diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.spec.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.spec.ts
index 415cc361926..5bf2507194e 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.spec.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,18 @@ describe("BrowserApi", () => {
       window.location.reload = reload;
     });
 
+    it("skips reloading any windows if no views can be found", () => {
+      Object.defineProperty(window, "location", {
+        value: { reload: jest.fn(), href: "chrome-extension://id-value/background.html" },
+        writable: true,
+      });
+      chrome.extension.getViews = jest.fn().mockReturnValue([]);
+
+      BrowserApi.reloadOpenWindows();
+
+      expect(window.location.reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it("reloads all open windows", () => {
       Object.defineProperty(window, "location", {
         value: { reload: jest.fn(), href: "chrome-extension://id-value/index.html" },
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
index b252b05421d..c65105d3840 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/browser/browser-api.ts
@@ -404,8 +404,12 @@ export class BrowserApi {
    * @param exemptCurrentHref - Whether to exempt the current window location from the reload.
    */
   static reloadOpenWindows(exemptCurrentHref = false) {
-    const currentHref = window?.location.href;
     const views = BrowserApi.getExtensionViews();
+    if (!views.length) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const currentHref = window.location.href;
     views
       .filter((w) => w.location.href != null && !w.location.href.includes("background.html"))
       .filter((w) => !exemptCurrentHref || w.location.href !== currentHref)
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.spec.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.spec.ts
index 11afabed643..f9687d58662 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { DeviceType } from "@bitwarden/common/enums";
 
+import { BrowserApi } from "../browser/browser-api";
+
 import BrowserPlatformUtilsService from "./browser-platform-utils.service";
 
 describe("Browser Utils Service", () => {
@@ -91,41 +93,24 @@ describe("Browser Utils Service", () => {
   });
 
   describe("isViewOpen", () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      globalThis.chrome = {
-        // eslint-disable-next-line
-        // @ts-ignore
-        extension: {
-          getViews: jest.fn(),
-        },
-      };
+    it("returns false if a heartbeat response is not received", async () => {
+      BrowserApi.sendMessageWithResponse = jest.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
+
+      const isViewOpen = await browserPlatformUtilsService.isViewOpen();
+
+      expect(isViewOpen).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    it("returns true if the user is on Firefox and the sidebar is open", async () => {
-      chrome.extension.getViews = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce([window]);
-      jest
-        .spyOn(browserPlatformUtilsService, "getDevice")
-        .mockReturnValueOnce(DeviceType.FirefoxExtension);
+    it("returns true if a heartbeat response is received", async () => {
+      BrowserApi.sendMessageWithResponse = jest
+        .fn()
+        .mockImplementationOnce((subscriber) =>
+          Promise.resolve((subscriber === "checkVaultPopupHeartbeat") as any),
+        );
 
-      const result = await browserPlatformUtilsService.isViewOpen();
+      const isViewOpen = await browserPlatformUtilsService.isViewOpen();
 
-      expect(result).toBe(true);
-    });
-
-    it("returns true if a extension view is open as a tab", async () => {
-      chrome.extension.getViews = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce([window]);
-
-      const result = await browserPlatformUtilsService.isViewOpen();
-
-      expect(result).toBe(true);
-    });
-
-    it("returns false if no extension view is open", async () => {
-      chrome.extension.getViews = jest.fn().mockReturnValue([]);
-
-      const result = await browserPlatformUtilsService.isViewOpen();
-
-      expect(result).toBe(false);
+      expect(isViewOpen).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.ts
index 63f5b0345c7..c3ce8adda1d 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/services/browser-platform-utils.service.ts
@@ -150,23 +150,13 @@ export default class BrowserPlatformUtilsService implements PlatformUtilsService
     return false;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Identifies if the vault popup is currently open. This is done by sending a
+   * message to the popup and waiting for a response. If a response is received,
+   * the view is open.
+   */
   async isViewOpen(): Promise<boolean> {
-    if (await BrowserApi.isPopupOpen()) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    if (this.isSafari()) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    // Opera has "sidebar_panel" as a ViewType but doesn't currently work
-    if (this.isFirefox() && BrowserApi.getExtensionViews({ type: "sidebar" }).length > 0) {
-      return true;
-    }
-
-    // Opera sidebar has type of "tab" (will stick around for a while after closing sidebar)
-    const tabOpen = BrowserApi.getExtensionViews({ type: "tab" }).length > 0;
-    return tabOpen;
+    return Boolean(await BrowserApi.sendMessageWithResponse("checkVaultPopupHeartbeat"));
   }
 
   lockTimeout(): number {
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/init.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/init.service.ts
index 005664bdd20..aeb57858450 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/init.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/init.service.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { LogService as LogServiceAbstraction } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/
 import { PlatformUtilsService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/abstractions/platform-utils.service";
 import { ConfigService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/services/config/config.service";
 
+import { BrowserApi } from "../../platform/browser/browser-api";
 import BrowserPopupUtils from "../../platform/popup/browser-popup-utils";
 import { BrowserStateService as StateServiceAbstraction } from "../../platform/services/abstractions/browser-state.service";
 
@@ -52,6 +53,25 @@ export class InitService {
       }
 
       this.configService.init();
+      this.setupVaultPopupHeartbeat();
     };
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets up a runtime message listener to indicate to the background
+   * script that the extension popup is open in some manner.
+   */
+  private setupVaultPopupHeartbeat() {
+    const respondToHeartbeat = (
+      message: { command: string },
+      _sender: chrome.runtime.MessageSender,
+      sendResponse: (response?: any) => void,
+    ) => {
+      if (message?.command === "checkVaultPopupHeartbeat") {
+        sendResponse(true);
+      }
+    };
+
+    BrowserApi.messageListener("vaultPopupHeartbeat", respondToHeartbeat);
+  }
 }