diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index 0bab6a2e30..c1f047a239 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -426,10 +426,14 @@ void WebContents::AddNewContents(content::WebContents* source,
 }
 
 bool WebContents::ShouldResumeRequestsForCreatedWindow() {
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool WebContents::IsAttached() {
   if (guest_delegate_)
-    return guest_delegate_->ShouldResumeRequestsForCreatedWindow();
+    return guest_delegate_->IsAttached();
 
-  return true;
+  return owner_window() != nullptr;
 }
 
 content::WebContents* WebContents::OpenURLFromTab(
@@ -451,11 +455,12 @@ content::WebContents* WebContents::OpenURLFromTab(
     return nullptr;
 
   auto api_web_contents = CreateFrom(isolate(), source);
-  if (api_web_contents->ShouldResumeRequestsForCreatedWindow()) {
+  if (api_web_contents->IsAttached()) {
     CommonWebContentsDelegate::OpenURLFromTab(source, params);
   } else {
     api_web_contents->delayed_open_url_params_.reset(
         new content::OpenURLParams(params));
+    return nullptr;
   }
 
   return source;
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
index 21d191b9f5..39c008f95a 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ class WebContents : public mate::TrackableObject<WebContents>,
                       bool user_gesture,
                       bool* was_blocked) override;
   bool ShouldResumeRequestsForCreatedWindow() override;
+  bool IsAttached();
   content::WebContents* OpenURLFromTab(
       content::WebContents* source,
       const content::OpenURLParams& params) override;
diff --git a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc
index 580c0e0d01..35b1e63794 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.cc
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void WebViewGuestDelegate::DidCommitProvisionalLoadForFrame(
   api_web_contents_->Emit("load-commit", url, !render_frame_host->GetParent());
 }
 
-bool WebViewGuestDelegate::ShouldResumeRequestsForCreatedWindow() {
+bool WebViewGuestDelegate::IsAttached() {
   return guest_proxy_routing_id_ != -1;
 }
 
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ void WebViewGuestDelegate::SetGuestHost(content::GuestHost* guest_host) {
   guest_host_ = guest_host;
 }
 
+void WebViewGuestDelegate::DidDetach() {
+  guest_proxy_routing_id_ = -1;
+}
+
 void WebViewGuestDelegate::WillAttach(
     content::WebContents* embedder_web_contents,
     int element_instance_id,
diff --git a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h
index b921e0ec48..eea23c9047 100644
--- a/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h
+++ b/atom/browser/web_view_guest_delegate.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class WebViewGuestDelegate : public content::BrowserPluginGuestDelegate,
   // This value is only valid after attachment or first navigation.
   int proxy_routing_id() const { return guest_proxy_routing_id_; }
 
-  bool ShouldResumeRequestsForCreatedWindow();
+  bool IsAttached();
 
  protected:
   // content::WebContentsObserver:
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class WebViewGuestDelegate : public content::BrowserPluginGuestDelegate,
 
   // content::BrowserPluginGuestDelegate:
   void DidAttach(int guest_proxy_routing_id) final;
+  void DidDetach() final;
   content::WebContents* GetOwnerWebContents() const final;
   void GuestSizeChanged(const gfx::Size& new_size) final;
   void SetGuestHost(content::GuestHost* guest_host) final;