diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index 3be46b5fc..592ce0c3b 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ class AtomWindow
         when 0 then @browserWindow.destroy()
         when 1 then @browserWindow.restart()
 
-    @browserWindow.webContents.on 'will-navigate', (event) -> event.preventDefault()
+    @browserWindow.webContents.on 'will-navigate', (event, url) =>
+      unless url is @browserWindow.webContents.getUrl()
+        event.preventDefault()
 
     @setupContextMenu()