diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index ed2ff59b327..05ebd48ea6b 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -413,16 +413,15 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 				this.auxiliaryWindowsMainService?.registerWindow(contents);
 			}
 
-			// Block any in-page navigation
+			// Handle any in-page navigation
 			contents.on('will-navigate', event => {
-				// Allow navigation in integrated browser views
 				if (BrowserViewMainService.isBrowserViewWebContents(contents)) {
-					return;
+					return; // Allow navigation in integrated browser views
 				}
 
 				this.logService.error('webContents#will-navigate: Prevented webcontent navigation');
 
-				event.preventDefault();
+				event.preventDefault(); // Prevent any in-page navigation
 			});
 
 			// All Windows: only allow about:blank auxiliary windows to open
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditorInput.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditorInput.ts
index bdf526d6406..e573726d742 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditorInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/browserView/electron-browser/browserEditorInput.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ export class BrowserEditorInput extends EditorInput {
 		return this._model ? this._model.url : this._initialData.url;
 	}
 
+	override canReopen(): boolean {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	override matches(otherInput: EditorInput | IUntypedEditorInput): boolean {
 		if (super.matches(otherInput)) {
 			return true;