diff --git a/modules/mod_menu/tmpl/default_url.php b/modules/mod_menu/tmpl/default_url.php
index 67cc32a2443d4..166189a73b95e 100644
--- a/modules/mod_menu/tmpl/default_url.php
+++ b/modules/mod_menu/tmpl/default_url.php
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 {
 	$attributes['target'] = '_blank';
 	$attributes['rel'] = 'noopener noreferrer';
+
+	if ($item->anchor_rel == 'nofollow')
+	{
+		$attributes['rel'] .= ' nofollow';
+	}
 }
 elseif ($item->browserNav == 2)
 {