diff --git a/entityreference.module b/entityreference.module
index 14d932a..320acf8 100644
--- a/entityreference.module
+++ b/entityreference.module
@@ -1082,6 +1082,7 @@ function entityreference_field_formatter_info() {
       'field types' => array('entityreference'),
       'settings' => array(
         'link' => FALSE,
+        'target' => '',
       ),
     ),
     'entityreference_entity_id' => array(
@@ -1116,6 +1117,12 @@ function entityreference_field_formatter_settings_form($field, $instance, $view_
       '#type' => 'checkbox',
       '#default_value' => $settings['link'],
     );
+    $element['target'] = array(
+      '#title' => t('Link Target'),
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#size' => 8,
+      '#default_value' => $settings['target'],
+    );
   }
 
   if ($display['type'] == 'entityreference_entity_view') {
@@ -1162,6 +1169,7 @@ function entityreference_field_formatter_settings_summary($field, $instance, $vi
 
   if ($display['type'] == 'entityreference_label') {
     $summary[] = $settings['link'] ? t('Link to the referenced entity') : t('No link');
+    $summary[] = $settings['target'] ? t('Target:') . $settings['target'] : t('No target');
   }
 
   if ($display['type'] == 'entityreference_entity_view') {
@@ -1251,7 +1259,12 @@ function entityreference_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $in
         // If the link is to be displayed and the entity has a uri, display a link.
         // Note the assignment ($url = ) here is intended to be an assignment.
         if ($display['settings']['link'] && ($uri = entity_uri($field['settings']['target_type'], $item['entity']))) {
-          $result[$delta] = array('#markup' => l($label, $uri['path'], $uri['options']));
+          if ($display['settings']['target']) {
+            $uri['options']['attributes']['target'] = $display['settings']['target'];
+          }
+          $result[$delta] = array(
+            '#markup' => l($label, $uri['path'], $uri['options']),
+          );
         }
         else {
           $result[$delta] = array('#markup' => check_plain($label));