diff --git a/emain/emain-viewmgr.ts b/emain/emain-viewmgr.ts
index 535ff3817..74838ee36 100644
--- a/emain/emain-viewmgr.ts
+++ b/emain/emain-viewmgr.ts
@@ -467,6 +467,8 @@ function createBaseWaveBrowserWindow(
         });
         if (choice === 0) {
             e.preventDefault();
+        } else {
+            win.deleteAllowed = true;
         }
     });
     win.on("closed", () => {
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ function createBaseWaveBrowserWindow(
         if (numWindows == 0) {
             return;
         }
-        if (!win.alreadyClosed) {
+        if (!win.alreadyClosed && win.deleteAllowed) {
             console.log("win removing window from backend DB", win.waveWindowId);
             WindowService.CloseWindow(waveWindow.oid, true);
         }
diff --git a/frontend/types/custom.d.ts b/frontend/types/custom.d.ts
index f80859197..42d4dc78d 100644
--- a/frontend/types/custom.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/custom.d.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ declare global {
         allTabViews: Map<string, WaveTabView>;
         activeTabView: WaveTabView;
         alreadyClosed: boolean;
+        deleteAllowed: boolean;
     };
 
     type WaveTabView = Electron.WebContentsView & {