diff --git a/webenginepart/src/webenginepage.cpp b/webenginepart/src/webenginepage.cpp
--- a/webenginepart/src/webenginepage.cpp
+++ b/webenginepart/src/webenginepage.cpp
@@ -773,7 +773,10 @@
 
         const bool actionRequestedByUser = type != QWebEnginePage::NavigationTypeOther;
 
-        if (actionRequestedByUser) {
+        if (actionRequestedByUser &&
+            m_type != QWebEnginePage::WebBrowserBackgroundTab &&
+            m_type != QWebEnginePage::WebBrowserTab) {
+
             if (!part() && !isMainFrame) {
                 return false;
             }