diff --git a/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts b/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts
index 33d515849b1d..7ca4b09e8b68 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts
+++ b/lib/browser/api/web-contents.ts
@@ -450,12 +450,14 @@ WebContents.prototype.loadURL = function (url, options) {
     const removeListeners = () => {
       this.removeListener('did-finish-load', finishListener);
       this.removeListener('did-fail-load', failListener);
+      this.removeListener('did-navigate-in-page', finishListener);
       this.removeListener('did-start-navigation', navigationListener);
       this.removeListener('did-stop-loading', stopLoadingListener);
       this.removeListener('destroyed', stopLoadingListener);
     };
     this.on('did-finish-load', finishListener);
     this.on('did-fail-load', failListener);
+    this.on('did-navigate-in-page', finishListener);
     this.on('did-start-navigation', navigationListener);
     this.on('did-stop-loading', stopLoadingListener);
     this.on('destroyed', stopLoadingListener);
diff --git a/spec/api-web-contents-spec.ts b/spec/api-web-contents-spec.ts
index 1cc8f3790f71..b8d43ae93542 100644
--- a/spec/api-web-contents-spec.ts
+++ b/spec/api-web-contents-spec.ts
@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ describe('webContents module', () => {
       await expect(w.loadFile(path.join(fixturesPath, 'pages', 'base-page.html'))).to.eventually.be.fulfilled();
     });
 
+    it('resolves when navigating within the page', async () => {
+      await w.loadFile(path.join(fixturesPath, 'pages', 'base-page.html'));
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve));
+      await expect(w.loadURL(w.getURL() + '#foo')).to.eventually.be.fulfilled();
+    });
+
     it('rejects when failing to load a file URL', async () => {
       await expect(w.loadURL('file:non-existent')).to.eventually.be.rejected()
         .and.have.property('code', 'ERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND');