diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a2cb25..bfc1abd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ BackgroundImages = [
 ]
 # optional background style (valid css only)
 BackgroundStyle = "background: #000000;"
+# optional bool to have links open in a new window/tab (default: true)
+OpenLinksInNewWindow = true
 
 # list of nav tags
 [[ params.nav ]]
diff --git a/layouts/partials/tile.html b/layouts/partials/tile.html
index d7e239f..4e2fe15 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/tile.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/tile.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<a class="tile tile-link" href="{{ .url }}" data-groups='{{ if .tags }}{{ delimit .tags "," }}{{ end }}'>
+<a class="tile tile-link" href="{{ .Link.url }}" data-groups='{{ if .Link.tags }}{{ delimit .Link.tags "," }}{{ end }}'{{ if .Jump }} target="_blank"{{ end }}>
     <div class="tile-box"
-        data-title='{{ .name }}'
-        data-url='{{ .url }}'
-        {{ if .bg_color }}data-bg-color='{{ .bg_color }}'{{ end -}}
-        {{ if .txt_color }}data-txt-color='{{ .txt_color }}'{{ end -}}
-        {{ if .img }}data-img='{{ .img }}'{{ end -}}>
-        {{ if .img }}<img class="logo" src="{{ .img }}"></img>{{ else }}{{ .name }}{{ end }}</div>
-    <div class="tile-title">{{ .name }}</div>
+        data-title='{{ .Link.name }}'
+        data-url='{{ .Link.url }}'
+        {{ if .Link.bg_color }}data-bg-color='{{ .Link.bg_color | safeCSS }}'{{ end -}}
+        {{ if .Link.txt_color }}data-txt-color='{{ .Link.txt_color | safeCSS }}'{{ end -}}
+        {{ if .Link.img }}data-img='{{ .Link.img }}'{{ end -}}>
+        {{ if .Link.img }}<img class="logo" src="{{ .Link.img }}"></img>{{ else }}{{ .Link.name }}{{ end }}</div>
+    <div class="tile-title">{{ .Link.name }}</div>
 </a>
diff --git a/layouts/partials/tile_slate.html b/layouts/partials/tile_slate.html
index 4f31816..6e2945a 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/tile_slate.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/tile_slate.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<div class="tile-container">{{ range .Site.Data.links.tiles }}
-{{ partial "tile.html" . }}{{ end }}
+<div class="tile-container">{{$jump := .Site.Params.OpenLinksInNewWindow | default true }}{{ range .Site.Data.links.tiles }}
+{{ partial "tile.html" (dict "Link" . "Jump" $jump)}}{{ end }}
 </div>