diff --git a/lib/browser/api/dialog.js b/lib/browser/api/dialog.js
index 861f0a0d0646b..7659800b79b21 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/dialog.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/dialog.js
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ module.exports = {
 
     // Choose a default button to get selected when dialog is cancelled.
     if (cancelId == null) {
-      cancelId = 0
+      // If the defaultId is set to 0, ensure the cancel button is a different index (1)
+      cancelId = (defaultId === 0 && buttons.length > 1) ? 1 : 0
       for (let i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
         const text = buttons[i].toLowerCase()
         if (text === 'cancel' || text === 'no') {