diff --git a/lib/browser/guest-window-proxy.ts b/lib/browser/guest-window-proxy.ts
index c8f91bfc43e6f..9a6aa1f576676 100644
--- a/lib/browser/guest-window-proxy.ts
+++ b/lib/browser/guest-window-proxy.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ ipcMainInternal.on(
 
     const browserWindowOptions = (event.sender as any)._callWindowOpenHandler(event, url, frameName, features);
     if (event.defaultPrevented) {
+      event.returnValue = null;
       return;
     }
     const guest = openGuestWindow({
diff --git a/spec-main/guest-window-manager-spec.ts b/spec-main/guest-window-manager-spec.ts
index 01f7914d86b26..5cba5eb8a3aa0 100644
--- a/spec-main/guest-window-manager-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/guest-window-manager-spec.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ describe('webContents.setWindowOpenHandler', () => {
 
         browserWindow.webContents.executeJavaScript("window.open('about:blank') && true");
       });
+
+      it('does not hang parent window when denying window.open', async () => {
+        browserWindow.webContents.setWindowOpenHandler(() => ({ action: 'deny' }));
+        browserWindow.webContents.executeJavaScript("window.open('https://127.0.0.1')");
+        expect(await browserWindow.webContents.executeJavaScript('42')).to.equal(42);
+      });
     });
   }
 });