diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index 571ae0f7f2aa..f3520bc968e5 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -58,6 +58,26 @@ WebContents::~WebContents() {
   Destroy();
 }
 
+content::WebContents* WebContents::OpenURLFromTab(
+    content::WebContents* source,
+    const content::OpenURLParams& params) {
+  if (params.disposition != CURRENT_TAB)
+      return NULL;
+
+  content::NavigationController::LoadURLParams load_url_params(params.url);
+  load_url_params.referrer = params.referrer;
+  load_url_params.transition_type = params.transition;
+  load_url_params.extra_headers = params.extra_headers;
+  load_url_params.should_replace_current_entry =
+      params.should_replace_current_entry;
+  load_url_params.is_renderer_initiated = params.is_renderer_initiated;
+  load_url_params.transferred_global_request_id =
+      params.transferred_global_request_id;
+
+  web_contents()->GetController().LoadURLWithParams(load_url_params);
+  return web_contents();
+}
+
 void WebContents::RenderViewDeleted(content::RenderViewHost* render_view_host) {
   base::ListValue args;
   args.AppendInteger(render_view_host->GetProcess()->GetID());
diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
index 0dcd47114dc8..1dc37a62ebe2 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.h
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ class WebContents : public mate::EventEmitter,
   virtual mate::ObjectTemplateBuilder GetObjectTemplateBuilder(
       v8::Isolate* isolate) override;
 
+  // content::WebContentsDelegate:
+  virtual content::WebContents* OpenURLFromTab(
+      content::WebContents* source,
+      const content::OpenURLParams& params) override;
+
   // content::WebContentsObserver:
   virtual void RenderViewDeleted(content::RenderViewHost*) override;
   virtual void RenderProcessGone(base::TerminationStatus status) override;