diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.html b/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.html
index c4dec239f..25f3be215 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.html
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
 
       <h6 class="dropdown-header" i18n>Using a syndication feed</h6>
-      <button (click)="rssOpen()" class="dropdown-item" i18n>Subscribe via RSS</button>
+      <a [href]="rssUri" target="_blank" class="dropdown-item" i18n>Subscribe via RSS</a>
 
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.ts b/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.ts
index 25515f6ea..b04e230f0 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/user-subscription/subscribe-button.component.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ export class SubscribeButtonComponent implements OnInit {
     return this.videoChannel.url
   }
 
+  get rssUri () {
+    const rssFeed = this.videoService
+                      .getVideoChannelFeedUrls(this.videoChannel.id)
+                      .find(i => i.format === FeedFormat.RSS)
+
+    return rssFeed.url
+  }
+
   ngOnInit () {
     if (this.isUserLoggedIn()) {
       this.userSubscriptionService.doesSubscriptionExist(this.channelHandle)
@@ -100,12 +108,4 @@ export class SubscribeButtonComponent implements OnInit {
   gotoLogin () {
     this.router.navigate([ '/login' ])
   }
-
-  rssOpen () {
-    const rssFeed = this.videoService
-                      .getVideoChannelFeedUrls(this.videoChannel.id)
-                      .find(i => i.format === FeedFormat.RSS)
-
-    window.open(rssFeed.url)
-  }
 }