diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_callout.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_callout.tsx
index 69dac6b6ce30a..9087d380d8bf2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_callout.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_callout.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export const DocumentExplorerCallout = () => {
           </EuiButton>
         </EuiFlexItem>
         <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-          <EuiLink href={docLinks.links.discover.documentExplorer}>
+          <EuiLink href={docLinks.links.discover.documentExplorer} target="_blank">
             <FormattedMessage
               id="discover.docExplorerCallout.learnMore"
               defaultMessage="Learn more"
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_update_callout.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_update_callout.tsx
index 02972c9cabd26..5a9c6a68d6bb3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_update_callout.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/main/components/document_explorer_callout/document_explorer_update_callout.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const DocumentExplorerUpdateCallout = () => {
           Learn more about the structure of your data with {fieldStatistics}."
           values={{
             fieldStatistics: (
-              <EuiLink href={docLinks.links.discover.fieldStatistics} external>
+              <EuiLink href={docLinks.links.discover.fieldStatistics} target="_blank">
                 <span css={semiBoldStyle}>
                   <FormattedMessage
                     id="discover.docExplorerUpdateCallout.fieldStatistics"
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const DocumentExplorerUpdateCallout = () => {
               </EuiLink>
             ),
             documentExplorer: (
-              <EuiLink href={docLinks.links.discover.documentExplorer} external>
+              <EuiLink href={docLinks.links.discover.documentExplorer} target="_blank">
                 <span css={semiBoldStyle}>
                   <FormattedMessage
                     id="discover.docExplorerUpdateCallout.documentExplorer"