diff --git a/app/components/layout/footer_component.rb b/app/components/layout/footer_component.rb
index 58278899b..77148401a 100644
--- a/app/components/layout/footer_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/layout/footer_component.rb
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ class Layout::FooterComponent < ApplicationComponent
   private
 
     def open_source_link
-      link_to(t("layouts.footer.open_source"), t("layouts.footer.open_source_url"), rel: "nofollow")
+      external_link_to(t("layouts.footer.open_source"), t("layouts.footer.open_source_url"))
     end
 
     def repository_link
-      link_to(t("layouts.footer.consul"), t("layouts.footer.consul_url"), rel: "nofollow")
+      external_link_to(t("layouts.footer.consul"), t("layouts.footer.consul_url"))
+    end
+
+    def external_link_to(text, url)
+      link_to(text, url, rel: "nofollow external")
     end
 
     def allowed_link_attributes
diff --git a/spec/components/layout/footer_component_spec.rb b/spec/components/layout/footer_component_spec.rb
index d44e52e01..59cb2cf73 100644
--- a/spec/components/layout/footer_component_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/layout/footer_component_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ describe Layout::FooterComponent do
       render_inline Layout::FooterComponent.new
 
       page.find(".info") do |info|
-        expect(info).to have_css "a[rel=nofollow]", count: 2
+        expect(info).to have_css "a", count: 2
+        expect(info).to have_css "a[rel~=nofollow]", count: 2
+        expect(info).to have_css "a[rel~=external]", count: 2
         expect(info).not_to have_css "a[target]"
       end
     end