diff --git a/src/components/modal/report/modal.jsx b/src/components/modal/report/modal.jsx
index ae1e3e67d..7071ae002 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/report/modal.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modal/report/modal.jsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ReportModal extends React.Component {
                                         key={`report.${type}Instructions`}
                                         values={{
                                             CommunityGuidelinesLink: (
-                                                <a href="/community_guidelines">
+                                                <a href="/community_guidelines" target="_blank">
                                                     <FormattedMessage id="report.CommunityGuidelinesLinkText" />
                                                 </a>
                                             )
diff --git a/src/components/modal/report/report-options.jsx b/src/components/modal/report/report-options.jsx
index 375a19ee7..cc289c742 100644
--- a/src/components/modal/report/report-options.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modal/report/report-options.jsx
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ const REPORT_OPTIONS = [
                         id={`report.promptSomethingElse`}
                         values={{
                             CommunityGuidelinesLink: (
-                                <a href="/community_guidelines">
+                                <a href="/community_guidelines" target="_blank">
                                     <FormattedMessage id="report.CommunityGuidelinesLinkText" />
                                 </a>
                             )