diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e850bce..3128283e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 - Each item of the tracking component accepts a `link`. ([#900](https://github.com/sqlpage/SQLPage/issues/900))
 
+- Each card of the card component accepts a `target`, such as `_blank` to open its link in a new tab. ([#820](https://github.com/sqlpage/SQLPage/issues/820))
+
 - Custom components can call inline partials inside `each_row` and after it, when the partials are defined before `each_row`. ([#846](https://github.com/sqlpage/SQLPage/issues/846))
 
 ## v0.47.0 (2026-10-15)
diff --git a/examples/official-site/sqlpage/migrations/31_card_docs_update.sql b/examples/official-site/sqlpage/migrations/31_card_docs_update.sql
index 1b813b8a..44633ee2 100644
--- a/examples/official-site/sqlpage/migrations/31_card_docs_update.sql
+++ b/examples/official-site/sqlpage/migrations/31_card_docs_update.sql
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ INSERT INTO parameter(component, name, description, type, top_level, optional) S
     ('footer', 'Muted text to display at the bottom of the card.', 'TEXT', FALSE, TRUE),
     ('footer_md', 'Muted text to display at the bottom of the card, with rich text formatting in Markdown format.', 'TEXT', FALSE, TRUE),
     ('link', 'An URL to which the user should be taken when they click on the card.', 'URL', FALSE, TRUE),
+    ('target', 'Where the card''s link opens: "_blank" for a new tab, "_self" for the same tab, "_parent" for the parent frame, or "_top" for the full body of the window.', 'TEXT', FALSE, TRUE),
     ('footer_link', 'An URL to which the user should be taken when they click on the footer.', 'URL', FALSE, TRUE),
     ('style', 'Inline style property to your iframe embed code. For example "background-color: #FFFFFF"', 'TEXT', FALSE, TRUE),
     ('height', 'Height of the iframe embed code, in pixels. Used only when embed_mode is ''iframe''.', 'INTEGER', FALSE, TRUE),
diff --git a/sqlpage/templates/card.handlebars b/sqlpage/templates/card.handlebars
index aa64fc47..d6ea5bc5 100644
--- a/sqlpage/templates/card.handlebars
+++ b/sqlpage/templates/card.handlebars
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 "
                 {{#if (and embed (ne embed_mode "iframe"))}}data-pre-init="card" data-embed="{{embed}}"{{/if}}>
                 {{#if link}}
-                    <a href="{{link}}" style="text-decoration: inherit; color: inherit">
+                    <a href="{{link}}"{{#if target}} target="{{target}}"{{/if}} style="text-decoration: inherit; color: inherit">
                 {{/if}}
                 {{#if top_image}}
                     <img src="{{top_image}}" class="card-img-top"{{#if top_image_width}} width="{{top_image_width}}"{{/if}}{{#if top_image_height}} height="{{top_image_height}}"{{/if}}{{#if top_image_lazy}} loading="lazy"{{/if}}/>
diff --git a/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/card/target/index.sql b/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/card/target/index.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a97afcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/card/target/index.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SELECT 'card' AS component;
+SELECT 'In a new tab' AS title, 'https://example.com' AS link, '_blank' AS target;
+SELECT 'In the same tab' AS title, 'https://example.com' AS link;
diff --git a/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/card/target/test.ts b/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/card/target/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7977053b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/end-to-end/fixtures/card/target/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { expect, test } from "../../../fixture.ts";
+
+test("a card's link opens where its target says", async ({ page }) => {
+  await expect(
+    page.getByRole("link", { name: "In a new tab" }),
+  ).toHaveAttribute("target", "_blank");
+  await expect(
+    page.getByRole("link", { name: "In the same tab" }),
+  ).not.toHaveAttribute("target");
+});