diff --git a/modules/hyperlinks.xml b/modules/hyperlinks.xml
index 430bf96..115cb9a 100644
--- a/modules/hyperlinks.xml
+++ b/modules/hyperlinks.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	
 	@url: A URL that the hyperlink links to. If no link text is provided, the URL is used as the link text. [optional]
 	
+	@target: The target tab/window to open the hyperlink in. Only applies to (X)HTML. [optional]
+	
 	Only one of @label and @url may be specified.
 -->
 
@@ -32,7 +34,14 @@
 			</xsl:for-each>
 		</common>
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/">
-			<a href="#{@label}"><xsl:apply-templates /></a>
+			<a href="#{@label}">
+				<xsl:if test="@target">
+					<xsl:attribute name="target">
+						<xsl:value-of select="@target" />
+					</xsl:attribute>
+				</xsl:if>
+				<xsl:apply-templates />
+			</a>
 		</common>
 	</template>
 	
@@ -54,7 +63,14 @@
 			</xsl:for-each>
 		</common>
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/">
-			<a href="{@url}"><xsl:apply-templates /></a>
+			<a href="{@url}">
+				<xsl:if test="@target">
+					<xsl:attribute name="target">
+						<xsl:value-of select="@target" />
+					</xsl:attribute>
+				</xsl:if>
+				<xsl:apply-templates />
+			</a>
 		</common>
 	</template>
 	
@@ -68,7 +84,14 @@
 			<xsl:text>}</xsl:text>
 		</common>
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/">
-			<a href="{@url}"><code><xsl:value-of select="@url" /></code></a>
+			<a href="{@url}">
+				<xsl:if test="@target">
+					<xsl:attribute name="target">
+						<xsl:value-of select="@target" />
+					</xsl:attribute>
+				</xsl:if>
+				<code><xsl:value-of select="@url" /></code>
+			</a>
 		</common>
 	</template>