diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
index af17d1b56..875a05195 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
@@ -348,9 +348,13 @@ vAPI.tabs.registerListeners = function() {
         }
     };
 
+    // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/3073
+    // - Fall back to `tab.url` when `changeInfo.url` is not set.
     var onUpdated = function(tabId, changeInfo, tab) {
         if ( changeInfo.url ) {
             changeInfo.url = sanitizeURL(changeInfo.url);
+        } else {
+            changeInfo.url = tab && tab.url;
         }
         onUpdatedClient(tabId.toString(), changeInfo, tab);
     };