diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSimpleViewer.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSimpleViewer.vue
index eb1220f18..acf8a6cc7 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSimpleViewer.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSimpleViewer.vue
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         v-tooltip="`open in a new tab`"
         icon
         small
+        target="_blank"
         :to="`/streams/${streamId}/objects/${value.id || value.referencedId}`"
       >
         <v-icon small>mdi-open-in-new</v-icon>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSpeckleViewer.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSpeckleViewer.vue
index 87ae2eb7f..672b5f473 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSpeckleViewer.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/ObjectSpeckleViewer.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@
           {{ localExpand ? 'mdi-minus' : 'mdi-plus' }}
         </v-icon>
       </v-chip>
-      <v-btn icon small :to="`/streams/${streamId}/objects/${value.referencedId}`" v-tooltip="`open in a new tab`">
+      <v-btn
+        v-tooltip="`open in a new tab`"
+        icon
+        small
+        :to="`/streams/${streamId}/objects/${value.referencedId}`"
+        target="_blank"
+      >
         <v-icon small>mdi-open-in-new</v-icon>
       </v-btn>
     </v-card-title>
@@ -24,7 +30,13 @@
           {{ localExpand ? 'mdi-minus' : 'mdi-plus' }}
         </v-icon>
       </v-chip>
-      <v-btn icon small :to="`/streams/${streamId}/objects/${value.referencedId}`" v-tooltip="`open in a new tab`">
+      <v-btn
+        v-tooltip="`open in a new tab`"
+        icon
+        small
+        target="_blank"
+        :to="`/streams/${streamId}/objects/${value.referencedId}`"
+      >
         <v-icon small>mdi-open-in-new</v-icon>
       </v-btn>
     </v-card-title>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/SidebarStream.vue b/packages/frontend/src/components/SidebarStream.vue
index 7169bf979..175c675bf 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/SidebarStream.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/SidebarStream.vue
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
           <v-icon small>mdi-lock-open-variant-outline</v-icon>
           &nbsp; public
         </span>
-        <span v-else v-tooltip="`Only you and collaborators can access this stream.`">
+        <span v-else v-tooltip="`Only collaborators can access this stream.`">
           <v-icon small>mdi-lock-outline</v-icon>
           &nbsp; private
         </span>