diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js.es6
index 93e1ca73151..8fbd12d7d95 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/url.js.es6
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ const DiscourseURL = Ember.Object.extend({
     });
   },
 
+  routeToTag(a) {
+    if (a && a.host !== document.location.host) {
+      document.location = a.href;
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return this.routeTo(a.href);
+  },
+
   /**
     Our custom routeTo method is used to intelligently overwrite default routing
     behavior.
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/home-logo.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/home-logo.js.es6
index dc52db7cba5..4684901aee7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/home-logo.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/home-logo.js.es6
@@ -48,15 +48,9 @@ export default createWidget('home-logo', {
 
   click(e) {
     if (wantsNewWindow(e)) { return false; }
-
     e.preventDefault();
-    const a = $(e.target).closest('a')[0];
-    if (a && a.host !== document.location.host) {
-      document.location = a.href;
-    }
 
-    DiscourseURL.routeTo(this.href());
+    DiscourseURL.routeToTag($(e.target).closest('a')[0]);
     return false;
   }
-
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6
index 5f1782fd056..1ccc5353687 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/link.js.es6
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ export default createWidget('link', {
       this.sendWidgetEvent('linkClicked');
     }
 
-    return DiscourseURL.routeTo(this.href(this.attrs));
+    return DiscourseURL.routeToTag($(e.target).closest('a')[0]);
   }
 });