diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ScaffolderField/ScaffolderField.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ScaffolderField/ScaffolderField.tsx
index 1bb1656fd0..60c3907ddb 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ScaffolderField/ScaffolderField.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/ScaffolderField/ScaffolderField.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export const ScaffolderField = (
       {displayLabel && rawDescription ? (
         <MarkdownContent
           content={rawDescription}
+          linkTarget="_blank"
           className={classes.markdownDescription}
         />
       ) : null}