diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
index 5ba5e514834..319013c3194 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/backend/html_field.js
@@ -805,10 +805,10 @@ function stripHistoryIds(value) {
     return value && value.replace(/\sdata-last-history-steps="[^"]*?"/, '') || value;
 }
 
-// Ensure all external links are opened in a new tab.
+// Ensure all links are opened in a new tab.
 const retargetLinks = (container) => {
-    for (const externalLink of container.querySelectorAll(`a:not([href^="${location.origin}"]):not([href^="/"])`)) {
-        externalLink.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
-        externalLink.setAttribute('rel', 'noreferrer');
+    for (const link of container.querySelectorAll('a')) {
+        link.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
+        link.setAttribute('rel', 'noreferrer');
     }
 }
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js b/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js
index ee6ebb26c59..a77472e760b 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/tests/html_field_tests.js
@@ -252,4 +252,33 @@ QUnit.module("WebEditor.HtmlField", ({ beforeEach }) => {
         assert.containsOnce(target, '.o_field_html[name="txt"] iframe[sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"]');
     });
 
+    QUnit.module('Readonly mode');
+
+    QUnit.test("Links should open on a new tab", async (assert) => {
+        assert.expect(6);
+        serverData.models.partner.records = [{
+            id: 1,
+            txt: `
+                <body>
+                    <a href="/contactus">Relative link</a>
+                    <a href="${location.origin}/contactus">Internal link</a>
+                    <a href="https://google.com">External link</a>
+                </body>`,
+        }];
+        await makeView({
+            type: "form",
+            resId: 1,
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <form>
+                    <field name="txt" widget="html" readonly="1"/>
+                </form>`,
+        });
+
+        for (const link of target.querySelectorAll('a')) {
+            assert.strictEqual(link.getAttribute('target'), '_blank');
+            assert.strictEqual(link.getAttribute('rel'), 'noreferrer');
+        }
+    });
 });