diff --git a/app/views/devise/menu/_login_items.html.erb b/app/views/devise/menu/_login_items.html.erb
index b7db4a22c..5d493131d 100644
--- a/app/views/devise/menu/_login_items.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/devise/menu/_login_items.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <% if user_signed_in? %>
   <li>
-    <%= link_to notifications_path, class: "notifications" do %>
+    <%= link_to notifications_path, rel: "nofollow", class: "notifications" do %>
       <span class="sr-only"><%= t("layouts.header.notifications") %></span>
       <% if current_user.notifications_count > 0 %>
         <span class="icon-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span>
@@ -12,19 +12,24 @@
     <% end %>
   </li>
   <li>
-    <%= link_to t("layouts.header.my_activity_link"), user_path(current_user) %>
+    <%= link_to t("layouts.header.my_activity_link"),
+                user_path(current_user), rel: "nofollow" %>
   </li>
   <li>
-    <%= link_to t("layouts.header.my_account_link"), account_path %>
+    <%= link_to t("layouts.header.my_account_link"),
+                account_path, rel: "nofollow" %>
   </li>
   <li>
-    <%= link_to t("devise_views.menu.login_items.logout"), destroy_user_session_path, method: :delete %>
+    <%= link_to t("devise_views.menu.login_items.logout"),
+                destroy_user_session_path, rel: "nofollow", method: :delete %>
   </li>
 <% else %>
   <li>
-    <%= link_to t("devise_views.menu.login_items.login"), new_user_session_path %>
+    <%= link_to t("devise_views.menu.login_items.login"),
+                new_user_session_path, rel: "nofollow" %>
   </li>
   <li>
-    <%= link_to t("devise_views.menu.login_items.signup"), new_user_registration_path, class: "button" %>
+    <%= link_to t("devise_views.menu.login_items.signup"),
+                new_user_registration_path, rel: "nofollow", class: "button" %>
   </li>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
index 0bce1cd67..35e7d63a0 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.erb
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 
       <div class="small-12 medium-4 column">
         <h2>
-          <%= link_to t("layouts.footer.transparency_title"), setting['transparency_url'].presence || t("layouts.footer.transparency_url") %>
+          <%= link_to t("layouts.footer.transparency_title"), setting['transparency_url'].presence || t("layouts.footer.transparency_url"), rel: "nofollow" %>
         </h2>
         <p><%= t("layouts.footer.transparency_text") %></p>
       </div>
 
       <div class="small-12 medium-4 column">
         <h2>
-          <%= link_to t("layouts.footer.open_data_title"), setting['opendata_url'].presence || t("layouts.header.external_link_opendata_url") %>
+          <%= link_to t("layouts.footer.open_data_title"), setting['opendata_url'].presence || t("layouts.header.external_link_opendata_url"), rel: "nofollow" %>
         </h2>
         <p><%= t("layouts.footer.open_data_text") %></p>
       </div>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <ul>
           <% if setting['twitter_handle'] %>
             <li class="inline-block">
-              <%= link_to "https://twitter.com/#{setting['twitter_handle']}", target: "_blank", title: t("social.twitter") + t('shared.target_blank_html') do %>
+              <%= link_to "https://twitter.com/#{setting['twitter_handle']}", target: "_blank", title: t("social.twitter") + t('shared.target_blank_html'), rel: "nofollow" do %>
                 <span class="sr-only"><%= t("social.twitter") %></span>
                 <span class="icon-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></span>
               <% end %>
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
           <% end %>
           <% if setting['facebook_handle'] %>
             <li class="inline-block">
-              <%= link_to "https://www.facebook.com/#{setting['facebook_handle']}/", target: "_blank", title: t("social.facebook") + t('shared.target_blank_html') do %>
+              <%= link_to "https://www.facebook.com/#{setting['facebook_handle']}/", target: "_blank", title: t("social.facebook") + t('shared.target_blank_html'), rel: "nofollow" do %>
                 <span class="sr-only"><%= t("social.facebook") %></span>
                 <span class="icon-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></span>
               <% end %>
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
           <% end %>
           <%  if setting['blog_url'] %>
             <li class="inline-block">
-              <%= link_to setting['blog_url'], target: "_blank", title: t("social.blog") + t('shared.target_blank_html') do %>
+              <%= link_to setting['blog_url'], target: "_blank", title: t("social.blog") + t('shared.target_blank_html'), rel: "nofollow" do %>
                 <span class="sr-only"><%= t("social.blog") %></span>
                 <span class="icon-blog" aria-hidden="true"></span>
               <% end %>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
           <% end %>
           <% if setting['youtube_handle'] %>
             <li class="inline-block">
-              <%= link_to "https://www.youtube.com/#{setting['youtube_handle']}", target: "_blank", title: t("social.youtube") + t('shared.target_blank_html') do %>
+              <%= link_to "https://www.youtube.com/#{setting['youtube_handle']}", target: "_blank", title: t("social.youtube") + t('shared.target_blank_html'), rel: "nofollow" do %>
                 <span class="sr-only"><%= t("social.youtube") %></span>
                 <span class="icon-youtube" aria-hidden="true"></span>
               <% end %>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
           <% end %>
           <% if setting['telegram_handle'] %>
             <li class="inline-block">
-              <%= link_to "https://www.telegram.me/#{setting['telegram_handle']}", target: "_blank", title: t("social.telegram") + t('shared.target_blank_html') do %>
+              <%= link_to "https://www.telegram.me/#{setting['telegram_handle']}", target: "_blank", title: t("social.telegram") + t('shared.target_blank_html'), rel: "nofollow" do %>
                 <span class="sr-only"><%= t("social.telegram") %></span>
                 <span class="icon-telegram" aria-hidden="true"></span>
               <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_top_links.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_top_links.html.erb
index 8a71130d6..ae77cb1c2 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_top_links.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_top_links.html.erb
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
     <%= link_to t("layouts.header.external_link_transparency"),
                 setting['transparency_url'].presence || t("layouts.header.external_link_transparency_url"),
                 target: "_blank",
+                rel: "nofollow",
                 title: t('shared.target_blank_html') %>
   </li>
   <li>
     <%= link_to t("layouts.header.external_link_opendata"),
                 setting['opendata_url'].presence || t("layouts.header.external_link_opendata_url"),
                 target: "_blank",
+                rel: "nofollow",
                 title: t('shared.target_blank_html') %>
   </li>
 
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@
       <%= link_to t("layouts.header.external_link_blog"),
                   setting['blog_url'],
                   target: "_blank",
+                  rel: "nofollow",
                   title: t('shared.target_blank_html') %>
     </li>
   <% end %>