diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
index 92d2951f..2ba77e9f 100644
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -494,11 +494,13 @@ void ViewManager::sessionFinished()
         return;
     }
 
-    // The last session/tab, and only one view (no splits), emit empty()
-    // so that close() is called in MainWindow, fixes #432077
-    if (_viewContainer->count() == 1 && _viewContainer->currentTabViewCount() == 1) {
-        Q_EMIT empty();
-        return;
+    if (_navigationMethod == TabbedNavigation) {
+        // The last session/tab, and only one view (no splits), emit empty()
+        // so that close() is called in MainWindow, fixes #432077
+        if (_viewContainer->count() == 1 && _viewContainer->currentTabViewCount() == 1) {
+            Q_EMIT empty();
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     auto *session = qobject_cast<Session *>(sender());