diff --git a/src/electron-main.js b/src/electron-main.js
index 8b6ea4c..6451aac 100644
--- a/src/electron-main.js
+++ b/src/electron-main.js
@@ -295,6 +295,16 @@ ipcMain.on('ipcCall', async function(ev, payload) {
         case 'getConfig':
             ret = vectorConfig;
             break;
+        case 'navigateBack':
+            if (mainWindow.webContents.canGoBack()) {
+                mainWindow.webContents.goBack();
+            }
+            break;
+        case 'navigateForward':
+            if (mainWindow.webContents.canGoForward()) {
+                mainWindow.webContents.goForward();
+            }
+            break;
         case 'setLanguage': {
             // work around `setSpellCheckerLanguages` being case-sensitive by converting to expected case
             const caseMap = {};