diff --git a/src/background/main.background.ts b/src/background/main.background.ts
index 6a5370bf6a..185ae6170e 100644
--- a/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ export default class MainBackground {
         await new Analytics(window).init();
         this.containerService.attachToWindow(window);
 
+        await this.runtimeBackground.init();
         if (!this.isSafari) {
             await this.commandsBackground.init();
             await this.contextMenusBackground.init();
             await this.idleBackground.init();
-            await this.runtimeBackground.init();
             await this.tabsBackground.init();
             await this.webRequestBackground.init();
             await this.windowsBackground.init();
diff --git a/src/background/runtime.background.ts b/src/background/runtime.background.ts
index 7541d4d1aa..0eb5890697 100644
--- a/src/background/runtime.background.ts
+++ b/src/background/runtime.background.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ export default class RuntimeBackground {
     private runtime: any;
     private autofillTimeout: number;
     private pageDetailsToAutoFill: any[] = [];
+    private isSafari: boolean;
 
     constructor(private main: MainBackground, private autofillService: AutofillService,
         private cipherService: CipherService, private platformUtilsService: PlatformUtilsService) {
-        this.runtime = chrome.runtime;
+        this.isSafari = this.platformUtilsService.isSafari();
+        this.runtime = this.isSafari ? safari.application : chrome.runtime;
     }
 
     async init() {
@@ -28,6 +30,22 @@ export default class RuntimeBackground {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (this.isSafari) {
+            // Reload the popup when it's opened
+            this.runtime.addEventListener('popover', (event: any) => {
+                const win: Window = event.target.contentWindow;
+                const body = win.document.body;
+                let child: Node = body.firstChild;
+                while (child) {
+                    body.removeChild(child);
+                    child = body.firstChild;
+                }
+                win.location.reload();
+            }, true);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (this.runtime.onInstalled) {
             this.runtime.onInstalled.addListener((details: any) => {
                 (window as any).ga('send', {