diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
index b82a4a6db14..6c5ea76f394 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/xml/base.xml
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
 </t>
 <t t-name="FieldEmail">
     <span class="oe_form_field oe_form_field_email oe_form_field_with_button">
-        <a t-if="widget.get('effective_readonly')" href="#" class="oe_form_uri"/>
+        <a t-if="widget.get('effective_readonly')" href="#" class="oe_form_uri" target="_blank"/>
         <t t-if="!widget.get('effective_readonly')">
             <div>
                 <input type="text"