diff --git a/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js b/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js
index bf1de28e1ae4..2c5c75e4e758 100644
--- a/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js
+++ b/lib/browser/guest-view-manager.js
@@ -116,20 +116,6 @@ const createGuest = function (embedder, params) {
     guest.allowPopups = params.allowpopups
   })
 
-  guest.on('-add-new-contents', (...args) => {
-    const embedder = getEmbedder(guestInstanceId)
-    if (embedder != null) {
-      embedder.emit('-add-new-contents', ...args)
-    }
-  })
-
-  guest.on('-web-contents-created', (...args) => {
-    const embedder = getEmbedder(guestInstanceId)
-    if (embedder != null) {
-      embedder.emit('-web-contents-created', ...args)
-    }
-  })
-
   const sendToEmbedder = (channel, ...args) => {
     const embedder = getEmbedder(guestInstanceId)
     if (embedder != null) {
@@ -157,6 +143,25 @@ const createGuest = function (embedder, params) {
     sendToEmbedder('ELECTRON_GUEST_VIEW_INTERNAL_SIZE_CHANGED', ...args)
   })
 
+  // Forward internal web contents event to embedder to handle
+  // native window.open setup
+  guest.on('-add-new-contents', (...args) => {
+    if (guest.getWebPreferences().nativeWindowOpen === true) {
+      const embedder = getEmbedder(guestInstanceId)
+      if (embedder != null) {
+        embedder.emit('-add-new-contents', ...args)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+  guest.on('-web-contents-created', (...args) => {
+    if (guest.getWebPreferences().nativeWindowOpen === true) {
+      const embedder = getEmbedder(guestInstanceId)
+      if (embedder != null) {
+        embedder.emit('-web-contents-created', ...args)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
   return guestInstanceId
 }