diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c6e8d7d89c..97369a359f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - Converted `EuiGlobalToastList` into ARIA live region by adding `role="region"` attribute to add NVDA/JAWS support ([#2055](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2055))
 - Added `magnifyWithMinus` and `magnifyWithPlus` glyphs to `EuiIcon` ([2056](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2056))
 - Added a fully black (no matter the theme) color SASS variable `$euiColorInk` ([2060](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2060))
+- Changed `popout` glyph in `EuiIcon` to look more like external link ([2064](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/2064))
 
 **Bug fixes**
 
diff --git a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
index 349c9f55881..e579d6d46a3 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/icon/__snapshots__/icon.test.tsx.snap
@@ -5220,8 +5220,7 @@ exports[`EuiIcon props type popout is rendered 1`] = `
   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
 >
   <path
-    d="M2 14.01h12.49a.5.5 0 1 1 0 1h-13a.5.5 0 0 1-.49-.597V1.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0v12.51zm2.354-1.656a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708l8-8a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-8 8zM15 5.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3a.5.5 0 1 1 0-1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 15 2.5v3z"
-    fill-rule="evenodd"
+    d="M1.146 3.146A.498.498 0 0 1 1.5 3h6a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H2v10h10V8.5a.5.5 0 1 1 1 0v6a.498.498 0 0 1-.5.5h-11a.498.498 0 0 1-.5-.5v-11c0-.138.056-.263.146-.354zM13.306 2H10.5a.5.5 0 1 1 0-1h4a.498.498 0 0 1 .5.5v4a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V2.72L6.88 9.838a.5.5 0 0 1-.706-.707L13.305 2z"
   />
 </svg>
 `;
diff --git a/src/components/icon/assets/popout.js b/src/components/icon/assets/popout.js
index d781ae78a11..3bb0fc9581f 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/assets/popout.js
+++ b/src/components/icon/assets/popout.js
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ const EuiIconPopout = props => (
     viewBox="0 0 16 16"
     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
     {...props}>
-    <path
-      fillRule="evenodd"
-      d="M2 14.01h12.49a.5.5 0 1 1 0 1h-13a.5.5 0 0 1-.49-.597V1.5a.5.5 0 0 1 1 0v12.51zm2.354-1.656a.5.5 0 0 1-.708-.708l8-8a.5.5 0 0 1 .708.708l-8 8zM15 5.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0v-3a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3a.5.5 0 1 1 0-1h3A1.5 1.5 0 0 1 15 2.5v3z"
-    />
+    <path d="M1.146 3.146A.498.498 0 0 1 1.5 3h6a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H2v10h10V8.5a.5.5 0 1 1 1 0v6a.498.498 0 0 1-.5.5h-11a.498.498 0 0 1-.5-.5v-11c0-.138.056-.263.146-.354zM13.306 2H10.5a.5.5 0 1 1 0-1h4a.498.498 0 0 1 .5.5v4a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0V2.72L6.88 9.838a.5.5 0 0 1-.706-.707L13.305 2z" />
   </svg>
 );
 
diff --git a/src/components/icon/assets/popout.svg b/src/components/icon/assets/popout.svg
index 0199b37afe6..81854eadcec 100644
--- a/src/components/icon/assets/popout.svg
+++ b/src/components/icon/assets/popout.svg
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16">
-  <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M2,14.0093388 L14.4906612,14.0093388 C14.7668036,14.0093388 14.9906612,14.2331964 14.9906612,14.5093388 C14.9906612,14.7854812 14.7668036,15.0093388 14.4906612,15.0093388 L1.49066122,15.0093388 C1.21451884,15.0093388 0.990661219,14.7854812 0.990661219,14.5093388 C0.990661219,14.4762653 0.993872404,14.4439419 1,14.4126632 L1,1.5 C1,1.22385763 1.22385763,1 1.5,1 C1.77614237,1 2,1.22385763 2,1.5 L2,14.0093388 Z M4.35355339,12.3535534 C4.15829124,12.5488155 3.84170876,12.5488155 3.64644661,12.3535534 C3.45118446,12.1582912 3.45118446,11.8417088 3.64644661,11.6464466 L11.6464466,3.64644661 C11.8417088,3.45118446 12.1582912,3.45118446 12.3535534,3.64644661 C12.5488155,3.84170876 12.5488155,4.15829124 12.3535534,4.35355339 L4.35355339,12.3535534 Z M15,5.5 C15,5.77614237 14.7761424,6 14.5,6 C14.2238576,6 14,5.77614237 14,5.5 L14,2.5 C14,2.22385763 13.7761424,2 13.5,2 L10.5,2 C10.2238576,2 10,1.77614237 10,1.5 C10,1.22385763 10.2238576,1 10.5,1 L13.5,1 C14.3284271,1 15,1.67157288 15,2.5 L15,5.5 Z"/>
+  <path d="M1.14644661,3.14644661 C1.23692881,3.05596441 1.36192881,3 1.5,3 L7.5,3 C7.77614237,3 8,3.22385763 8,3.5 C8,3.77614237 7.77614237,4 7.5,4 L2,4 L2,14 L12,14 L12,8.5 C12,8.22385763 12.2238576,8 12.5,8 C12.7761424,8 13,8.22385763 13,8.5 L13,14.5 C13,14.6380712 12.9440356,14.7630712 12.8535534,14.8535534 C12.7630712,14.9440356 12.6380712,15 12.5,15 L1.5,15 C1.36192881,15 1.23692881,14.9440356 1.14644661,14.8535534 C1.05596441,14.7630712 1,14.6380712 1,14.5 L1,3.5 C1,3.36192881 1.05596441,3.23692881 1.14644661,3.14644661 Z M13.3052814,2 L10.5,2 C10.2238576,2 10,1.77614237 10,1.5 C10,1.22385763 10.2238576,1 10.5,1 L14.5,1 C14.6380712,1 14.7630712,1.05596441 14.8535534,1.14644661 C14.9440356,1.23692881 15,1.36192881 15,1.5 L15,5.5 C15,5.77614237 14.7761424,6 14.5,6 C14.2238576,6 14,5.77614237 14,5.5 L14,2.71949494 L6.88066017,9.83883476 C6.68539803,10.0340969 6.36881554,10.0340969 6.17355339,9.83883476 C5.97829124,9.64357262 5.97829124,9.32699013 6.17355339,9.13172798 L13.3052814,2 Z"/>
 </svg>