diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
index 8e7b9283..8c9bba1e 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ The `figure` shortcode accepts six parameters:
 | `caption` | Markdown for the image caption, which will be displayed below the image.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `class`   | Additional CSS classes to apply to the image.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `href`    | URL that the image should be linked to.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
+| `target`  | The target attribute for the `href` URL.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
 | `nozoom`  | `nozoom=true` disables the image "zoom" functionality. This is most useful in combination with a `href` link.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `default` | Special parameter to revert to default Hugo `figure` behaviour. Simply provide `default=true` and then use normal [Hugo shortcode syntax](https://gohugo.io/content-management/shortcodes/#figure).                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
index c916c9dc..4f641f3b 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   {{ $caption := .Get "caption" }}
   {{ $href := .Get "href" }}
   {{ $class := .Get "class" }}
+  {{ $target := .Get "target" }}
   {{ $nozoom := .Get "nozoom" | default false }}
   {{ if findRE "^https?" $url.Scheme }}
     <figure>
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
     {{ end }}
     {{ with $resource }}
       <figure {{ with $class }}class="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>
-        {{ with $href }}<a href="{{ . }}">{{ end }}
+        {{ with $href }}<a href="{{ . }}" {{ with $target }}target="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>{{ end }}
           {{ if $disableImageOptimization }}
           <img
             class="my-0 rounded-md{{ if $nozoom }} nozoom{{ end }}"