diff --git a/r2/r2/models/link.py b/r2/r2/models/link.py
index a9775c52c..a7e1ab239 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/link.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/link.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Link(Thing, Printable):
         if not c.cname:
             res = "/r/%s/%s" % (sr.name, p)
         elif sr != c.site or force_domain:
-            res = "http://%s/r/%s/%s" % (get_domain(cname = c.cname,
+            res = "http://%s/r/%s/%s" % (get_domain(cname = (c.cname and sr == c.site),
                                                     subreddit = False), sr.name, p)
         else:
             res = "/%s" % p
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/link.html b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
index 58455380e..96431a1a1 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/link.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/link.html
@@ -84,7 +84,16 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="subreddit()" buffered="True">
-  <a id="subreddit_${thing._fullname}" href="${thing.subreddit.path}" class="hover">
+  <%
+    if c.cname:
+       path = "http://" + get_domain(cname = (c.site == thing.subreddit), 
+                                     subreddit = (c.site != thing.subreddit))
+    else:
+       path = thing.subreddit.path
+    endif
+  %>
+  <a id="subreddit_${thing._fullname}" href="${path}" class="hover"
+     ${'target="_top"'  if c.cname else ''} >
     ${thing.subreddit.name}
   </a>
   <script type="text/javascript">
@@ -123,7 +132,7 @@
     from r2.lib.utils import timeago
     from r2.models import FakeSubreddit
  
-    if isinstance(c.site, FakeSubreddit):
+    if isinstance(c.site, FakeSubreddit) or c.site != thing.subreddit:
       taglinetext = _("submitted %(when)s ago by %(author)s to %(reddit)s") 
     else:
       taglinetext = _("submitted %(when)s ago by %(author)s")