diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart
index 9e889700..be6dc5fe 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/domain/repositories/tab.dart
@@ -940,6 +940,23 @@ class TabRepository extends _$TabRepository {
                 return;
               }
 
+              // The tab is already in the target container, so there is nothing
+              // to reconcile. This notably fires when reassigning a tab into a
+              // container that shares the default Gecko context: assignContainer
+              // recreates the tab in the target container, and that new tab's
+              // load re-triggers this event. Without this guard the transiently
+              // empty new tab would be treated as an empty tab and churn yet
+              // another tab (re-prompting app-links).
+              final currentTabContainerId = await ref
+                  .read(tabDataRepositoryProvider.notifier)
+                  .getTabContainerId(currentTabState.id);
+              if (!ref.mounted) {
+                return;
+              }
+              if (currentTabContainerId == targetContainerId) {
+                return;
+              }
+
               final tabIsEmpty =
                   currentTabState.url == TabState.defaultUrl &&
                   currentTabState.historyState.items.isEmpty;
@@ -985,7 +1002,11 @@ class TabRepository extends _$TabRepository {
                   if (originUri == null) {
                     await ref
                         .read(tabDataRepositoryProvider.notifier)
-                        .assignContainer(latestTabState.id, containerData);
+                        .assignContainer(
+                          latestTabState.id,
+                          containerData,
+                          replacementUrl: uri,
+                        );
                   } else if (latestTabState.url == originUri) {
                     await ref
                         .read(tabDataRepositoryProvider.notifier)
@@ -993,6 +1014,7 @@ class TabRepository extends _$TabRepository {
                           latestTabState.id,
                           containerData,
                           closeOldTab: false,
+                          replacementUrl: uri,
                         );
                   } else {
                     logger.w(
diff --git a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/features/tabs/domain/repositories/tab.dart b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/features/tabs/domain/repositories/tab.dart
index 55cc28d2..99432979 100644
--- a/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/features/tabs/domain/repositories/tab.dart
+++ b/apps/weblibre/lib/features/geckoview/features/tabs/domain/repositories/tab.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
+import 'package:flutter_mozilla_components/flutter_mozilla_components.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/entities/tab_container_selection.dart';
 import 'package:weblibre/features/geckoview/domain/providers/selected_tab.dart';
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ class TabDataRepository extends _$TabDataRepository {
     String tabId,
     ContainerData targetContainer, {
     bool closeOldTab = true,
+    // When the reassignment is driven by a navigation to a site assigned to
+    // [targetContainer] (see the site-assignment listener), the recreated tab
+    // must load that requested URL rather than the tab's current URL. The
+    // current URL can be a stale origin page (e.g. the search result the link
+    // was opened from) when the assignment fires before the navigation
+    // commits. Left null for manual moves (drag/drop, menu), which keep the
+    // tab on its current page.
+    Uri? replacementUrl,
   }) async {
     final selectedTabId = ref.read(selectedTabProvider);
     final tabState = ref.read(tabStatesProvider)[tabId];
@@ -52,8 +61,20 @@ class TabDataRepository extends _$TabDataRepository {
 
     final currentContainerData = await getTabContainerData(tabId);
 
-    if (targetContainer.metadata.contextualIdentity ==
-        currentContainerData?.metadata.contextualIdentity) {
+    final sameContext =
+        targetContainer.metadata.contextualIdentity ==
+        currentContainerData?.metadata.contextualIdentity;
+
+    // A pure regrouping (no navigation) can stay in place when the Gecko
+    // context is unchanged — this is the manual-move case (drag/drop, menu),
+    // which passes no [replacementUrl] and keeps the tab on its current page.
+    //
+    // An assignment-driven move ([replacementUrl] set) must send the tab to the
+    // requested site. Reloading in place on the origin tab is unreliable after
+    // an app-link "open in app" cancel (the engine session is left in a state
+    // where the load never commits), so we recreate the tab in that case even
+    // when the context is unchanged. The fresh session loads the URL reliably.
+    if (sameContext && replacementUrl == null) {
       await ref
           .read(tabDatabaseProvider)
           .tabDao
@@ -67,13 +88,19 @@ class TabDataRepository extends _$TabDataRepository {
         await ref
             .read(tabRepositoryProvider.notifier)
             .addTab(
-              url: tabState.url,
+              url: replacementUrl ?? tabState.url,
               tabMode: tabState.tabMode,
               containerSelection: TabContainerSelection.specific(
                 targetContainer,
               ),
               // parentId defaults to null - breaks parent chain when changing contextual identity
               selectTab: selectedTabId == tabState.id,
+              // Assignment-driven navigation to an assigned site: bypass the
+              // app-links delegate so cancelling an "open in app" prompt does
+              // not re-trigger it on the recreated tab's load.
+              flags: replacementUrl != null
+                  ? LoadUrlFlags.LOAD_FLAGS_BYPASS_LOAD_URI_DELEGATE
+                  : LoadUrlFlags.NONE,
             );
       }
     }