diff --git a/app/ux/WebView.js b/app/ux/WebView.js
index 09563724..6e922012 100644
--- a/app/ux/WebView.js
+++ b/app/ux/WebView.js
@@ -84,13 +84,18 @@ Ext.define('Rambox.ux.WebView',{
 			if ( !webview.isAudioMuted() && me.muted ) webview.setAudioMuted(me.muted);
 
 			// Open links in default browser
-			webview.addEventListener('new-window', (e) => {
+			webview.addEventListener('new-window', function(e) {
 				const protocol = require('url').parse(e.url).protocol;
 				if (protocol === 'http:' || protocol === 'https:') {
+					e.preventDefault();
 					require('electron').shell.openExternal(e.url);
 				}
 			});
 
+			webview.addEventListener('will-navigate', function(e, url) {
+				e.preventDefault();
+			});
+
 			// Injected code to detect new messages
 			if ( me.record && me.record.get('js_unread') !== '' ) {
 				console.info('JS Injected', me.src);
diff --git a/electron/main.js b/electron/main.js
index ed6973a5..96718839 100644
--- a/electron/main.js
+++ b/electron/main.js
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ function createWindow () {
 
 	mainWindow.on('page-title-updated', (e, title) => updateBadge(title));
 
+	mainWindow.webContents.on('will-navigate', function(event, url) {
+		event.preventDefault();
+	});
+
 	// Emitted when the window is closed.
 	mainWindow.on('close', function(e) {
 		if ( !isQuitting ) {