diff --git a/apps/updatenotification/js/notification.js b/apps/updatenotification/js/notification.js
index 9d22bcb230..810b9c168a 100644
--- a/apps/updatenotification/js/notification.js
+++ b/apps/updatenotification/js/notification.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
version = oc_updateState.updateVersion,
docLink = oc_updateState.updateLink,
text = t('core', '{version} is available. Get more information on how to update.', {version: version}),
- element = $('').attr('href', docLink).text(text);
+ element = $('').attr('href', docLink).attr('target','_blank').text(text);
OC.Notification.showTemporary(
element,