diff --git a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
index 57e1ec53dcc..45ec44891d5 100644
--- a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ public:
   NS_IMETHOD ProgressLoadURL(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURL, PRInt32 aProgress, PRInt32 aProgressMax);
   NS_IMETHOD EndLoadURL(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURL, PRInt32 aStatus);
   NS_IMETHOD OverLink(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, const PRUnichar* aTargetSpec);
+  NS_IMETHOD NewWebShell(nsIWebShell *&aNewWebShell);
 
   // nsILinkHandler
   NS_IMETHOD OnLinkClick(nsIFrame* aFrame, 
@@ -405,8 +406,10 @@ nsWebShell::QueryInterface(REFNSIID aIID, void** aInstancePtr)
     AddRef();
     return NS_OK;
   }
-  if (aIID.Equals(kISupportsIID)) {
-    *aInstancePtr = (void*)(nsISupports*)(nsIWebShell*)this;
+  if (aIID.Equals(kILinkHandlerIID)) {
+    //I added this for plugin support of jumping
+    //through links. maybe there is a better way... MMP
+    *aInstancePtr = (void*)(nsILinkHandler*)this;
     AddRef();
     return NS_OK;
   }
@@ -415,6 +418,11 @@ nsWebShell::QueryInterface(REFNSIID aIID, void** aInstancePtr)
     AddRef();
     return NS_OK;
   }
+  if (aIID.Equals(kISupportsIID)) {
+    *aInstancePtr = (void*)(nsISupports*)(nsIWebShell*)this;
+    AddRef();
+    return NS_OK;
+  }
   if (nsnull != mInnerWindow) {
     return mInnerWindow->QueryInterface(aIID, aInstancePtr);
   }
@@ -1240,6 +1248,15 @@ nsWebShell::OverLink(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, const PRUni
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsWebShell::NewWebShell(nsIWebShell *&aNewWebShell)
+{
+  if (nsnull != mContainer) {
+    return mContainer->NewWebShell(aNewWebShell);
+  }
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1339,10 +1356,14 @@ nsWebShell::GetTarget(const PRUnichar* aName)
   nsIWebShell* target = nsnull;
 
   if (name.EqualsIgnoreCase("_blank")) {
-    // XXX Need api in nsIWebShellContainer
-    NS_ASSERTION(0, "not implemented yet");
-    target = this;
-    NS_ADDREF(target);
+    nsIWebShell *shell;
+    if (NS_OK == NewWebShell(shell))
+      target = shell;
+    else
+    {
+      //don't know what to do here? MMP
+      NS_ASSERTION(PR_FALSE, "unable to get new webshell");
+    }
   } 
   else if (name.EqualsIgnoreCase("_self")) {
     target = this;
diff --git a/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h b/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h
index 5853a2f8546..6566a154063 100644
--- a/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h
+++ b/mozilla/webshell/public/nsIWebShell.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public:
 
   NS_IMETHOD OverLink(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, const PRUnichar* aTargetSpec) = 0;
 
+  //instances
+  NS_IMETHOD NewWebShell(nsIWebShell *&aNewWebShell) = 0;
+
   // Chrome control
 // NS_IMETHOD SetHistoryIndex(PRInt32 aIndex, PRInt32 aMaxIndex) = 0;
 
diff --git a/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp b/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
index 57e1ec53dcc..45ec44891d5 100644
--- a/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ public:
   NS_IMETHOD ProgressLoadURL(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURL, PRInt32 aProgress, PRInt32 aProgressMax);
   NS_IMETHOD EndLoadURL(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURL, PRInt32 aStatus);
   NS_IMETHOD OverLink(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, const PRUnichar* aTargetSpec);
+  NS_IMETHOD NewWebShell(nsIWebShell *&aNewWebShell);
 
   // nsILinkHandler
   NS_IMETHOD OnLinkClick(nsIFrame* aFrame, 
@@ -405,8 +406,10 @@ nsWebShell::QueryInterface(REFNSIID aIID, void** aInstancePtr)
     AddRef();
     return NS_OK;
   }
-  if (aIID.Equals(kISupportsIID)) {
-    *aInstancePtr = (void*)(nsISupports*)(nsIWebShell*)this;
+  if (aIID.Equals(kILinkHandlerIID)) {
+    //I added this for plugin support of jumping
+    //through links. maybe there is a better way... MMP
+    *aInstancePtr = (void*)(nsILinkHandler*)this;
     AddRef();
     return NS_OK;
   }
@@ -415,6 +418,11 @@ nsWebShell::QueryInterface(REFNSIID aIID, void** aInstancePtr)
     AddRef();
     return NS_OK;
   }
+  if (aIID.Equals(kISupportsIID)) {
+    *aInstancePtr = (void*)(nsISupports*)(nsIWebShell*)this;
+    AddRef();
+    return NS_OK;
+  }
   if (nsnull != mInnerWindow) {
     return mInnerWindow->QueryInterface(aIID, aInstancePtr);
   }
@@ -1240,6 +1248,15 @@ nsWebShell::OverLink(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, const PRUni
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsWebShell::NewWebShell(nsIWebShell *&aNewWebShell)
+{
+  if (nsnull != mContainer) {
+    return mContainer->NewWebShell(aNewWebShell);
+  }
+  return NS_OK;
+}
+
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -1339,10 +1356,14 @@ nsWebShell::GetTarget(const PRUnichar* aName)
   nsIWebShell* target = nsnull;
 
   if (name.EqualsIgnoreCase("_blank")) {
-    // XXX Need api in nsIWebShellContainer
-    NS_ASSERTION(0, "not implemented yet");
-    target = this;
-    NS_ADDREF(target);
+    nsIWebShell *shell;
+    if (NS_OK == NewWebShell(shell))
+      target = shell;
+    else
+    {
+      //don't know what to do here? MMP
+      NS_ASSERTION(PR_FALSE, "unable to get new webshell");
+    }
   } 
   else if (name.EqualsIgnoreCase("_self")) {
     target = this;
diff --git a/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.cpp b/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.cpp
index f2eb9fd2f4e..c9703449405 100644
--- a/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.cpp
@@ -529,6 +529,9 @@ nsBrowserWindow::Init(nsIAppShell* aAppShell,
                       PRBool aAllowPlugins)
 {
   mChromeMask = aChromeMask;
+  mAppShell = aAppShell;
+  mPrefs = aPrefs;
+  mAllowPlugins = aAllowPlugins;
 
   // Create top level window
   nsresult rv = NSRepository::CreateInstance(kWindowCID, nsnull, kIWidgetIID,
@@ -883,6 +886,38 @@ nsBrowserWindow::OverLink(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, const
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsBrowserWindow::NewWebShell(nsIWebShell *&aNewWebShell)
+{
+  nsNativeBrowserWindow *browser = (nsNativeBrowserWindow *)new nsNativeBrowserWindow();
+  nsresult        rv = NS_OK;
+
+  if (nsnull != browser)
+  {
+    nsRect  bounds;
+
+    GetBounds(bounds);
+
+    browser->SetApp(mApp);
+    rv = browser->Init(mAppShell, mPrefs, bounds, mChromeMask, mAllowPlugins);
+
+    if (NS_OK == rv)
+    {
+      NS_ADDREF(browser);
+      browser->Show();
+      nsIWebShell *shell;
+      rv = browser->GetWebShell(shell);
+      aNewWebShell = shell;
+    }
+    else
+      browser->Destroy();
+  }
+  else
+    rv = NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+
+  return rv;
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------
 
 // Stream observer implementation
diff --git a/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.h b/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.h
index b4443286e34..fe96e8bc372 100644
--- a/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.h
+++ b/mozilla/webshell/tests/viewer/nsBrowserWindow.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public:
   NS_IMETHOD ProgressLoadURL(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURL, PRInt32 aProgress, PRInt32 aProgressMax);
   NS_IMETHOD EndLoadURL(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURL, PRInt32 aStatus);
   NS_IMETHOD OverLink(nsIWebShell* aShell, const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, const PRUnichar* aTargetSpec);
+  NS_IMETHOD NewWebShell(nsIWebShell *&aNewWebShell);
 
   // nsINetSupport
   NS_IMETHOD_(void) Alert(const nsString &aText);
@@ -165,6 +166,11 @@ public:
   // "Status bar"
   nsITextWidget* mStatus;
 
+  //for creating more instances
+  nsIAppShell* mAppShell;   //not addref'ed!
+  nsIPref* mPrefs;          //not addref'ed!
+  PRBool mAllowPlugins;
+
   // Global window collection
   static nsVoidArray gBrowsers;
   static void AddBrowser(nsBrowserWindow* aBrowser);