diff --git a/app/extensions.js b/app/extensions.js
index 5051ddecda0..d5f29d912c0 100644
--- a/app/extensions.js
+++ b/app/extensions.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ let generateBraveManifest = () => {
     web_accessible_resources: [
       'img/favicon.ico'
     ],
-    incognito: 'spanning',
+    incognito: 'split',
     key: 'MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAupOLMy5Fd4dCSOtjcApsAQOnuBdTs+OvBVt/3P93noIrf068x0xXkvxbn+fpigcqfNamiJ5CjGyfx9zAIs7zcHwbxjOw0Uih4SllfgtK+svNTeE0r5atMWE0xR489BvsqNuPSxYJUmW28JqhaSZ4SabYrRx114KcU6ko7hkjyPkjQa3P+chStJjIKYgu5tWBiMJp5QVLelKoM+xkY6S7efvJ8AfajxCViLGyDQPDviGr2D0VvIBob0D1ZmAoTvYOWafcNCaqaejPDybFtuLFX3pZBqfyOCyyzGhucyCmfBXJALKbhjRAqN5glNsUmGhhPK87TuGATQfVuZtenMvXMQIDAQAB'
   }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ let generateSyncManifest = () => {
       48: 'img/sync-48.png',
       16: 'img/sync-16.png'
     },
-    incognito: 'spanning',
+    incognito: 'not_allowed',
     key: 'MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAxOmBmOVzntEY6zrcrGSAyrhzL2FJt4FaP12nb899+SrV0LgpOgyqDjytuXT5IlHS74j7ZK2zTOTQy5/E9hqo6ioi1GA3PQU8E71DTaN6kW+XzP+VyZmgPoQHIxPg8jkYk/H4erfP9kMhkVOtu/XqDTqluNhOT0BvVlBpWd4unTQFWdgpCYlPrI6PsYya4FSuIDe6rCKtJABfuKFEr7U9d9MNAOJEnRS8vdBHWCuhWHqsfAaAPyKHQhnwFSFZ4eB+JznBQf7cQtB3EpOoBElyR9QvmbWFrYu87eGL5XxsojKHCrxlQ4X5ANsALa1Mdd2DHDMVqLMIiEEU42DVB0ZDewIDAQAB'
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/pageInformation.js b/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/pageInformation.js
index 700da68f0ef..2aca83bcf9c 100644
--- a/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/pageInformation.js
+++ b/app/extensions/brave/content/scripts/pageInformation.js
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
 
   if (window.top !== window.self) return
 
+  // Don't allow ledger to run in incognito
+  if (chrome.extension.inIncognitoContext) {
+    return
+  }
+
   var results = { timestamp: new Date().getTime(), protocol: document.location.protocol }
 
   var node = document.head.querySelector("link[rel='icon']")
diff --git a/js/about/newtab.js b/js/about/newtab.js
index 6ab17b2772d..6097cde692e 100644
--- a/js/about/newtab.js
+++ b/js/about/newtab.js
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ class NewTabPage extends React.Component {
     if (this.state.showEmptyPage) {
       return <div className='empty' />
     }
+
+    if (window.chrome.extension.inIncognitoContext) {
+      return <div className='empty' />
+    }
+
     // don't render until object is found
     if (!this.state.newTabData) {
       return null
diff --git a/js/components/frame.js b/js/components/frame.js
index d32ddef1a22..fe2f90c667b 100644
--- a/js/components/frame.js
+++ b/js/components/frame.js
@@ -166,7 +166,9 @@ class Frame extends ImmutableComponent {
           prevProps.adblockCount !== this.props.adblockCount ||
           prevProps.httpsUpgradedCount !== this.props.httpsUpgradedCount ||
           !Immutable.is(prevProps.newTabDetail, this.props.newTabDetail)) {
-        const showEmptyPage = getSetting(settings.NEWTAB_MODE) === newTabMode.EMPTY_NEW_TAB
+        const showEmptyPage = getSetting(settings.NEWTAB_MODE) === newTabMode.EMPTY_NEW_TAB ||
+              // TODO: This can be removed once we're on muon 2.57.8 or above
+              this.props.isPrivate
         const showImages = getSetting(settings.SHOW_DASHBOARD_IMAGES) && !showEmptyPage
         this.webview.send(messages.NEWTAB_DATA_UPDATED, {
           showEmptyPage,
diff --git a/js/stores/eventStore.js b/js/stores/eventStore.js
index 5b441281be8..27face354dd 100644
--- a/js/stores/eventStore.js
+++ b/js/stores/eventStore.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
 const Immutable = require('immutable')
 const windowConstants = require('../constants/windowConstants')
 const debounce = require('../lib/debounce')
+const tabs = require('../../app/browser/tabs')
 const {isSourceAboutUrl} = require('../lib/appUrlUtil')
 const {responseHasContent} = require('../../app/common/lib/httpUtil')
 
@@ -48,7 +49,12 @@ let lastActivePageUrl = null
 let lastActiveTabId = null
 
 const addPageView = (url, tabId) => {
-  if (url && isSourceAboutUrl(url)) {
+  const tab = tabs.getWebContents(tabId)
+  const isPrivate = !tab ||
+    tab.isDestroyed() ||
+    !tab.session.partition.startsWith('persist:')
+
+  if (url && isSourceAboutUrl(url) || isPrivate) {
     url = null
   }