diff --git a/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js b/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js
index e2ec4a96a8c9..c895266466d6 100644
--- a/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js
+++ b/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const inheritedWebPreferences = new Map([
   ['javascript', false],
   ['nativeWindowOpen', true],
   ['nodeIntegration', false],
+  ['sandbox', true],
   ['webviewTag', false]
 ])
 
diff --git a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
index 67cf4f62e937..3bae23b5f8e5 100644
--- a/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-browser-window-spec.js
@@ -1066,6 +1066,24 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', function () {
         })
       })
 
+      it('should inherit the sandbox setting in opened windows', function (done) {
+        w.destroy()
+        w = new BrowserWindow({
+          show: false,
+          webPreferences: {
+            sandbox: true
+          }
+        })
+
+        const preloadPath = path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'new-window-preload.js')
+        ipcRenderer.send('set-web-preferences-on-next-new-window', w.webContents.id, 'preload', preloadPath)
+        ipcMain.once('answer', (event, args) => {
+          assert.equal(args.includes('--enable-sandbox'), true)
+          done()
+        })
+        w.loadURL(`file://${path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'new-window.html')}`)
+      })
+
       it('should open windows with the options configured via new-window event listeners', function (done) {
         w.destroy()
         w = new BrowserWindow({
@@ -1077,10 +1095,10 @@ describe('BrowserWindow module', function () {
 
         const preloadPath = path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'new-window-preload.js')
         ipcRenderer.send('set-web-preferences-on-next-new-window', w.webContents.id, 'preload', preloadPath)
-        ipcRenderer.send('set-web-preferences-on-next-new-window', w.webContents.id, 'sandbox', true)
-        ipcMain.once('answer', (event, args) => {
-          assert.ok(args.includes('--enable-sandbox'))
-          assert.ok(args.includes(`--preload=${path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'new-window-preload.js')}`))
+        ipcRenderer.send('set-web-preferences-on-next-new-window', w.webContents.id, 'foo', 'bar')
+        ipcMain.once('answer', (event, args, webPreferences) => {
+          assert.equal(args.includes('--enable-sandbox'), true)
+          assert.equal(webPreferences.foo, 'bar')
           done()
         })
         w.loadURL(`file://${path.join(fixtures, 'api', 'new-window.html')}`)
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/api/new-window-preload.js b/spec/fixtures/api/new-window-preload.js
index 2676a785ea2a..0364593734e6 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/api/new-window-preload.js
+++ b/spec/fixtures/api/new-window-preload.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron')
+const {ipcRenderer, remote} = require('electron')
 
-ipcRenderer.send('answer', process.argv)
+ipcRenderer.send('answer', process.argv, remote.getCurrentWindow().webContents.getWebPreferences())
 window.close()