diff --git a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
index d8d0f7806634..96f750897d09 100644
--- a/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
+++ b/lib/browser/chrome-extension.js
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const startBackgroundPages = function (manifest) {
   }
 
   const contents = webContents.create({
+    partition: 'persist:__chrome_extension',
     isBackgroundPage: true,
     commandLineSwitches: ['--background-page']
   })