diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Form/DescriptionFieldTemplate.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Form/DescriptionFieldTemplate.tsx
index 7731cac3f8..5f12e0f1a3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Form/DescriptionFieldTemplate.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/Form/DescriptionFieldTemplate.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const DescriptionFieldTemplate = <
       return (
         <MarkdownContent
           content={description}
+          linkTarget="_blank"
           className={classes.markdownDescription}
         />
       );