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 0aaf087e6d485..dc24186bba725 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>
diff --git a/lib/private/NavigationManager.php b/lib/private/NavigationManager.php
index cac52ab5c9f1c..17424f1b5fe63 100644
--- a/lib/private/NavigationManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/NavigationManager.php
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ private function init() {
 					'id' => 'admin_settings',
 					'order' => 4,
 					'href' => $this->urlGenerator->linkToRoute('settings.AdminSettings.index', ['section' => 'overview']),
+					'target' => '_blank',
 					'name' => $l->t('Administration settings'),
 					'icon' => $this->urlGenerator->imagePath('settings', 'admin.svg'),
 				]);
diff --git a/tests/lib/NavigationManagerTest.php b/tests/lib/NavigationManagerTest.php
index beefc2353d6c9..7571d651d00d0 100644
--- a/tests/lib/NavigationManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/NavigationManagerTest.php
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ public function providesNavigationConfig() {
 				'active' => false,
 				'type' => 'settings',
 				'classes' => '',
-				'unread' => 0
+				'unread' => 0,
+				'target' => '_blank',
 			]
 		];