diff --git a/Ladybird/BrowserWindow.cpp b/Ladybird/BrowserWindow.cpp
index 6f9e588398b..35956d8fcac 100644
--- a/Ladybird/BrowserWindow.cpp
+++ b/Ladybird/BrowserWindow.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,14 @@ void BrowserWindow::new_tab()
     };
 
     tab_ptr->focus_location_editor();
+
+    // This is a hack to make the JS console usable in new windows.
+    // Note we *don't* load the initial page if we are connected to a WebDriver, as the Set URL command may come in very
+    // quickly, and become replaced by this load.
+    if (m_webdriver_content_ipc_path.is_empty()) {
+        // We make it HistoryNavigation so that the initial page doesn't get added to the history.
+        tab_ptr->navigate("about:blank", Tab::LoadType::HistoryNavigation);
+    }
 }
 
 void BrowserWindow::close_tab(int index)
diff --git a/Ladybird/Tab.cpp b/Ladybird/Tab.cpp
index 49ea20413e7..53ce3845b66 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Tab.cpp
+++ b/Ladybird/Tab.cpp
@@ -144,17 +144,6 @@ Tab::Tab(BrowserWindow* window, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path)
         m_window->showFullScreen();
         return Gfx::IntRect { m_window->x(), m_window->y(), m_window->width(), m_window->height() };
     });
-
-    // FIXME: This is a hack to make the JS console usable in new windows.
-    //        Something else should ensure that there's an initial about:blank document loaded in the view.
-    //        We set m_is_history_navigation = true so that the initial about:blank doesn't get added to the history.
-    //
-    //        Note we *don't* do this if we are connected to a WebDriver, as the Set URL command may come in very
-    //        quickly, and become replaced by this load.
-    if (webdriver_content_ipc_path.is_empty()) {
-        m_is_history_navigation = true;
-        m_view->load("about:blank"sv);
-    }
 }
 
 void Tab::focus_location_editor()
@@ -163,10 +152,11 @@ void Tab::focus_location_editor()
     m_location_edit->selectAll();
 }
 
-void Tab::navigate(QString url)
+void Tab::navigate(QString url, LoadType load_type)
 {
     if (!url.startsWith("http://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) && !url.startsWith("https://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) && !url.startsWith("file://", Qt::CaseInsensitive) && !url.startsWith("about:", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
         url = "http://" + url;
+    m_is_history_navigation = (load_type == LoadType::HistoryNavigation);
     view().load(ak_deprecated_string_from_qstring(url));
 }
 
diff --git a/Ladybird/Tab.h b/Ladybird/Tab.h
index be25953fbaa..da5b70a1efd 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Tab.h
+++ b/Ladybird/Tab.h
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ public:
 
     WebContentView& view() { return *m_view; }
 
-    void navigate(QString);
+    enum class LoadType {
+        Normal,
+        HistoryNavigation,
+    };
+    void navigate(QString, LoadType = LoadType::Normal);
 
     void debug_request(DeprecatedString const& request, DeprecatedString const& argument);