diff --git a/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQChatWebview.java b/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQChatWebview.java
index 1ad93a98..2eeb10f3 100644
--- a/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQChatWebview.java
+++ b/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQChatWebview.java
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ public void completed(final ProgressEvent event) {
                     });
                 }
             });
-
+            
+            if (!content.isPresent()) {
+                content = webViewAssetProvider.getContent();
+            }
+            browser.setText(content.get());
         } else {
             updateBrowser(browser);
         }
@@ -113,11 +117,6 @@ public void completed(final ProgressEvent event) {
             }
         });
 
-        if (!content.isPresent()) {
-            content = webViewAssetProvider.getContent();
-        }
-        browser.setText(content.get());
-
         return parent;
     }
 
@@ -143,6 +142,10 @@ public final void onSendToChatUi(final String message) {
             browser.evaluate(script);
         });
     }
+    
+    void disposeBrowserState() {
+    	canDisposeState = true;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public final void dispose() {
diff --git a/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQViewContainer.java b/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQViewContainer.java
index 190d7d89..398dcbf8 100644
--- a/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQViewContainer.java
+++ b/plugin/src/software/aws/toolkits/eclipse/amazonq/views/AmazonQViewContainer.java
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ private void updateChildView() {
                 BaseAmazonQView newView = views.get(activeViewType);
 
                 if (currentView != null) {
+                	if (currentView.getClass() == AmazonQChatWebview.class) {
+                		((AmazonQChatWebview) currentView).disposeBrowserState();
+                	}
                     Control[] children = parentComposite.getChildren();
                     for (Control child : children) {
                         if (child != null && !child.isDisposed()) {