diff --git a/libcef/browser_impl.cc b/libcef/browser_impl.cc
index 11ce72600..29a970a18 100644
--- a/libcef/browser_impl.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser_impl.cc
@@ -1380,6 +1380,7 @@ void CefBrowserImpl::UIT_ShowDevTools()
     CefRefPtr<CefBrowserImpl> browser =
         UIT_CreatePopupWindow(devtools_path.value(), features);
     browser->UIT_CreateDevToolsClient(dev_tools_agent_.get());
+    browser->UIT_LoadURL(browser->GetMainFrame(), devtools_path.value());
     browser->UIT_Show(WebKit::WebNavigationPolicyNewWindow);
   } else {
     // Give focus to the existing inspector window.
diff --git a/libcef/browser_webview_delegate.cc b/libcef/browser_webview_delegate.cc
index 18c465870..62fc4ac39 100644
--- a/libcef/browser_webview_delegate.cc
+++ b/libcef/browser_webview_delegate.cc
@@ -638,8 +638,11 @@ void BrowserWebViewDelegate::loadURLExternally(
     WebFrame* frame, const WebURLRequest& request,
     WebNavigationPolicy policy) {
   DCHECK_NE(policy, WebKit::WebNavigationPolicyCurrentTab);
-  browser_->UIT_CreatePopupWindow(std::string(request.url().spec().data()),
-      CefPopupFeatures());
+  std::string url = request.url().spec().data();
+  CefRefPtr<CefBrowser> newBrowser =
+      browser_->UIT_CreatePopupWindow(url, CefPopupFeatures());
+  if (newBrowser.get() && !url.empty())
+    newBrowser->GetMainFrame()->LoadURL(url);
 }
 
 WebNavigationPolicy BrowserWebViewDelegate::decidePolicyForNavigation(