diff --git a/lib/gui/etcher.js b/lib/gui/etcher.js
index 81e94b74..aad2cac0 100644
--- a/lib/gui/etcher.js
+++ b/lib/gui/etcher.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const electron = require('electron');
+const _ = require('lodash');
 const path = require('path');
 let mainWindow = null;
 
@@ -69,6 +70,15 @@ electron.app.on('ready', () => {
         mode: 'detach'
       });
     });
+
+    // Disable refreshing the browser window
+    // This is supposed to be handled by the `will-navigate`
+    // event, however there seems to be an issue where such
+    // event is not fired in macOS
+    // See: https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/8841
+    electron.globalShortcut.register('CmdOrCtrl+R', _.noop);
+    electron.globalShortcut.register('F5', _.noop);
+
   });
 
   mainWindow.on('blur', () => {