diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenGlanceManager.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
index dcd4e99ea..172d808cc 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
@@ -234,14 +234,16 @@
       });
     }
 
-    closeGlance({ noAnimation = false, onTabClose = false, setNewID = null, isDifferent = false, hasFocused = false } = {}) {
+    closeGlance({ noAnimation = false, onTabClose = false, setNewID = null, isDifferent = false, hasFocused = false, skipPermitUnload = false } = {}) {
       if (this._animating || !this.#currentBrowser || this.animatingOpen || this._duringOpening) {
         return;
       }
 
-      let { permitUnload } = this.#currentBrowser.permitUnload();
-      if (!permitUnload) {
-        return;
+      if (!skipPermitUnload) {
+        let { permitUnload } = this.#currentBrowser.permitUnload();
+        if (!permitUnload) {
+          return;
+        }
       }
 
       if (onTabClose && hasFocused && !this.#confirmationTimeout) {
@@ -545,7 +547,7 @@
       this.overlay.classList.remove('zen-glance-overlay');
       this._clearContainerStyles(this.browserWrapper);
       this.animatingFullOpen = false;
-      this.closeGlance({ noAnimation: true });
+      this.closeGlance({ noAnimation: true, skipPermitUnload: true });
       this.#glances.delete(this.#currentGlanceID);
     }
 
@@ -632,7 +634,7 @@
         }
       }
     }
-  }
+}
 
   window.gZenGlanceManager = new ZenGlanceManager();