diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Browser/win32/org/eclipse/swt/browser/Edge.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Browser/win32/org/eclipse/swt/browser/Edge.java
index f7d92639f17..8914d99590b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Browser/win32/org/eclipse/swt/browser/Edge.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Browser/win32/org/eclipse/swt/browser/Edge.java	
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ int handleNewWindowRequested(long pView, long pArgs) {
 			WindowEvent openEvent = new WindowEvent(browser);
 			openEvent.display = browser.getDisplay();
 			openEvent.widget = browser;
-			openEvent.required = true;
+			openEvent.required = false;
 			for (OpenWindowListener openListener : openWindowListeners) {
 				openListener.open(openEvent);
 				if (browser.isDisposed()) return;