diff --git a/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php b/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php
index 448a11313a2605b407125d9c3caf08c7b739d62c..7635ed57d44a630a355d5c23fe8c042f630a7cfc 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/frontend/Classes/ContentObject/Menu/AbstractMenuContentObject.php
@@ -1612,6 +1612,10 @@ abstract class AbstractMenuContentObject
             $addParams .= $this->I['val']['additionalParams'] . $this->menuArr[$key]['_ADD_GETVARS'];
             $LD = $this->menuTypoLink($this->menuArr[$key], $mainTarget, '', '', $overrideArray, $addParams, $typeOverride);
         }
+        // Override default target configuration if option is set
+        if ($this->menuArr[$key]['target']) {
+            $LD['target'] = $this->menuArr[$key]['target'];
+        }
         // Override URL if using "External URL"
         if ($this->menuArr[$key]['doktype'] == PageRepository::DOKTYPE_LINK) {
             if ($this->menuArr[$key]['urltype'] == 3 && GeneralUtility::validEmail($this->menuArr[$key]['url'])) {