diff --git a/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/button.en.md b/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/button.en.md
index 0e1c89fb29..eeecc38330 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/button.en.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/shortcodes/button.en.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Once the button is clicked, it opens another browser tab for the given URL.
 | **icon**              | see notes       | [Font Awesome icon name]({{%relref "cont/icons#finding-an-icon" %}}) set to the left of the title. Depending on the **style** there may be a default icon. Any given value will overwrite the default.<br><br>- for severity styles: a nice matching icon for the severity<br>- for all other colors: _&lt;empty&gt;_<br><br>If you want no icon for a severity style, you have to set this parameter to `" "` (a non empty string filled with spaces) |
 | **iconposition**      | `left`          | Places the icon to the `left` or `right` of the title. |
 | _**&lt;content&gt;**_ | see notes       | Arbitrary text for the button title. Depending on the **style** there may be a default title. Any given value will overwrite the default.<br><br>- for severity styles: the matching title for the severity<br>- for all other colors: _&lt;empty&gt;_<br><br>If you want no title for a severity style, you have to set this parameter to `" "` (a non empty string filled with spaces) |
+| **target**            | _blank          | The destination frame/window for the URL. |
 
 ## Examples
 
@@ -134,6 +135,15 @@ Once the button is clicked, it opens another browser tab for the given URL.
 
 {{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" icon="dragon" style="warning" %}}Get Hugo{{% /button %}}
 
+### Target
+
+````go
+{{%/* button href="https://gohugo.io/" target="_self" %}}Get Hugo in same window{{% /button */%}}
+{{%/* button href="https://gohugo.io/" %}}Get Hugo in new Window/Frame (default){{% /button */%}}
+````
+{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" target="_self" %}}Get Hugo in same Window/Frame{{% /button %}}
+{{% button href="https://gohugo.io/" %}}Get Hugo in new Window/Frame (default){{% /button %}}
+
 ### Other
 
 #### Severity Style with all Defaults
diff --git a/layouts/partials/shortcodes/button.html b/layouts/partials/shortcodes/button.html
index a536640d91..59d826df08 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/shortcodes/button.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/shortcodes/button.html
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {{- $content := .content }}
 {{- $href := .href }}
 {{- $style := .style | default "transparent" }}
+{{- $target := .target | default "_blank" }}
 {{- $title := .title | default ($content) | default ($style | T) }}
 {{- $icon := .icon | default "" }}
 {{- if and (not $icon) (eq (len $icon) 0) }}
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 {{- $iconposition := .iconposition | default "left" }}
 {{- with $context }}
 <span class="btn cstyle {{ $style }}">
-  <a{{ if $href }} href="{{ $href }}" target="_blank"{{ end }}>
+  <a{{ if $href }} href="{{ $href }}" target="{{ $target }}"{{ end }}>
     {{- if and $icon (eq $iconposition "left") }}
     <i class="{{ $icon }}"></i>
     {{- end }}
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/button.html b/layouts/shortcodes/button.html
index 20125fb500..b39e2c097e 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/button.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/button.html
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
   "iconposition"  ((.Get "iconposition") | default (.Get "icon-position"))
   "style"         (.Get "style")
   "title"         (.Get "title")
+  "target"        (.Get "target")
 ) }}
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