diff --git a/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml b/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml
index 34c515e3843..bb536795adc 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
                             and join the conversation.
                         </p>
                         <p><strong>Use this tag:
-                            <a t-att-href="'http://twitter.com/search?q=#'+event.twitter_hashtag" class="label label-primary">#<span t-field="event.twitter_hashtag"/></a>
+                            <a t-att-href="'http://twitter.com/search?q=%23'+event.twitter_hashtag" target="_blank" class="label label-primary">#<span t-field="event.twitter_hashtag"/></a>
                         </strong></p>
                     </div>
                 </div>