diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
index 23f1eccab3..29c3a819ea 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/appearance/base.html
@@ -399,6 +399,12 @@
                     $('td input:checkbox', table).prop('checked', checked);
                 });
 
+                $('a.new_window').click(function(event) {
+                    event.preventDefault();
+                    var newWindow = window.open($(this).attr('href'), '_blank');
+                    newWindow.focus();
+                });
+
                 $('.alert button.close').click(function() {
                     dismissAlert($(this).parent());
                 });
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/generic_link_instance.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/generic_link_instance.html
index 8c5132a8db..fa991e188e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/generic_link_instance.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/generic_link_instance.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% if link.disabled %}
-    <a class="{% if link_classes or link.klass %}{{ link_classes }} {{ link.klass }}{% else %}btn {% if link.tags == 'dangerous' %}btn-danger{% else %}btn-primary{% endif %} btn-xs{% endif %} {% if link.active %}{{ link_class_active }}{% endif %}" disabled='disabled' style="cursor: default;" href="#">{% if link.icon %}<i class="{{ link.icon }}"></i> {% endif %}{{ link.text }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %}&nbsp;{% endif %}{% endif %}
+    <a class="{% if link_classes or link.klass %}{{ link_classes }} {{ link.klass }}{% else %}btn {% if 'dangerous' in link.tags %}btn-danger{% else %}btn-primary{% endif %} btn-xs{% endif %} {% if 'new_window' in link.tags %}new_window{% endif %} {% if link.active %}{{ link_class_active }}{% endif %}" disabled='disabled' style="cursor: default;" href="#">{% if link.icon %}<i class="{{ link.icon }}"></i> {% endif %}{{ link.text }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %}&nbsp;{% endif %}{% endif %}
 {% else %}
-    <a class="{% if link_classes or link.klass %}{{ link_classes }} {{ link.klass }}{% else %}btn {% if link.tags == 'dangerous' %}btn-danger{% else %}btn-primary{% endif %} btn-xs{% endif %} {% if link.active %}{{ link_class_active }}{% endif %}" href="{{ link.url }}">{% if link.icon %}<i class="{{ link.icon }}"></i> {% endif %}{{ link.text }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %}&nbsp;{% endif %}{% endif %}
+    <a class="{% if link_classes or link.klass %}{{ link_classes }} {{ link.klass }}{% else %}btn {% if 'dangerous' in link.tags %}btn-danger{% else %}btn-primary{% endif %} btn-xs{% endif %} {% if link.active %}{{ link_class_active }}{% endif %}" href="{{ link.url }}">{% if link.icon %}<i class="{{ link.icon }}"></i> {% endif %}{{ link.text }}{% if link.error %} - {{ link.error }}{% endif %}</a>{% if horizontal %}{% if not forloop.last %}&nbsp;{% endif %}{% endif %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/large_button_link.html b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/large_button_link.html
index 064abe302a..82a7d22995 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/large_button_link.html
+++ b/mayan/apps/appearance/templates/navigation/large_button_link.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="{% if div_class %}{{ div_class }}{% else %}col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-lg-3{% endif %}">
-    <a class="btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block" href="{{ link.url }}">
+    <a class="btn btn-default btn-lg btn-block {% if 'new_window' in link.tags %}new_window{% endif %}" href="{{ link.url }}">
         <i class="{{ link.icon }} fa-2x"></i><br>
         {{ link.text }}
     </a>
diff --git a/mayan/apps/rest_api/links.py b/mayan/apps/rest_api/links.py
index bee37954b0..3837d8509f 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/rest_api/links.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/rest_api/links.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from navigation import Link
 
-link_api = Link(icon='fa fa-plug', text=_('REST API'), view='rest_api:api-root')
+link_api = Link(
+    icon='fa fa-plug', tags='new_window', text=_('REST API'),
+    view='rest_api:api-root'
+)
 link_api_documentation = Link(
-    icon='fa fa-book', text=_('API Documentation'),
+    icon='fa fa-book', tags='new_window', text=_('API Documentation'),
     view='django.swagger.base.view'
 )