diff --git a/browser/native_window.cc b/browser/native_window.cc
index fe0b5d273fa6..71a2a060c95f 100644
--- a/browser/native_window.cc
+++ b/browser/native_window.cc
@@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ void NativeWindow::CloseWebContents() {
   FOR_EACH_OBSERVER(NativeWindowObserver,
                     observers_,
                     WillCloseWindow(&prevent_default));
-  if (prevent_default)
+  if (prevent_default) {
+    WindowList::WindowCloseCancelled(this);
     return;
+  }
 
   content::WebContents* web_contents(GetWebContents());