diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts
index 08a6090eb4be..3af007c20040 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/block/block/workspace/block-workspace.context.ts
@@ -313,11 +313,14 @@ export class UmbBlockWorkspaceContext<LayoutDataType extends UmbBlockLayoutBaseM
 	/**
 	 * Check if the workspace is about to navigate away.
 	 * @protected
-	 * @param {string} newUrl The new url that the workspace is navigating to.
-	 * @returns { boolean} true if the workspace is navigating away.
+	 * @param {string | URL} newUrl The new url that the workspace is navigating to.
+	 * @returns {boolean} true if the workspace is navigating away.
 	 * @memberof UmbEntityWorkspaceContextBase
 	 */
-	protected _checkWillNavigateAway(newUrl: string): boolean {
+	protected _checkWillNavigateAway(newUrl: string | URL): boolean {
+		if (newUrl instanceof URL) {
+			newUrl = newUrl.href;
+		}
 		return !newUrl.includes(this.routes.getActiveLocalPath());
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/workspace/entity-detail/entity-detail-workspace-base.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/workspace/entity-detail/entity-detail-workspace-base.ts
index c1e0912a3f61..3ee710b46ff4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/workspace/entity-detail/entity-detail-workspace-base.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/workspace/entity-detail/entity-detail-workspace-base.ts
@@ -376,11 +376,14 @@ export abstract class UmbEntityDetailWorkspaceContextBase<
 	/**
 	 * Check if the workspace is about to navigate away.
 	 * @protected
-	 * @param {string} newUrl The new url that the workspace is navigating to.
-	 * @returns { boolean} true if the workspace is navigating away.
+	 * @param {string | URL} newUrl The new url that the workspace is navigating to.
+	 * @returns {boolean} true if the workspace is navigating away.
 	 * @memberof UmbEntityWorkspaceContextBase
 	 */
-	protected _checkWillNavigateAway(newUrl: string): boolean {
+	protected _checkWillNavigateAway(newUrl: string | URL): boolean {
+		if (newUrl instanceof URL) {
+			newUrl = newUrl.href;
+		}
 		return !newUrl.includes(this.routes.getActiveLocalPath());
 	}