diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/popup_editor.ts b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/popup_editor.ts
index fed105515..f08719a93 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/popup_editor.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/popup_editor.ts
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ export default class PopupEditorDialog extends Container<BasicWidget> {
     }
 
     handleEventInChildren<T extends EventNames>(name: T, data: EventData<T>): Promise<unknown[] | unknown> | null {
-        // Avoid not showing recent notes when creating a new empty tab.
-        if (name === 'activeContextChanged' && "noteContext" in data && data.noteContext.isEmpty()) {
+        // Avoid events related to the current tab interfere with our popup.
+        if (["noteSwitched", "noteSwitchedAndActivated", "exportAsPdf", "printActiveNote"].includes(name)) {
             return Promise.resolve();
         }
 
-        // Avoid events related to the current tab interfere with our popup.
-        if (["noteSwitched", "noteSwitchedAndActivated", "exportAsPdf", "printActiveNote"].includes(name)) {
+        // Avoid not showing recent notes when creating a new empty tab.
+        if ("noteContext" in data && data.noteContext.ntxId !== "_popup-editor") {
             return Promise.resolve();
         }