diff --git a/semantic_panels.module b/semantic_panels.module
index 1b6ff122cbca3e46488aa0317ce18df32e347b35..d3d1c91e1ab8ec187df896dc3d75ab63368b8d88 100644
--- a/semantic_panels.module
+++ b/semantic_panels.module
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function _semantic_panels_get_attributes() {
   if (!isset($attributes)) {
     $elements = variable_get('semantic_panels_attributes', array(
       'title' => 'title',
+      'target' => 'target',
       'role' => 'role',
       'tabindex' => 'tabindex',
       'id' => 'id',