diff --git a/js/externalLinkHandler.js b/js/externalLinkHandler.js
index 36a774572b28ea5af08106f301d37dd56282dcfb..491883984b189680a424e8a353f71128f7b7009d 100644
--- a/js/externalLinkHandler.js
+++ b/js/externalLinkHandler.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ document.onreadystatechange = function () {
          let href = element.href;
          if(href.indexOf(location.hostname) === -1){
              element.target = "_blank";
+             element.setAttribute("rel", "noreferrer");
          }
      });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}