diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
index b68b9503dfae..5045efae2a37 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_web_contents.cc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ bool WebContents::ShouldCreateWebContents(
   base::ListValue args;
   args.AppendString(target_url.spec());
   args.AppendString(frame_name);
-  args.AppendInteger(CURRENT_TAB);
+  args.AppendInteger(NEW_FOREGROUND_TAB);
   Emit("-new-window", args);
   return false;
 }
diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window.cc b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
index 36ca2a8a56b9..a4366649b3a1 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ bool NativeWindow::ShouldCreateWebContents(
                     WillCreatePopupWindow(frame_name,
                                           target_url,
                                           partition_id,
-                                          CURRENT_TAB));
+                                          NEW_FOREGROUND_TAB));
   return false;
 }