diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58d3ca1..24bb089 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ Its structure is similar to the HTML syntax of mapping:
 |**coords**|*array of number*|Coordinates delimiting the zone according to the specified shape: <ul><li>**rect**: `top-left-X`,`top-left-Y`,`bottom-right-X`,`bottom-right-Y`</li><li>**circle**: `center-X`,`center-Y`,`radius`</li><li>**poly**: Every point in the polygon path as `point-X`,`point-Y`,...</li></ul>|required| |**active**|*string*|Enable/Disable highlighting|true|   
 |**disabled**|*string*|Enable/Disable area listeners and highlighting|false|  
 |**href**|*string*|Target link for a click in the zone (note that if you provide an onClick prop, `href` will be prevented)|undefined|   
+|**target**|*string*|_blank,_self|undefined|   
 |**fillColor**|*string*|Fill color of the highlighted zone|rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5)|  
 |**strokeColor**|*string*|Border color of the highlighted zone|rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)|  
 |**lineWidth**|*string*|Border thickness of the highlighted zone|1|  
diff --git a/src/ImageMapper.tsx b/src/ImageMapper.tsx
index 4ca3148..c7c7f7d 100644
--- a/src/ImageMapper.tsx
+++ b/src/ImageMapper.tsx
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ const ImageMapper: React.FC<ImageMapperProps> = (props: ImageMapperProps) => {
           {...(area.preFillColor ? { className: 'img-mapper-area-highlighted' } : {})}
           key={area[areaKeyName] || index.toString()}
           shape={area.shape}
+          {...area.target?{target:area.target}:{}}
           coords={scaledCoords.join(',')}
           onMouseEnter={event => hoverOn(extendedArea, index, event)}
           onMouseLeave={event => hoverOff(extendedArea, index, event)}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 746b691..bcc98c9 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface MapAreas {
   active?: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean;
   href?: string;
+  target?: string;
   fillColor?: string;
   strokeColor?: string;
   lineWidth?: number;