diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/errors/overlay.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/errors/overlay.ts
index e08a7e1b2d19..8eb297ea008b 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/errors/overlay.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/errors/overlay.ts
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ class ErrorOverlay extends HTMLElement {
 			// Automatically detect links
 			text = text.split(' ').map(v => {
 				if (!v.startsWith('https://')) return v;
-				if (v.endsWith('.')) return `<a href="${v.slice(0, -1)}">${v.slice(0, -1)}</a>.`
-				return `<a href="${v}">${v}</a>`
+				if (v.endsWith('.')) return `<a target="_blank" href="${v.slice(0, -1)}">${v.slice(0, -1)}</a>.`
+				return `<a target="_blank" href="${v}">${v}</a>`
 			}).join(' ');
 		}