" : "0"))
     return {:status => "ok"}.to_json
 end
 
@@ -945,9 +955,15 @@ def news_to_html(news)
             "&#9650;"
         }+" "+
         H.h2 {
-            H.a(:href=>news["url"]) {
-                H.entities news["title"]
+            if $user['new_window'] == '1'
+                H.a(:href=>news['url'], :target=>'_blank') {
+                H.entities news['title']
             }
+            else
+                H.a(:href=>news["url"]) {
+                H.entities news["title"]
+                }
+            end
         }+" "+
         H.address {
             if domain
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index adc2dc0..0012e04 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -48,9 +48,14 @@ function submit() {
 }
 
 function update_profile() {
+	var checked = "0";
+	if($("input[name=new_window]").is(":checked")) {
+        checked = "1";
+    }
     var data = {
         email: $("input[name=email]").val(),
-        about: $("textarea[name=about]").val(),
+		about: $("textarea[name=about]").val(),
+        new_window: checked,
         apisecret: apisecret
     };
     $.ajax({