diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 8ac0de499..7912e6d00 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  - fix: inability to create shortcuts to threads
  - fix: Style templates do not render metadata
  - fix: Survey duplication not working
+ - fix: "Open link in new window" with WebGUI asset tree link in TinyMCE
 
 7.1.4
  - Template variables in the main Survey Template were out of date in the
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/FormHelpers.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/FormHelpers.pm
index fe87ad708..a0d32fddb 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/FormHelpers.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/FormHelpers.pm
@@ -167,25 +167,27 @@ sub www_richEditPageTree {
 		-value=>$i18n->get('done'),
 		-extras=>'onclick="createLink()"'
 		);
-	my $output = ' <fieldset><legend>'.$i18n->get('insert a link').'</legend>'.$f->print.'</fieldset>
+	my $output = ' <fieldset><legend>'.$i18n->get('insert a link').'</legend>'.$f->print.'</fieldset>'.<<"JS"
 	<script type="text/javascript">
 //<![CDATA[
 function createLink() {
     if (window.opener) {        
         if (document.getElementById("url_formId").value == "") {
-           alert("'.$i18n->get("link enter alert").'");
+           alert("@{[$i18n->get("link enter alert")]}");
            document.getElementById("url_formId").focus();
         }
-	var link = \'<a href="\'+"^" + "/" + ";" + document.getElementById("url_formId").value+\'">\';
-	link += window.opener.tinyMceSelectedText; 
-	link += \'</a>\';
+	var link = '<a href="'+"^" + "/" + ";" + document.getElementById("url_formId").value+'"';
+        var target = document.getElementById('target_formId').value;
+        if (target != '_self') link += ' target="' + target + '"';
+	link += '>' + window.opener.tinyMceSelectedText + '</a>';
 	window.opener.tinyMCE.execCommand("mceInsertContent",false,link);
      window.close();
     }
 }
 //]]>
 </script>
-	<fieldset><legend>'.$i18n->get('pages').'</legend> ';
+JS
+	.'<fieldset><legend>'.$i18n->get('pages').'</legend> ';
 	$output .= '<div class="base">';
 	my $base = WebGUI::Asset->newByUrl($session) || WebGUI::Asset->getRoot($session);
 	my @crumb;
diff --git a/www/extras/tinymce2/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagetree/editor_plugin.js b/www/extras/tinymce2/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagetree/editor_plugin.js
index 953cbc026..55f40545c 100755
--- a/www/extras/tinymce2/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagetree/editor_plugin.js
+++ b/www/extras/tinymce2/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/pagetree/editor_plugin.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 tinyMCE.importPluginLanguagePack('pagetree', 'en');
 
 /**
- * Returns the HTML contents of the emotions control.
+ * Returns the HTML contents of the pagetree control.
  */
 function TinyMCE_pagetree_getControlHTML(control_name) {
         switch (control_name) {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function TinyMCE_pagetree_getControlHTML(control_name) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Executes the mceEmotion command.
+ * Executes the wgPageTree command.
  */
 var tinyMceSelectedText = '';
 function TinyMCE_pagetree_execCommand(editor_id, element, command, user_interface, value) {
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ function TinyMCE_pagetree_execCommand(editor_id, element, command, user_interfac
                         tinyMceSelectedText = inst.selection.getSelectedText();
 			var template = new Array();
 			//Check for proper get delimiter
-			var seperator = '';
-			if (getWebguiProperty ("pageURL").match(/\?/)) { seperator = ';' } else { seperator = '?'}
-			template['file'] = "../../../../../.." + getWebguiProperty ("pageURL") + seperator + 'op=richEditPageTree';
+ 	                var separator = getWebguiProperty("pageURL").match(/\?/)? ';' : '?';
+ 	                template['file'] = "../../../../../.." + getWebguiProperty("pageURL") + separator + 'op=richEditPageTree';
 			template['width'] = 500;
 			template['height'] = 500;
 			tinyMCE.openWindow(template, {editor_id : editor_id, scrollbars : "yes"} );