diff --git a/src/components/Messages/MessageText/markdown.js b/src/components/Messages/MessageText/markdown.js
index 383cf788f..2bc461121 100644
--- a/src/components/Messages/MessageText/markdown.js
+++ b/src/components/Messages/MessageText/markdown.js
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ md.use((md) => {
 	});
 });
 
-export const renderMarkdown = (...args) => sanitize(md.render(...args));
+export const renderMarkdown = (...args) => sanitize(md.render(...args), { ADD_ATTR: ['target','rel'] });