diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior.html
index ac6889607f..db11937b73 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior.html
@@ -91,13 +91,16 @@ limitations under the License.
       let links = ADMIN_LINKS.slice(0);
       let expandedSection;
 
+      const isExernalLink = link => link.url[0] !== '/';
+
       // Append top-level links that are defined by plugins.
       links.push(...getAdminMenuLinks().map(link => ({
         url: link.url,
         name: link.text,
-        noBaseUrl: link.url[0] === '/',
+        noBaseUrl: !isExernalLink(link),
         view: null,
         viewableToAll: true,
+        target: isExernalLink(link) ? '_blank' : null,
       })));
 
       links = links.filter(filterFn);
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior_test.html
index 3e1b868f58..a1902cda5f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior_test.html
@@ -93,9 +93,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 
             if (expected.pluginGeneratedLinks) {
               for (const link of expected.pluginGeneratedLinks) {
-                assert.isTrue(!!res.links.find(l => {
+                const linkMatch = res.links.find(l => {
                   return (l.url === link.url && l.name === link.text);
-                }));
+                });
+                assert.isTrue(!!linkMatch);
+
+                // External links should open in new tab.
+                if (link.url[0] !== '/') {
+                  assert.equal(linkMatch.target, '_blank');
+                } else {
+                  assert.isNotOk(linkMatch.target);
+                }
               }
             }
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-view/gr-admin-view_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-view/gr-admin-view_test.html
index 9148da15d4..facfad5fbd 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-view/gr-admin-view_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-admin-view/gr-admin-view_test.html
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ limitations under the License.
           noBaseUrl: true,
           view: null,
           viewableToAll: true,
+          target: null,
         });
         assert.deepEqual(element._filteredLinks[2], {
           url: 'http://external/link/url',
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ limitations under the License.
           noBaseUrl: false,
           view: null,
           viewableToAll: true,
+          target: '_blank',
         });
       });
     });
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.html
index 306b3fc0a2..fa0fe520a3 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.html
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 <link rel="import" href="../../../behaviors/docs-url-behavior/docs-url-behavior.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../../behaviors/base-url-behavior/base-url-behavior.html">
+<link rel="import" href="../../../behaviors/gr-admin-nav-behavior/gr-admin-nav-behavior.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../plugins/gr-endpoint-decorator/gr-endpoint-decorator.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-dropdown/gr-dropdown.html">
+<link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-js-api-interface.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-rest-api-interface/gr-rest-api-interface.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../gr-account-dropdown/gr-account-dropdown.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../gr-smart-search/gr-smart-search.html">
@@ -170,12 +172,6 @@ limitations under the License.
           </gr-dropdown>
           </li>
         </template>
-        <li>
-          <a
-              class="browse linksTitle"
-              href$="[[_computeRelativeURL('/admin/repos')]]">
-            Browse</a>
-        </li>
       </ul>
       <div class="rightItems">
         <gr-smart-search
@@ -190,6 +186,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         </div>
       </div>
     </nav>
+    <gr-js-api-interface id="jsAPI"></gr-js-api-interface>
     <gr-rest-api-interface id="restAPI"></gr-rest-api-interface>
   </template>
   <script src="gr-main-header.js"></script>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.js
index 3ef61269b5..42c744fc9f 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header.js
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
       },
       _links: {
         type: Array,
-        computed: '_computeLinks(_defaultLinks, _userLinks, _docBaseUrl)',
+        computed: '_computeLinks(_defaultLinks, _userLinks, _adminLinks, ' +
+            '_docBaseUrl)',
       },
       _loginURL: {
         type: String,
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@
     },
 
     behaviors: [
+      Gerrit.AdminNavBehavior,
       Gerrit.BaseUrlBehavior,
       Gerrit.DocsUrlBehavior,
     ],
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@
       return '//' + window.location.host + this.getBaseUrl() + path;
     },
 
-    _computeLinks(defaultLinks, userLinks, docBaseUrl) {
+    _computeLinks(defaultLinks, userLinks, adminLinks, docBaseUrl) {
       const links = defaultLinks.slice();
       if (userLinks && userLinks.length > 0) {
         links.push({
@@ -165,6 +167,10 @@
           class: 'hideOnMobile',
         });
       }
+      links.push({
+        title: 'Browse',
+        links: adminLinks,
+      });
       return links;
     },
 
@@ -186,10 +192,23 @@
     },
 
     _loadAccount() {
-      return this.$.restAPI.getAccount().then(account => {
+      const promises = [
+        this.$.restAPI.getAccount(),
+        Gerrit.awaitPluginsLoaded(),
+      ];
+
+      return Promise.all(promises).then(result => {
+        const account = result[0];
         this._account = account;
         this.$.accountContainer.classList.toggle('loggedIn', account != null);
         this.$.accountContainer.classList.toggle('loggedOut', account == null);
+
+        return this.getAdminLinks(account,
+            this.$.restAPI.getAccountCapabilities.bind(this.$.restAPI),
+            this.$.jsAPI.getAdminMenuLinks.bind(this.$.jsAPI))
+            .then(res => {
+              this._adminLinks = res.links;
+            });
       });
     },
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header_test.html
index 1fd0402ce6..5d5154689e 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/core/gr-main-header/gr-main-header_test.html
@@ -87,15 +87,28 @@ limitations under the License.
         name: 'Facebook',
         url: 'https://facebook.com',
       }];
+      const adminLinks = [{
+        name: 'Repos',
+        url: '/repos',
+      }];
 
       // When no admin links are passed, it should use the default.
-      assert.deepEqual(element._computeLinks(defaultLinks, []), defaultLinks);
-      assert.deepEqual(
-          element._computeLinks(defaultLinks, userLinks),
+      assert.deepEqual(element._computeLinks(defaultLinks, [], adminLinks),
           defaultLinks.concat({
-            title: 'Your',
-            links: userLinks,
+            title: 'Browse',
+            links: adminLinks,
           }));
+      assert.deepEqual(
+          element._computeLinks(defaultLinks, userLinks, adminLinks),
+          defaultLinks.concat([
+            {
+              title: 'Your',
+              links: userLinks,
+            },
+            {
+              title: 'Browse',
+              links: adminLinks,
+            }]));
     });
 
     test('documentation links', () => {