diff --git a/src/vs/platform/webContentExtractor/electron-main/webPageLoader.ts b/src/vs/platform/webContentExtractor/electron-main/webPageLoader.ts
index 229fe2502ad..c91f67fd44a 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/webContentExtractor/electron-main/webPageLoader.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/webContentExtractor/electron-main/webPageLoader.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ export class WebPageLoader extends Disposable {
 			.once('did-fail-load', this.onFailLoad.bind(this))
 			.once('will-navigate', this.onRedirect.bind(this))
 			.once('will-redirect', this.onRedirect.bind(this));
+
+		// Disable any UI interactions that could interfere with content loading.
+		this._window.webContents
+			.on('login', (event) => event.preventDefault())
+			.on('select-client-certificate', (event) => event.preventDefault())
+			.on('certificate-error', (event) => event.preventDefault());
+
 	}
 
 	private trace(message: string) {
@@ -164,7 +171,12 @@ export class WebPageLoader extends Disposable {
 		}
 
 		this.trace(`Received 'did-fail-load' event, code: ${statusCode}, error: '${error}'`);
-		void this._queue.queue(() => this.extractContent({ status: 'error', statusCode, error }));
+		if (statusCode === -3) {
+			this.trace(`Ignoring ERR_ABORTED (-3) as it may be caused by CSP or other measures`);
+			void this._queue.queue(() => this.extractContent());
+		} else {
+			void this._queue.queue(() => this.extractContent({ status: 'error', statusCode, error }));
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**