diff --git a/src/background/index.js b/src/background/index.js
index 8620482..00fa439 100644
--- a/src/background/index.js
+++ b/src/background/index.js
@@ -633,8 +633,9 @@ function isExtensionSender(sender) {
 // had refused.
 //
 // TX and sign approvals do not decide here. They stay pending across a
-// disconnect — the user can reopen the toolbar popup — and are rejected by the
-// windows.onRemoved listener below.
+// disconnect. When their window closes, the windows.onRemoved listener below
+// rejects them, unless an approved attempt is still running, in which case
+// that attempt answers the page.
 runtime.onConnect.addListener((port) => {
     if (port.name.startsWith("approval:")) {
         const id = port.name.split(":")[1];
@@ -662,7 +663,9 @@ runtime.onConnect.addListener((port) => {
             const approval = pendingApprovals[id];
             if (approval) {
                 if (approval.type === "tx" || approval.type === "sign") {
-                    // Keep pending — user can reopen the toolbar popup
+                    // When its window closes, windows.onRemoved rejects it,
+                    // unless an approved attempt is still running, in which
+                    // case that attempt answers the page.
                     return;
                 }
                 settleApproval(id, { approved: false, remember: false });