diff --git a/Ladybird/Qt/Application.cpp b/Ladybird/Qt/Application.cpp
index 3db63bda945..1be1ff49cbb 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Qt/Application.cpp
+++ b/Ladybird/Qt/Application.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ void Application::close_task_manager_window()
     }
 }
 
-BrowserWindow& Application::new_window(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar& cookie_jar, WebContentOptions const& web_content_options, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, Tab* parent_tab, Optional<u64> page_index)
+BrowserWindow& Application::new_window(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar& cookie_jar, WebContentOptions const& web_content_options, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, bool allow_popups, Tab* parent_tab, Optional<u64> page_index)
 {
-    auto* window = new BrowserWindow(initial_urls, cookie_jar, web_content_options, webdriver_content_ipc_path, parent_tab, move(page_index));
+    auto* window = new BrowserWindow(initial_urls, cookie_jar, web_content_options, webdriver_content_ipc_path, allow_popups, parent_tab, move(page_index));
     set_active_window(*window);
     window->show();
     window->activateWindow();
diff --git a/Ladybird/Qt/Application.h b/Ladybird/Qt/Application.h
index 2d77c1b800c..80c72b50cb3 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Qt/Application.h
+++ b/Ladybird/Qt/Application.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public:
     Function<void(URL::URL)> on_open_file;
     RefPtr<Protocol::RequestClient> request_server_client;
 
-    BrowserWindow& new_window(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar&, WebContentOptions const&, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, Tab* parent_tab = nullptr, Optional<u64> page_index = {});
+    BrowserWindow& new_window(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar&, WebContentOptions const&, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, bool allow_popups, Tab* parent_tab = nullptr, Optional<u64> page_index = {});
 
     void show_task_manager_window();
     void close_task_manager_window();
diff --git a/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.cpp b/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.cpp
index 3f377cb6adf..f259caf0421 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.cpp
+++ b/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.cpp
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-BrowserWindow::BrowserWindow(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar& cookie_jar, WebContentOptions const& web_content_options, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, Tab* parent_tab, Optional<u64> page_index)
+BrowserWindow::BrowserWindow(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar& cookie_jar, WebContentOptions const& web_content_options, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, bool allow_popups, Tab* parent_tab, Optional<u64> page_index)
     : m_tabs_container(new TabWidget(this))
     , m_cookie_jar(cookie_jar)
     , m_web_content_options(web_content_options)
     , m_webdriver_content_ipc_path(webdriver_content_ipc_path)
+    , m_allow_popups(allow_popups)
 {
     setWindowIcon(app_icon());
 
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ BrowserWindow::BrowserWindow(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::Cook
 
     m_block_pop_ups_action = new QAction("Block Pop-ups", this);
     m_block_pop_ups_action->setCheckable(true);
-    m_block_pop_ups_action->setChecked(true);
+    m_block_pop_ups_action->setChecked(!allow_popups);
     debug_menu->addAction(m_block_pop_ups_action);
     QObject::connect(m_block_pop_ups_action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
         bool state = m_block_pop_ups_action->isChecked();
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ BrowserWindow::BrowserWindow(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::Cook
     });
     QObject::connect(m_new_window_action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
         auto initial_urls = Vector<URL::URL> { ak_url_from_qstring(Settings::the()->new_tab_page()) };
-        (void)static_cast<Ladybird::Application*>(QApplication::instance())->new_window(initial_urls, m_cookie_jar, m_web_content_options, m_webdriver_content_ipc_path);
+        (void)static_cast<Ladybird::Application*>(QApplication::instance())->new_window(initial_urls, m_cookie_jar, m_web_content_options, m_webdriver_content_ipc_path, m_allow_popups);
     });
     QObject::connect(open_file_action, &QAction::triggered, this, &BrowserWindow::open_file);
     QObject::connect(settings_action, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
@@ -686,7 +687,7 @@ void BrowserWindow::initialize_tab(Tab* tab)
 
     tab->view().on_new_web_view = [this, tab](auto activate_tab, Web::HTML::WebViewHints hints, Optional<u64> page_index) {
         if (hints.popup) {
-            auto& window = static_cast<Ladybird::Application*>(QApplication::instance())->new_window({}, m_cookie_jar, m_web_content_options, m_webdriver_content_ipc_path, tab, AK::move(page_index));
+            auto& window = static_cast<Ladybird::Application*>(QApplication::instance())->new_window({}, m_cookie_jar, m_web_content_options, m_webdriver_content_ipc_path, m_allow_popups, tab, AK::move(page_index));
             window.set_window_rect(hints.screen_x, hints.screen_y, hints.width, hints.height);
             return window.current_tab()->view().handle();
         }
diff --git a/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.h b/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.h
index ab5af8e5c29..529ce92da2c 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.h
+++ b/Ladybird/Qt/BrowserWindow.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class BrowserWindow : public QMainWindow {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    BrowserWindow(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar&, WebContentOptions const&, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, Tab* parent_tab = nullptr, Optional<u64> page_index = {});
+    BrowserWindow(Vector<URL::URL> const& initial_urls, WebView::CookieJar&, WebContentOptions const&, StringView webdriver_content_ipc_path, bool allow_popups, Tab* parent_tab = nullptr, Optional<u64> page_index = {});
 
     WebContentView& view() const { return m_current_tab->view(); }
 
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ private:
 
     WebContentOptions m_web_content_options;
     StringView m_webdriver_content_ipc_path;
+
+    bool m_allow_popups { false };
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/Ladybird/Qt/main.cpp b/Ladybird/Qt/main.cpp
index c5e90a919a2..f0ca9fd8243 100644
--- a/Ladybird/Qt/main.cpp
+++ b/Ladybird/Qt/main.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     bool enable_idl_tracing = false;
     bool new_window = false;
     bool force_new_process = false;
+    bool allow_popups = false;
 
     Core::ArgsParser args_parser;
     args_parser.set_general_help("The Ladybird web browser :^)");
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     args_parser.add_option(expose_internals_object, "Expose internals object", "expose-internals-object");
     args_parser.add_option(new_window, "Force opening in a new window", "new-window", 'n');
     args_parser.add_option(force_new_process, "Force creation of new browser/chrome process", "force-new-process");
+    args_parser.add_option(allow_popups, "Disable popup blocking by default", "allow-popups");
     args_parser.parse(arguments);
 
     WebView::ChromeProcess chrome_process;
@@ -181,10 +183,10 @@ ErrorOr<int> serenity_main(Main::Arguments arguments)
     };
 
     chrome_process.on_new_window = [&](auto const& urls) {
-        app.new_window(sanitize_urls(urls), *cookie_jar, web_content_options, webdriver_content_ipc_path);
+        app.new_window(sanitize_urls(urls), *cookie_jar, web_content_options, webdriver_content_ipc_path, allow_popups);
     };
 
-    auto& window = app.new_window(sanitize_urls(raw_urls), *cookie_jar, web_content_options, webdriver_content_ipc_path);
+    auto& window = app.new_window(sanitize_urls(raw_urls), *cookie_jar, web_content_options, webdriver_content_ipc_path, allow_popups);
     window.setWindowTitle("Ladybird");
 
     if (Ladybird::Settings::the()->is_maximized()) {