diff --git a/midori/midori-view.c b/midori/midori-view.c
index be3a9a09..bc45f7b6 100644
--- a/midori/midori-view.c
+++ b/midori/midori-view.c
@@ -2811,6 +2811,8 @@ midori_view_reload (MidoriView* view,
 #endif
     if (view->title && strstr (title, view->title))
         webkit_web_view_open (WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (view->web_view), view->uri);
+    else if (midori_view_is_blank (view))
+        midori_view_set_uri (view, view->uri);
     else if (from_cache)
         webkit_web_view_reload (WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (view->web_view));
     else