diff --git a/app/helpers/user_helper.rb b/app/helpers/user_helper.rb
index a494a4d1..5d487409 100644
--- a/app/helpers/user_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/user_helper.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module UserHelper
     if url
       return user_path(user) if link_only
 
-      return profile_link(user)
+      return profile_link(user, "_top")
     end
     user.profile.safe_name.strip
   end
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ module UserHelper
 
   private
 
-  def profile_link(user)
-    link_to(user.profile.safe_name, user_path(user), class: ("user--banned" if user.banned?).to_s)
+  def profile_link(user, target = nil)
+    link_to(user.profile.safe_name, user_path(user), class: ("user--banned" if user.banned?).to_s, target:)
   end
 
   def should_unmask?(author_identifier)
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml
index bef0030a..ff2cc2a9 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_answer.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       %img.avatar-xs{ src: notification.target.user.profile_picture.url(:small), loading: :lazy }
       = t(".heading_html",
           user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
-          question: link_to(t(".link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.id)),
+          question: link_to(t(".link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.id), target: "_top"),
           time: time_tooltip(notification.target))
     .list-group
       .list-group-item
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml
index 26cb55cd..325ceb61 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_comment.html.haml
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
       - if notification.target.answer.user == current_user
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
-              answer: link_to(t(".active.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.answer.id)),
+              answer: link_to(t(".active.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.answer.id), target: "_top"),
               time: time_tooltip(notification.target))
       - elsif notification.target.user == notification.target.answer.user
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
-              answer: link_to(t(".passive.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.answer.id)),
+              answer: link_to(t(".passive.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.answer.id), target: "_top"),
               time: time_tooltip(notification.target))
       - else
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
-              answer: link_to(t(".other.link_text_html", user: user_screen_name(notification.target.answer.user, url: false)), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.answer.id)),
+              answer: link_to(t(".other.link_text_html", user: user_screen_name(notification.target.answer.user, url: false)), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.answer.id), target: "_top"),
               time: time_tooltip(notification.target))
     .list-group
       .list-group-item
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_dataexport.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_dataexport.html.haml
index 3da53c4c..eeffef10 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_dataexport.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_dataexport.html.haml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
     %h6.notification__user
       = t(".heading")
     .notification__text
-      = t(".text_html", settings_export: link_to(t(".settings_export"), settings_export_path))
+      = t(".text_html", settings_export: link_to(t(".settings_export"), settings_export_path, target: "_top"))
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml
index ec44fc56..0994b6de 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_follow.html.haml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
     %h6.notification__user
       = user_screen_name notification.target.source
     .notification__text
-      = t(".heading_html", time: time_ago_in_words(notification.target.created_at))
+      = t(".heading_html", time: time_ago_in_words(notification.target.created_at), target: "_top")
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml
index 8462dd88..08716738 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_reaction.html.haml
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
       - if notification.target.parent_type == 'Answer'
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
-              type: link_to(t(".#{notification.target.parent_type.downcase}.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.parent.id)),
+              type: link_to(t(".#{notification.target.parent_type.downcase}.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.parent.id), target: "_top"),
               time: time_tooltip(notification.target))
       - elsif notification.target.parent_type == 'Comment'
         = t(".heading_html",
               user: user_screen_name(notification.target.user),
-              type: link_to(t(".#{notification.target.parent_type.downcase}.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.parent.answer.id)),
+              type: link_to(t(".#{notification.target.parent_type.downcase}.link_text"), answer_path(username: notification.target.user.screen_name, id: notification.target.parent.answer.id), target: "_top"),
               time: time_tooltip(notification.target))
     .list-group
       .list-group-item
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/type/_webpushsubscription.html.haml b/app/views/notifications/type/_webpushsubscription.html.haml
index b077f489..599130ce 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/type/_webpushsubscription.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifications/type/_webpushsubscription.html.haml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
     %h6.notification__user
       = t(".heading")
     .notification__text
-      = t(".text_html", settings_push: link_to(t(".settings_push"), settings_push_notifications_path))
+      = t(".text_html", settings_push: link_to(t(".settings_push"), settings_push_notifications_path, target: "_top"))