diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
index 0f33380..5498d6d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/Controller.java
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@
     // "source" parameter for Google search through simplily type
     final static String GOOGLE_SEARCH_SOURCE_TYPE = "browser-type";
 
+    // "no-crash-recovery" parameter in intetnt to suppress crash recovery
+    final static String NO_CRASH_RECOVERY = "no-crash-recovery";
+
     private Activity mActivity;
     private UI mUi;
     private TabControl mTabControl;
@@ -254,7 +257,8 @@
     }
 
     void start(final Bundle icicle, final Intent intent) {
-        if (icicle != null) {
+        boolean noCrashRecovery = intent.getBooleanExtra(NO_CRASH_RECOVERY, false);
+        if (icicle != null || noCrashRecovery) {
             mCrashRecoveryHandler.clearState();
             doStart(icicle, intent);
         } else {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/browser/PopularUrlsTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/browser/PopularUrlsTest.java
index 3e7515f..a635f0b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/browser/PopularUrlsTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/browser/PopularUrlsTest.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
         super.setUp();
 
         Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("about:blank"));
+        i.putExtra(Controller.NO_CRASH_RECOVERY, true);
         setActivityIntent(i);
         mActivity = getActivity();
         mController = mActivity.getController();
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/browser/TestWebChromeClient.java b/tests/src/com/android/browser/TestWebChromeClient.java
index 53f8db3..dd84b3a 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/browser/TestWebChromeClient.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/browser/TestWebChromeClient.java
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@
     @Override
     public boolean onCreateWindow(WebView view, boolean dialog,
             boolean userGesture, Message resultMsg) {
-        return mWrappedClient.onCreateWindow(view, dialog, userGesture, resultMsg);
+        // do not open any new pop-ups
+        resultMsg.sendToTarget();
+        return true;
     }
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */