diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml b/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml
index f0475dfebd..4474cfb2cd 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ScrollingWindow {
     y: 100
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        focus = true
         shown = true
         addressBar.text = webview.url
     }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/LoginDialog/LinkAccountBody.qml b/interface/resources/qml/LoginDialog/LinkAccountBody.qml
index 814778a4b1..fe971b31ee 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/LoginDialog/LinkAccountBody.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/LoginDialog/LinkAccountBody.qml
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ Item {
                 horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                 linkColor: hifi.colors.blueAccent
 
-                onLinkActivated: loginDialog.openUrl(link)
+                onLinkActivated: {
+                    loginDialog.openUrl(link);
+                }
             }
             onFocusChanged: {
                 root.text = "";
@@ -170,7 +172,9 @@ Item {
                 horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                 linkColor: hifi.colors.blueAccent
 
-                onLinkActivated: loginDialog.openUrl(link)
+                onLinkActivated: {
+                    loginDialog.openUrl(link);
+                }
             }
 
             onFocusChanged: {
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/LoginDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/LoginDialog.cpp
index 4d8592a9d3..9804c6712a 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/LoginDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/LoginDialog.cpp
@@ -172,11 +172,13 @@ void LoginDialog::openUrl(const QString& url) const {
         offscreenUi->load("Browser.qml", [=](QQmlContext* context, QObject* newObject) {
             newObject->setProperty("url", url);
         });
+        LoginDialog::hide();
     } else {
         if (!hmd->getShouldShowTablet() && !qApp->isHMDMode()) {
             offscreenUi->load("Browser.qml", [=](QQmlContext* context, QObject* newObject) {
                 newObject->setProperty("url", url);
             });
+            LoginDialog::hide();
         } else {
             tablet->gotoWebScreen(url);
         }