diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift
index be1733c1d2a..ed15c60d1a1 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift
@@ -879,6 +879,11 @@ extension BrowserViewController: WKUIDelegate {
 
     return newTab.webView
   }
+  
+  public func webViewDidClose(_ webView: WKWebView) {
+    guard let tab = tabManager[webView] else { return }
+    tabManager.removeTab(tab)
+  }
 
   fileprivate func shouldDisplayJSAlertForWebView(_ webView: WKWebView) -> Bool {
     // Only display a JS Alert if we are selected and there isn't anything being shown