diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Linking/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Linking/index.js
index 8aaa4fed..8424c4f5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Linking/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/Linking/index.js
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ class Linking {
 
 const open = url => {
   if (canUseDOM) {
-    window.location = new URL(url, window.location).toString();
+    const urlToOpen = new URL(url, window.location).toString();
+    window.open(urlToOpen, '_blank', 'noopener');
   }
 };