diff --git a/.changes/core-base-links-target.md b/.changes/core-base-links-target.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..231383077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/core-base-links-target.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri': 'minor:enhance'
+---
+
+Open links externally when `<base target="_blank" />` exists
diff --git a/core/tauri/scripts/core.js b/core/tauri/scripts/core.js
index 0ac489544..ad2196c17 100644
--- a/core/tauri/scripts/core.js
+++ b/core/tauri/scripts/core.js
@@ -91,13 +91,14 @@
     document.querySelector('body').addEventListener(
       'click',
       function (e) {
-        var target = e.target
+        let target = e.target
+        const baseTarget = document.querySelector('head base')?.target
         while (target != null) {
           if (target.matches('a')) {
             if (
               target.href &&
               (['http://', 'https://', 'mailto:', 'tel:'].some(v => target.href.startsWith(v))) &&
-              target.target === '_blank'
+              (target.target === '_blank' || (!target.target &&  baseTarget === "_blank"))
             ) {
               window.__TAURI_INVOKE__('tauri', {
                 __tauriModule: 'Shell',