diff --git a/public/app/core/components/Footer/Footer.tsx b/public/app/core/components/Footer/Footer.tsx
index 1d70febf7f9..b5633c8eb60 100644
--- a/public/app/core/components/Footer/Footer.tsx
+++ b/public/app/core/components/Footer/Footer.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const Footer: FC = React.memo(() => {
         <ul>
           {links.map(link => (
             <li key={link.text}>
-              <a href={link.url} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+              <a href={link.url} target={link.target} rel="noopener">
                 <i className={link.icon} /> {link.text}
               </a>
             </li>
diff --git a/public/app/features/admin/__snapshots__/ServerStats.test.tsx.snap b/public/app/features/admin/__snapshots__/ServerStats.test.tsx.snap
index 730af343513..3c62fdaacca 100644
--- a/public/app/features/admin/__snapshots__/ServerStats.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/admin/__snapshots__/ServerStats.test.tsx.snap
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ exports[`ServerStats Should render table with stats 1`] = `
               <li>
                 <a
                   rel="noopener"
-                  target="_blank"
                 >
                   <i />
                    
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ exports[`ServerStats Should render table with stats 1`] = `
               <li>
                 <a
                   rel="noopener"
-                  target="_blank"
                 >
                   <i />