diff --git a/lib/outputrenderers.php b/lib/outputrenderers.php
index 04fed8f0c72..f76c61c563c 100644
--- a/lib/outputrenderers.php
+++ b/lib/outputrenderers.php
@@ -1955,7 +1955,7 @@ class core_renderer extends renderer_base {
         // note: this title is displayed only if JS is disabled, otherwise the link will have the new ajax tooltip
         $title = get_string('helpprefix2', '', trim($title, ". \t"));
 
-        $attributes = array('href' => $url, 'title' => $title, 'aria-haspopup' => 'true');
+        $attributes = array('href' => $url, 'title' => $title, 'aria-haspopup' => 'true', 'target'=>'_blank');
         $output = html_writer::tag('a', $output, $attributes);
 
         // and finally span