diff --git a/plugins/html-preview/html_preview_plugin/__init__.py b/plugins/html-preview/html_preview_plugin/__init__.py
index 5b51a4f6f0eaa02e5ecb68f59c57acc2aa77701e..bd8fc7c0eae94f7276c1bb97f381cbf5a1dbae1e 100644
--- a/plugins/html-preview/html_preview_plugin/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/html-preview/html_preview_plugin/__init__.py
@@ -273,6 +273,12 @@ class HtmlPreviewAddin(GObject.Object, Ide.EditorViewAddin):
         stack = view.get_ancestor(Ide.LayoutStack)
         stack.add(web_view)
 
+        self.action.set_enabled(False)
+        web_view.connect('destroy', lambda *_: self.web_view_destroyed(web_view))
+
+    def web_view_destroyed(self, web_view):
+        self.action.set_enabled(True)
+
     def search_sphinx_base_dir(self, path):
         context = self.workbench.get_context()
         vcs = context.get_vcs()