The solution was simple: I've removed the hyperlinkTarget atribute and fixed!! <textField hyperlinkType="Reference"> <reportElement x="5" y="95" width="200" height="15" uuid="773ef7f6-735d-47f7-8b16-d8136c5da1d3"/> <textFieldExpression><![CDATA[" >> Click here to go to www.google.com"]]></textFieldExpression> <hyperlinkReferenceExpression><![CDATA["http://www.google.com"]]></hyperlinkReferenceExpression> </textField>