diff --git a/tildes/alembic/versions/4241b0202fd4_add_setting_to_open_group_and_user_.py b/tildes/alembic/versions/4241b0202fd4_add_setting_to_open_group_and_user_.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47f1add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tildes/alembic/versions/4241b0202fd4_add_setting_to_open_group_and_user_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""Add setting to open group and user links in new tab
+
+Revision ID: 4241b0202fd4
+Revises: 34753d8124b4
+Create Date: 2020-02-06 16:59:10.720154
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = "4241b0202fd4"
+down_revision = "34753d8124b4"
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    op.add_column(
+        "users",
+        sa.Column(
+            "open_new_tab_group", sa.Boolean(), server_default="false", nullable=False
+        ),
+    )
+    op.add_column(
+        "users",
+        sa.Column(
+            "open_new_tab_user", sa.Boolean(), server_default="false", nullable=False
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    op.drop_column("users", "open_new_tab_user")
+    op.drop_column("users", "open_new_tab_group")
diff --git a/tildes/scripts/clean_private_data.py b/tildes/scripts/clean_private_data.py
index 408a8d8..3ad6424 100644
--- a/tildes/scripts/clean_private_data.py
+++ b/tildes/scripts/clean_private_data.py
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ class DataCleaner:
                     "open_new_tab_external": DEFAULT,
                     "open_new_tab_internal": DEFAULT,
                     "open_new_tab_text": DEFAULT,
+                    "open_new_tab_group": DEFAULT,
+                    "open_new_tab_user": DEFAULT,
                     "theme_default": DEFAULT,
                     "permissions": DEFAULT,
                     "home_default_order": DEFAULT,
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py b/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
index c6db4b4..56d9f1f 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class User(DatabaseModel):
         Boolean, nullable=False, server_default="false"
     )
     open_new_tab_text: bool = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, server_default="false")
+    open_new_tab_group: bool = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, server_default="false")
+    open_new_tab_user: bool = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, server_default="false")
     theme_default: str = Column(Text)
     show_tags_in_listings: bool = Column(
         Boolean, nullable=False, server_default="false"
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/bookmarks.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/bookmarks.jinja2
index 1dafa2e..05ab1c7 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/bookmarks.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/bookmarks.jinja2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% extends 'base_user_menu.jinja2' %}
 
 {% from 'macros/comments.jinja2' import render_single_comment with context %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group with context %}
 {% from 'macros/topics.jinja2' import render_topic_for_listing with context %}
 
 {% block title %}Bookmarks{% endblock %}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/error_group_not_found.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/error_group_not_found.jinja2
index f852eaa..dcb8b63 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/error_group_not_found.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/error_group_not_found.jinja2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {% extends 'base_no_sidebar.jinja2' %}
 
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group with context %}
 
 {% block title %}
 Group not found
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/groups.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/groups.jinja2
index 94eb418..414f599 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/groups.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/groups.jinja2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% extends 'base_no_sidebar.jinja2' %}
 
 {% from 'macros/groups.jinja2' import render_group_subscription_box with context %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group with context %}
 
 {% block title %}Browse groups{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
index 3ce46da..6d553d0 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% from 'buttons.jinja2' import post_action_toggle_button with context %}
 {% from 'datetime.jinja2' import adaptive_date_responsive %}
 {% from 'forms.jinja2' import markdown_textarea %}
-{% from 'links.jinja2' import link_to_user %}
+{% from 'links.jinja2' import link_to_user with context %}
 {% from 'utils.jinja2' import pluralize %}
 
 {% macro render_single_comment(comment) %}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/links.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/links.jinja2
index e583224..168c2cf 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/links.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/links.jinja2
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@
 
 {% macro link_to_user(user) -%}
   {% if user.is_real_user %}
-    <a href="/user/{{ user.username }}" class="link-user">{{ user.username }}</a>
+    <a
+      href="/user/{{ user.username }}"
+      class="link-user"
+      {% if request.user.open_new_tab_user %}target="_blank"{% endif %}
+    >{{ user.username }}</a>
   {% else %}
     {{ user.username }}
   {% endif %}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
 {% macro link_to_group(group) -%}
-  <a href="/~{{ group.path }}" class="link-group">~{{ group.path }}</a>
+  <a
+    href="/~{{ group.path }}"
+    class="link-group"
+    {% if request.user.open_new_tab_group %}target="_blank"{% endif %}
+  >~{{ group.path }}</a>
 {%- endmacro %}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
index 5852760..73ff559 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/topics.jinja2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {% from 'macros/buttons.jinja2' import post_action_toggle_button with context %}
 {% from 'macros/datetime.jinja2' import adaptive_date_responsive %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group, link_to_user %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group, link_to_user with context %}
 {% from 'utils.jinja2' import pluralize %}
 
 {% macro render_topic_for_listing(topic, show_group=False, rank=None) %}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/messages.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/messages.jinja2
index 575e318..1584ee0 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/messages.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/messages.jinja2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% extends 'base_user_menu.jinja2' %}
 
 {% from 'macros/datetime.jinja2' import adaptive_date_responsive %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_user %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_user with context %}
 
 {% block title %}Message Inbox{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/notifications_unread.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/notifications_unread.jinja2
index 8d6b925..0258c07 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/notifications_unread.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/notifications_unread.jinja2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% extends 'base_user_menu.jinja2' %}
 
 {% from 'macros/comments.jinja2' import comment_label_options_template, comment_reply_template, render_single_comment with context %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group with context %}
 
 {% block title %}Unread notifications{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/search.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/search.jinja2
index 6fd27ba..42df497 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/search.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/search.jinja2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% extends 'topic_listing.jinja2' %}
 
 {% from 'macros/forms.jinja2' import search_form %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group with context %}
 
 {% block title %}Search results: {{ search }}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
index 53365ea..2c2680d 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/settings.jinja2
@@ -144,6 +144,34 @@
               </label>
             </div>
           </li>
+          <li>
+            <div class="form-group">
+              <label class="form-checkbox">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  id="open_new_tab_group"
+                  name="open_new_tab_group"
+                  data-js-autosubmit-on-change
+                  {% if request.user.open_new_tab_group %}checked{% endif %}
+                >
+                <i class="form-icon"></i> Links to groups on Tildes
+              </label>
+            </div>
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <div class="form-group">
+              <label class="form-checkbox">
+                <input
+                  type="checkbox"
+                  id="open_new_tab_user"
+                  name="open_new_tab_user"
+                  data-js-autosubmit-on-change
+                  {% if request.user.open_new_tab_user %}checked{% endif %}
+                >
+                <i class="form-icon"></i> Links to users on Tildes
+              </label>
+            </div>
+          </li>
         </ul>
       </form>
     </li>
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2
index 969e8e0..504dbec 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 {% from 'macros/datetime.jinja2' import adaptive_date_responsive, time_ago %}
 {% from 'macros/forms.jinja2' import markdown_textarea %}
 {% from 'macros/groups.jinja2' import group_segmented_link %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_user %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_user with context %}
 {% from 'macros/topics.jinja2' import topic_voting with context %}
 {% from 'macros/utils.jinja2' import pluralize %}
 
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/topic_listing.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/topic_listing.jinja2
index 29d767c..756be14 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/topic_listing.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/topic_listing.jinja2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {% from 'macros/forms.jinja2' import search_form %}
 {% from 'macros/groups.jinja2' import group_segmented_link, render_group_subscription_box with context %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group with context %}
 {% from 'macros/topics.jinja2' import render_topic_for_listing with context %}
 
 {% block title %}Topics in ~{{ group.path }}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2
index 79f271a..dbb377c 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/user.jinja2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {% extends 'base_user_menu.jinja2' %}
 
 {% from 'macros/comments.jinja2' import comment_label_options_template, comment_reply_template, render_single_comment with context %}
-{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group %}
+{% from 'macros/links.jinja2' import link_to_group with context %}
 {% from 'macros/topics.jinja2' import render_topic_for_listing with context %}
 
 {% block title %}User: {{ user.username }}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py
index 7b519d3..e5bdd20 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/user.py
@@ -229,9 +229,13 @@ def patch_change_open_links_new_tab(request: Request) -> Response:
     external = bool(request.params.get("open_new_tab_external"))
     internal = bool(request.params.get("open_new_tab_internal"))
     text = bool(request.params.get("open_new_tab_text"))
+    group = bool(request.params.get("open_new_tab_group"))
+    open_new_tab_user = bool(request.params.get("open_new_tab_user"))
     user.open_new_tab_external = external
     user.open_new_tab_internal = internal
     user.open_new_tab_text = text
+    user.open_new_tab_group = group
+    user.open_new_tab_user = open_new_tab_user
 
     return IC_NOOP