diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/hyperlink.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/hyperlink.rs
index 361b21bb..0ef0ee48 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/hyperlink.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/hyperlink.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ impl Widget for Link {
 pub struct Hyperlink {
     url: String,
     text: WidgetText,
+    new_tab: bool,
 }
 
 impl Hyperlink {
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ impl Hyperlink {
         Self {
             url: url.clone(),
             text: url.into(),
+            new_tab: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -100,13 +102,20 @@ impl Hyperlink {
         Self {
             url: url.to_string(),
             text: text.into(),
+            new_tab: false,
         }
     }
+
+    /// Always open this hyperlink in a new browser tab.
+    pub fn open_in_new_tab(mut self, new_tab: bool) -> Self {
+        self.new_tab = new_tab;
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl Widget for Hyperlink {
     fn ui(self, ui: &mut Ui) -> Response {
-        let Self { url, text } = self;
+        let Self { url, text, new_tab } = self;
 
         let response = ui.add(Link::new(text));
         if response.clicked() {
@@ -114,7 +123,7 @@ impl Widget for Hyperlink {
             ui.ctx().output_mut(|o| {
                 o.open_url = Some(crate::output::OpenUrl {
                     url: url.clone(),
-                    new_tab: modifiers.any(),
+                    new_tab: new_tab || modifiers.any(),
                 });
             });
         }