diff --git a/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js b/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js
index 2c869cc65155..3f25469a0233 100644
--- a/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js
+++ b/lib/browser/guest-window-manager.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ const mergeBrowserWindowOptions = function (embedder, options) {
     options.webPreferences.nodeIntegration = false
   }
 
+  // Sets correct openerId here to give correct options to 'new-window' event handler
+  options.webPreferences.openerId = embedder.id
+
   return options
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ const createGuest = function (embedder, url, frameName, options) {
   if (options.webPreferences == null) {
     options.webPreferences = {}
   }
-  options.webPreferences.openerId = embedder.id
+
   guest = new BrowserWindow(options)
   if (!options.webContents || url !== 'about:blank') {
     // We should not call `loadURL` if the window was constructed from an