diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.html b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
index f5e292a8d..dddf10fda 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ ${parent.thing_css_class(what)} ${"over18" if thing.over_18 else ""}
 
 <%def name="subreddit()" buffered="True">
   ${plain_link(thing.subreddit.name, thing.subreddit_path, sr_path = False,
-               cname = False, _class = "subreddit hover")}
+               cname = False, _class = "subreddit hover",
+               target='_blank' if thing.newwindow else '')}
   <script type="text/javascript">
     reddit.sr['${thing._fullname}'] = '${thing.subreddit._fullname}';
   </script>
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/modaction.html b/r2/r2/templates/modaction.html
index 46e132650..7ccd53f84 100755
--- a/r2/r2/templates/modaction.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/modaction.html
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
   <td class="button">${thing.button}</td>
   <td class="description">${thing.text}&#32;
   %if hasattr(thing, 'target_text'):
-    ${plain_link(thing.target_text, thing.target_path, title=thing.target_title, sr_path=False, cname=False, _class="subreddit hover")}&#32;
+    ${plain_link(thing.target_text, thing.target_path, title=thing.target_title, sr_path=False, cname=False, _class="subreddit hover", 
+                 target='_blank' if c.user.pref_newwindow else '')}&#32;
   %elif hasattr(thing, 'target_wrapped_user'):
     ${thing.target_wrapped_user}&#32;
   %endif
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html
index 0bf22bf3d..273be4729 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/usertext.html
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <div class="usertext-body">
       % if not thing.expunged:
       ${unsafe(safemarkdown(thing.text, nofollow = thing.nofollow,
-                                        target = thing.target))}
+                                        target = '_blank' if c.user.pref_newwindow else thing.target))}
       % else:
       <em>${_("[removed]")}</em>&#32;
       % endif
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html b/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html
index 1d9fb5288..63ac0246a 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/wrappeduser.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     %>
     ${plain_link(thing.name + thing.karma, "/user/%s" % thing.name,
                  _class = ' '.join(classes),
-                 _sr_path = False, target=target, title=thing.author_title)}
+                 _sr_path = False, target='_blank' if c.user.pref_newwindow else target, title=thing.author_title)}
     %if thing.flair_position == 'right':
       ${flair(thing, enabled=thing.force_show_flair)}
     %endif