diff --git a/docs/configuring.md b/docs/configuring.md
index ebe39c9b..5d13fbe5 100644
--- a/docs/configuring.md
+++ b/docs/configuring.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ Tips:
 --- | --- | --- | ---
 **`language`** | `string` | _Optional_ | The 2 (or 4-digit) [ISO 639-1 code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes) for your language, e.g. `en` or `en-GB`. This must be a language that the app has already been [translated](https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy/tree/master/src/assets/locales) into. If your language is unavailable, Dashy will fallback to English. By default Dashy will attempt to auto-detect your language, although this may not work on some privacy browsers.
 **`startingView`** | `enum` | _Optional_ | Which page to load by default, and on the base page or domain root. You can still switch to different views from within the UI. Can be either `default`, `minimal` or `workspace`. Defaults to `default`
+**`defaultOpeningMethod`** | `enum` | _Optional_ | The default opening method for items, if no `target` is specified for a given item. Can be either `newtab`, `sametab`, `top`, `parent`, `modal` or `workspace`. Defaults to `newtab`
 **`statusCheck`** | `boolean` | _Optional_ | When set to `true`, Dashy will ping each of your services and display their status as a dot next to each item. This can be overridden by setting `statusCheck` under each item. Defaults to `false`
 **`statusCheckInterval`** | `boolean` | _Optional_ | The number of seconds between checks. If set to `0` then service will only be checked on initial page load, which is usually the desired functionality. If value is less than `10` you may experience a hit in performance. Defaults to `0`
 **`webSearch`** | `object` | _Optional_ | Configuration options for the web search feature, set your default search engine, opening method or disable web search. See [`webSearch`](#appconfigwebsearch-optional)
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ For more info, see the **[Authentication Docs](/docs/authentication.md)**
 **`description`** | `string` | _Optional_ | Additional info about an item, which is shown in the tooltip on hover, or visible on large tiles
 **`url`** | `string` | Required | The URL / location of web address for when the item is clicked
 **`icon`** | `string` | _Optional_ | The icon for a given item. Can be a font-awesome icon, favicon, remote URL or local URL. See [`item.icon`](#sectionicon-and-sectionitemicon)
-**`target`** | `string` | _Optional_ | The opening method for when the item is clicked, either `newtab`, `sametab`, `modal` or `workspace`. Where `newtab` will open the link in a new tab, `sametab` will open it in the current tab, and `modal` will open a pop-up modal with the content displayed within that iframe. Note that for the iframe to load, you must have set the CORS headers to either allow `*` ot allow the domain that you are hosting Dashy on, for some websites and self-hosted services, this is already set.
+**`target`** | `string` | _Optional_ | The opening method for when the item is clicked, either `newtab`, `sametab`, `top`, `parent`, `modal` or `workspace`. Where `newtab` will open the link in a new tab, `sametab` will open it in the current tab, and `modal` will open a pop-up modal and `workspace` will open in the Workspace view. Defaults to `newtab`
 **`hotkey`** | `number` | _Optional_ | Give frequently opened applications a numeric hotkey, between `0 - 9`. You can then just press that key to launch that application.
 **`tags`** | `string[]` | _Optional_ | A list of tags, which can be used for improved search
 **`statusCheck`** | `boolean` | _Optional_ | When set to `true`, Dashy will ping the URL associated with the current service, and display its status as a dot next to the item. The value here will override `appConfig.statusCheck` so you can turn off or on checks for a given service. Defaults to `appConfig.statusCheck`, falls back to `false`
diff --git a/src/utils/ConfigSchema.json b/src/utils/ConfigSchema.json
index 3c065123..8612ae2f 100644
--- a/src/utils/ConfigSchema.json
+++ b/src/utils/ConfigSchema.json
@@ -76,6 +76,18 @@
           "default": "default",
           "description": "Which page to load by default, and on the base page or domain root. You can still switch to different views from within the UI"
         },
+        "defaultOpeningMethod": {
+          "enum": [
+            "newtab",
+            "sametab",
+            "parent",
+            "top",
+            "modal",
+            "workspace"
+          ],
+          "default": "newtab",
+          "description": "The default opening method for items. Only used if no item.target is specified"
+        },
         "theme": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": "callisto",
@@ -554,6 +566,8 @@
                   "enum": [
                     "newtab",
                     "sametab",
+                    "parent",
+                    "top",
                     "modal",
                     "workspace"
                   ],