diff --git a/ui/component/button/view.jsx b/ui/component/button/view.jsx
index a41f065d5..7821fd883 100644
--- a/ui/component/button/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/button/view.jsx
@@ -145,11 +145,19 @@ const Button = forwardRef<any, {}>((props: Props, ref: any) => {
     </span>
   );
 
+  // check if the link is for odysee.com
+  function isAnOdyseeLink(urlString) {
+    return urlString.indexOf('https://odysee.com') !== -1 || urlString.indexOf('http://odysee.com') !== -1;
+  }
+
+  // if it's an internal link we won't open a new tab
+  const isAnInternalLink = (href || navigate) && (isAnOdyseeLink(href) || isAnOdyseeLink(navigate));
+
   if (href || (navigate && navigate.startsWith('http'))) {
     // TODO: replace the below with an outbound link tracker for matomo
     return (
       <a
-        target={meme ? '' : '_blank'}
+        target={meme && isAnInternalLink ? '' : '_blank'}
         rel="noopener noreferrer"
         href={href || navigate}
         className={combinedClassName}