diff --git a/lib/markdown/link.js b/lib/markdown/link.js
index 0ee581eb38..16ad7e5bd0 100644
--- a/lib/markdown/link.js
+++ b/lib/markdown/link.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module.exports = md => {
       const isSourceLink = /(\/|\.md|\.html)(#[\w-]*)?$/.test(href)
       if (isExternal) {
         addAttr(token, 'target', '_blank')
-        addAttr(token, 'rel', 'noopener')
+        addAttr(token, 'rel', 'noopener noreferrer')
       } else if (isSourceLink) {
         hasOpenRouterLink = true
         tokens[idx] = toRouterLink(token, link)