diff --git a/BACKERS.md b/BACKERS.md
index 07c47be65..ad3d78908 100644
--- a/BACKERS.md
+++ b/BACKERS.md
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
 Vue.js is an MIT-licensed open source project with its ongoing development made possible entirely by the support of the awesome sponsors and backers listed in this file. If you'd like to join them, please consider [ sponsor Vue's development](https://staging.vuejs.org/sponsor/).
 
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="https://sponsors.vuejs.org/backers.svg">
+  <a target="_blank" href="https://sponsors.vuejs.org/backers.svg">
+    <img alt="sponsors" src="https://sponsors.vuejs.org/backers.svg">
+  </a>
 </p>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c05cc27ad..7c42f7164 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ Also note: Vue 3 does not support IE11 ([RFC](https://github.com/vuejs/rfcs/blob
 Vue.js is an MIT-licensed open source project with its ongoing development made possible entirely by the support of these awesome [backers](https://github.com/vuejs/core/blob/main/BACKERS.md). If you'd like to join them, please consider [ sponsor Vue's development](https://staging.vuejs.org/sponsor/).
 
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="https://sponsors.vuejs.org/sponsors.svg">
+  <a target="_blank" href="https://sponsors.vuejs.org/sponsors.svg">
+    <img alt="sponsors" src="https://sponsors.vuejs.org/sponsors.svg">
+  </a>
 </p>