diff --git a/scanner/dashboard/index.html b/scanner/dashboard/index.html
index 132bc31b..0a75766e 100644
--- a/scanner/dashboard/index.html
+++ b/scanner/dashboard/index.html
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
   <input type="file" id="file" accept="application/json,.json" aria-label="Upload findings file" style="margin-left:12px">
 </header>
 <p id="findings-summary" class="sr-only" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true"></p>
+<span id="ext-link-desc" class="sr-only">opens in a new tab</span>
 <main id="app" tabindex="-1"></main>
 
 <dialog id="detail" aria-labelledby="dlg-title"></dialog>
@@ -281,7 +282,8 @@ <h1>Dashboard</h1>
 function openDetail(f){
   lastFocus = document.activeElement;
   const s = String(f.severity||'INFO').toUpperCase();
-  const refs = (f.references||[]).map(r=>`<a href="${esc(safeUrl(r))}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">${esc(r)}</a>`).join('<br>');
+  const extIcon = `<svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" width="12" height="12" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" style="margin-left:4px;vertical-align:-2px"><path d="M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6"></path><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><line x1="10" y1="14" x2="21" y2="3"></line></svg>`;
+  const refs = (f.references||[]).map(r=>`<a href="${esc(safeUrl(r))}" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-describedby="ext-link-desc">${esc(r)}${extIcon}</a>`).join('<br>');
   const owasp = (f.owasp||[]).join(', ');
   const cwe = (f.cwe||[]).join(', ');
   const d = document.getElementById('detail');
diff --git a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
index 75a5809f..f6e9bac7 100644
--- a/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
+++ b/tests/test_dashboard_core.py
@@ -302,3 +302,48 @@ def test_dashboard_search_escape_clears_input():
     assert "e.key === 'Escape'" in html
     assert "query = '';" in html
     assert "render();" in html
+
+def test_dashboard_external_links_have_accessible_visual_indicator():
+    """External links opening in new tabs must have both an assistive warning and a visual indicator (WCAG G201)."""
+    from html.parser import HTMLParser
+    import re
+
+    html = dashboard_index_path().read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+    # Verify the global description element exists
+    assert '<span id="ext-link-desc" class="sr-only">opens in a new tab</span>' in html
+
+    refs_markup = re.search(
+        r"const refs\s*=\s*\(f\.references\|\|\[\]\)\.map\(r=>`(?P<markup>.*?)`\)\.join\('<br>'\);",
+        html,
+        flags=re.DOTALL,
+    )
+    assert refs_markup is not None
+
+    class _LinkAttributeParser(HTMLParser):
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            super().__init__()
+            self.links = []
+            self.svgs = []
+
+        def handle_starttag(self, tag: str, attrs: list[tuple[str, str | None]]) -> None:
+            if tag == "a":
+                self.links.append(dict(attrs))
+            if tag == "svg":
+                self.svgs.append(dict(attrs))
+
+    parser = _LinkAttributeParser()
+    # Inject a dummy href to make the template string parseable HTML
+    test_html = refs_markup.group("markup").replace('${esc(safeUrl(r))}', 'https://example.com').replace('${esc(r)}', 'Link').replace('${extIcon}', '<svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false"></svg>')
+    parser.feed(test_html)
+
+    assert len(parser.links) == 1
+    link = parser.links[0]
+    assert link.get("target") == "_blank"
+    assert link.get("rel") == "noopener"
+    assert link.get("aria-describedby") == "ext-link-desc"
+
+    assert len(parser.svgs) >= 1
+    svg = parser.svgs[0]
+    assert svg.get("aria-hidden") == "true"
+    assert svg.get("focusable") == "false"