diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
index 7c7c74319da..b19f6e18eb9 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/viewmodel/WindowViewModel.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class WindowViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
     private int mURLWebsiteColor;
 
     private MutableLiveData<Spannable> url;
+    private MutableLiveData<Spannable> urlForwardFromNewTab;
     private MutableLiveData<String> hint;
     private MutableLiveData<ObservableBoolean> isWindowVisible;
     private MutableLiveData<Windows.WindowPlacement> placement;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ public class WindowViewModel extends AndroidViewModel {
     private MutableLiveData<Windows.ContentType> currentContentType;
     public MutableLiveData<Windows.ContentType> lastContentType;
     private MediatorLiveData<ObservableBoolean> isNativeContentVisible;
+    private MediatorLiveData<ObservableBoolean> isInNewTabPage;
     private MutableLiveData<ObservableBoolean> backToNewTabEnabled;
     private MutableLiveData<ObservableBoolean> isLoading;
     private MutableLiveData<ObservableBoolean> isMicrophoneEnabled;
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ public WindowViewModel(Application application) {
         mURLWebsiteColor = typedValue.data;
 
         url = new MutableLiveData<>(new SpannableString(""));
+        urlForwardFromNewTab = new MutableLiveData<>(new SpannableString(""));
         hint = new MutableLiveData<>("");
         isWindowVisible = new MutableLiveData<>(new ObservableBoolean(true));
         placement = new MutableLiveData<>(Windows.WindowPlacement.FRONT);
@@ -138,11 +141,19 @@ public WindowViewModel(Application application) {
 
         currentContentType = new MutableLiveData<>(Windows.ContentType.WEB_CONTENT);
         lastContentType = new MutableLiveData<>(Windows.ContentType.WEB_CONTENT);
+
         isNativeContentVisible = new MediatorLiveData<>();
         isNativeContentVisible.addSource(currentContentType, contentType ->
                 isNativeContentVisible.setValue(new ObservableBoolean(contentType != Windows.ContentType.WEB_CONTENT))
         );
         isNativeContentVisible.setValue(new ObservableBoolean(currentContentType.getValue() != Windows.ContentType.WEB_CONTENT));
+
+        isInNewTabPage = new MediatorLiveData<>();
+        isInNewTabPage.addSource(currentContentType, contentType ->
+                isInNewTabPage.setValue(new ObservableBoolean(contentType == Windows.ContentType.NEW_TAB))
+        );
+        isInNewTabPage.setValue(new ObservableBoolean(currentContentType.getValue() == Windows.ContentType.NEW_TAB));
+
         backToNewTabEnabled = new MutableLiveData<>(new ObservableBoolean(false));
 
         isLoading = new MutableLiveData<>(new ObservableBoolean(false));
@@ -345,6 +356,7 @@ public void onChanged(ObservableBoolean o) {
 
     public void refresh() {
         url.postValue(url.getValue());
+        urlForwardFromNewTab.postValue(urlForwardFromNewTab.getValue());
         hint.postValue(getHintValue());
         isWindowVisible.postValue(isWindowVisible.getValue());
         placement.postValue(placement.getValue());
@@ -384,10 +396,18 @@ public MutableLiveData<Spannable> getUrl() {
         return url;
     }
 
+    public MutableLiveData<Spannable> getUrlForwardFromNewTab() {
+        if (urlForwardFromNewTab == null) {
+            urlForwardFromNewTab = new MutableLiveData<>(new SpannableString(""));
+        }
+        return urlForwardFromNewTab;
+    }
+
     public void setUrl(@Nullable String url) {
         if (url == null) {
             return;
         }
+
         setUrl(new SpannableString(url));
     }
 
@@ -431,9 +451,15 @@ private void setUrl(@Nullable Spannable url) {
                 spannable.setSpan(color1, 0, index + 3, 0);
                 spannable.setSpan(color2, index + 3, aURL.length(), 0);
                 this.url.postValue(spannable);
+                if (currentContentType.getValue() == Windows.ContentType.WEB_CONTENT && lastContentType.getValue() == Windows.ContentType.NEW_TAB) {
+                    urlForwardFromNewTab.postValue(spannable);
+                }
 
             } else {
                 this.url.postValue(url);
+                if (currentContentType.getValue() == Windows.ContentType.WEB_CONTENT && lastContentType.getValue() == Windows.ContentType.NEW_TAB) {
+                    urlForwardFromNewTab.postValue(url);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -601,6 +627,10 @@ public MutableLiveData<ObservableBoolean> getIsNativeContentVisible() {
         return isNativeContentVisible;
     }
 
+    public MutableLiveData<ObservableBoolean> getIsInNewTabPage() {
+        return isInNewTabPage;
+    }
+
     public void enableBackToNewTab(boolean backToNewTabEnabled) {
         this.backToNewTabEnabled.postValue(new ObservableBoolean(backToNewTabEnabled));
     }
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
index 45572661f12..528220491de 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
@@ -256,10 +256,11 @@ private void updateUI() {
         mBinding.navigationBarNavigation.forwardButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {
             v.requestFocusFromTouch();
             if (mViewModel.getCanGoForwardFromNewTab().getValue().get()) {
-                getSession().loadUri(mAttachedWindow.uriForwardFromNewTab);
+                getSession().loadUri(mViewModel.getUrlForwardFromNewTab().getValue().toString());
                 mViewModel.setCanGoForwardFromNewTab(false);
+            } else {
+                getSession().goForward();
             }
-            getSession().goForward();
             if (mAudio != null) {
                 mAudio.playSound(AudioEngine.Sound.CLICK);
             }
@@ -1026,7 +1027,7 @@ public void onLocationChange(@NonNull WSession session, @Nullable String url) {
             updateTrackingProtection();
         }
 
-        mBinding.navigationBarNavigation.reloadButton.setEnabled(!UrlUtils.isPrivateAboutPage(getContext(), url));
+        mBinding.navigationBarNavigation.reloadButton.setEnabled(!mViewModel.getIsInNewTabPage().getValue().get() && !UrlUtils.isPrivateAboutPage(getContext(), url));
     }
 
     // Content delegate
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
index 88022f7804d..47378645638 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/WindowWidget.java
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ public class WindowWidget extends UIWidget implements SessionChangeListener,
     private SharedPreferences mPrefs;
     private DownloadsManager mDownloadsManager;
     private float mBrowserDensity;
-    public String uriForwardFromNewTab;
 
     public interface WindowListener {
         default void onFocusRequest(@NonNull WindowWidget aWindow) {}
@@ -2080,9 +2079,6 @@ WResult<WAllowOrDeny> onLoadRequest(WSession aSession, @NonNull LoadRequest aReq
             hideNewTab();
             mViewModel.setCurrentContentType(Windows.ContentType.WEB_CONTENT);
             mViewModel.setUrl(uri.toString());
-            if (mViewModel.lastContentType.getValue() == Windows.ContentType.NEW_TAB) {
-                uriForwardFromNewTab = uri.toString();
-            }
         }
 
         if ("file".equalsIgnoreCase(uri.getScheme())) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml
index e154f459f1f..5577ce102f4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/navigation_bar_navigation.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
                 style="?attr/navigationBarButtonStyle"
                 android:src="@{viewmodel.isLoading ? @drawable/ic_icon_exit : @drawable/ic_icon_reload}"
                 android:tooltipText="@{viewmodel.isLoading ? @string/stop_tooltip : @string/refresh_tooltip}"
+                android:enabled="@{!viewmodel.isInNewTabPage}"
                 app:privateMode="@{viewmodel.isPrivateSession}" />
 
             <ProgressBar