From 4aa0cfb1fa12b22ecbbd866f5badf618f12e8282 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jay Harris <jay.harris@outlook.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 10:19:12 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] [NTP]: New tab page Brave News card doesn't respect the
 openArticlesInNewTab preference (#36709)

---
 .../components/widgets/news_widget.tsx                           | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/browser/resources/brave_new_tab_page_refresh/components/widgets/news_widget.tsx b/browser/resources/brave_new_tab_page_refresh/components/widgets/news_widget.tsx
index 795e461fcad..d508452999c 100644
--- a/browser/resources/brave_new_tab_page_refresh/components/widgets/news_widget.tsx
+++ b/browser/resources/brave_new_tab_page_refresh/components/widgets/news_widget.tsx
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function PeekItem() {
   return (
     <Link
       url={peekItem.url.url}
+      openInNewTab={braveNews.openArticlesInNewTab}
       className='peek'
     >
       <SafeImage