diff --git a/components/TempDesignSystem/Link/index.tsx b/components/TempDesignSystem/Link/index.tsx
index 8ef6452da..6856f87aa 100644
--- a/components/TempDesignSystem/Link/index.tsx
+++ b/components/TempDesignSystem/Link/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client"
 import NextLink from "next/link"
 import { usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation"
-import { startTransition, useCallback, useEffect } from "react"
+import { startTransition, useCallback } from "react"
 
 import useRouterTransitionStore from "@/stores/router-transition"
 
@@ -60,15 +60,21 @@ export default function Link({
       prefetch={prefetch}
       className={classNames}
       onClick={(e) => {
+        if (onClick) {
+          onClick(e)
+        }
+        if (trackingId) {
+          trackClickById()
+        }
+        if (props.target === "_blank") {
+          // If link should open in new tab, we don't want to
+          // track navigation nor start a router transition.
+          return
+        }
+        e.preventDefault()
         trackPageViewStart()
         startTransition(() => {
           startRouterTransition()
-          if (trackingId) {
-            trackClickById()
-          }
-          if (onClick) {
-            onClick(e)
-          }
           router.push(href)
         })
       }}