diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9beda71f..147a6eed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ fetchMessages({ room, options }) {
 | `show-footer`(13)                   | Boolean          | -        | `true`                                  |
 | `text-messages`(14)                 | Object           | -        | `null`                                  |
 | `text-formatting`(15)               | Boolean          | -        | `true`                                  |
-| `link-options`(16)                  | Object           | -        | `{ disabled: false, target: '_blank' }` |
+| `link-options`(16)                  | Object           | -        | `{ disabled: false, target: '_blank', rel: null }` |
 | `room-info-enabled` (17)            | Boolean          | -        | `false`                                 |
 | `textarea-action-enabled`(18)       | Boolean          | -        | `false`                                 |
 | `responsive-breakpoint`(19)         | Number           | -        | `900`                                   |
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ multiline code
 **(16)** `link-options` can be used to disable url links in messages, or change urls target. Ex:
 
 ```javascript
-:link-options="{ disabled: true, target: '_self' }"
+:link-options="{ disabled: true, target: '_self', rel: null }"
 ```
 
 **(17)** `room-info-enabled` can be used to trigger an event after clicking the room header component.<br>
diff --git a/src/components/FormatMessage/FormatMessage.vue b/src/components/FormatMessage/FormatMessage.vue
index 82467d4d..cd9df18b 100644
--- a/src/components/FormatMessage/FormatMessage.vue
+++ b/src/components/FormatMessage/FormatMessage.vue
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 					}"
 					:href="message.href"
 					:target="message.href ? linkOptions.target : null"
+          :rel="message.href ? linkOptions.rel : null"
 					@click="openTag(message)"
 				>
 					<slot name="deleted-icon" v-bind="{ deleted }">
diff --git a/src/lib/ChatWindow.vue b/src/lib/ChatWindow.vue
index a1658d68..9f1dc4d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/ChatWindow.vue
+++ b/src/lib/ChatWindow.vue
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export default {
 		textFormatting: { type: Boolean, default: true },
 		linkOptions: {
 			type: Object,
-			default: () => ({ disabled: false, target: '_blank' })
+			default: () => ({ disabled: false, target: '_blank', rel: null })
 		},
 		roomInfoEnabled: { type: Boolean, default: false },
 		textareaActionEnabled: { type: Boolean, default: false },