diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index aea68a57db33..d89459e682c6 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -3825,6 +3825,7 @@ function asyncOpenWebPanel(event)
          return false;
        loadURI(url);
        event.preventDefault();
+       markLinkVisited(linkNode.href, linkNode);
        return false;
      }
      else