diff --git a/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.cpp b/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.cpp
index dbf3d3a13..88a5293c6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ void BrowserDialog::OnBackward(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void BrowserDialog::OnClose(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(event))
 {
-   //EndModal(wxID_CANCEL);
+   if (IsModal() && !mDismissed)
+   {
+      mDismissed = true;
+      EndModal(wxID_CANCEL);
+   }
    auto parent = GetParent();
 
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
diff --git a/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.h b/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.h
index 045e7eecf..851cb3310 100644
--- a/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.h
+++ b/src/widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
 
 
    HtmlWindow * mpHtml;
+   bool mDismissed{};
    DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
 };