diff --git a/app/components/dropdown_link_component.html.erb b/app/components/dropdown_link_component.html.erb
index eb15ffc..8800f7e 100644
--- a/app/components/dropdown_link_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/dropdown_link_component.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%= link_to @href, class: @class, data: {
+<%= link_to @href, class: @class, target: @target, data: {
       'dropdown-target': "menuItem",
       'action': "keydown.up->dropdown#previousItem:prevent keydown.down->dropdown#nextItem:prevent"
     } do %>
diff --git a/app/components/dropdown_link_component.rb b/app/components/dropdown_link_component.rb
index 4eabc8e..e9dec36 100644
--- a/app/components/dropdown_link_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/dropdown_link_component.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class DropdownLinkComponent < ViewComponent::Base
-  def initialize(href:, separator: false, add_class: nil)
+  def initialize(href:, open_in_new_tab: false, separator: false, add_class: nil)
     @href = href
+    @target = open_in_new_tab ? "_blank" : nil
     @class = class_str(separator, add_class)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/components/rs_auth_component.html.erb b/app/components/rs_auth_component.html.erb
index 535dc1b..a26d35d 100644
--- a/app/components/rs_auth_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/rs_auth_component.html.erb
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
   </div>
   <%= render DropdownComponent.new do %>
     <%= render DropdownLinkComponent.new(
-          href: launch_app_services_storage_rs_auth_url(@auth)
+          href: launch_app_services_storage_rs_auth_url(@auth),
+          open_in_new_tab: true
         ) do %>
       Launch app
     <% end %>