diff --git a/lib/browser/api/navigation-controller.js b/lib/browser/api/navigation-controller.js
index a911a6c6533f0..7eb21ddb3ea9c 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/navigation-controller.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/navigation-controller.js
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ var NavigationController = (function () {
     this.webContents = webContents
     this.clearHistory()
 
+    // webContents may have already navigated to a page.
+    if (this.webContents._getURL()) {
+      this.currentIndex++
+      this.history.push(this.webContents._getURL())
+    }
     this.webContents.on('navigation-entry-commited', (event, url, inPage, replaceEntry) => {
       if (this.inPageIndex > -1 && !inPage) {
         // Navigated to a new page, clear in-page mark.
@@ -101,12 +106,6 @@ var NavigationController = (function () {
     this.currentIndex = -1
     this.pendingIndex = -1
     this.inPageIndex = -1
-
-    // webContents may have already navigated to a page.
-    if (this.webContents._getURL()) {
-      this.currentIndex++
-      this.history.push(this.webContents._getURL())
-    }
   }
 
   NavigationController.prototype.goBack = function () {