diff --git a/src/browser/page.zig b/src/browser/page.zig
index 897cb414..ddd5fc89 100644
--- a/src/browser/page.zig
+++ b/src/browser/page.zig
@@ -549,14 +549,31 @@ pub const Page = struct {
             .body = opts.body != null,
         });
 
-        // if the url is about:blank, nothing to do.
+        // if the url is about:blank, we load an empty HTML document in the
+        // page and dispatch the events.
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, "about:blank", request_url)) {
             const html_doc = try parser.documentHTMLParseFromStr("");
             try self.setDocument(html_doc);
 
+            // Assume we parsed the document.
+            // It's important to force a reset during the following navigation.
+            self.mode = .parsed;
+
             // We do not processHTMLDoc here as we know we don't have any scripts
             // This assumption may be false when CDP Page.addScriptToEvaluateOnNewDocument is implemented
-            try HTMLDocument.documentIsComplete(self.window.document, self);
+            self.documentIsComplete();
+
+            self.session.browser.notification.dispatch(.page_navigate, &.{
+                .opts = opts,
+                .url = request_url,
+                .timestamp = timestamp(),
+            });
+
+            self.session.browser.notification.dispatch(.page_navigated, &.{
+                .url = request_url,
+                .timestamp = timestamp(),
+            });
+
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/cdp/domains/page.zig b/src/cdp/domains/page.zig
index 1f6b720a..91656103 100644
--- a/src/cdp/domains/page.zig
+++ b/src/cdp/domains/page.zig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 const std = @import("std");
 const Page = @import("../../browser/page.zig").Page;
+const timestampF = @import("../../datetime.zig").timestamp;
 const Notification = @import("../../notification.zig").Notification;
 
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
@@ -82,11 +83,33 @@ fn setLifecycleEventsEnabled(cmd: anytype) !void {
     })) orelse return error.InvalidParams;
 
     const bc = cmd.browser_context orelse return error.BrowserContextNotLoaded;
-    if (params.enabled) {
-        try bc.lifecycleEventsEnable();
-    } else {
+
+    if (params.enabled == false) {
         bc.lifecycleEventsDisable();
+        return cmd.sendResult(null, .{});
     }
+
+    // Enable lifecycle events.
+    try bc.lifecycleEventsEnable();
+
+    // When we enable lifecycle events, we must dispatch events for all
+    // attached targets.
+    const page = bc.session.currentPage() orelse return error.PageNotLoaded;
+
+    if (page.load_state == .complete) {
+        try sendPageLifecycle(bc, "DOMContentLoaded", timestampF());
+        try sendPageLifecycle(bc, "load", timestampF());
+
+        const http_active = page.http_client.active;
+        const total_network_activity = http_active + page.http_client.intercepted;
+        if (page.notified_network_almost_idle.check(total_network_activity <= 2)) {
+            try sendPageLifecycle(bc, "networkAlmostIdle", timestampF());
+        }
+        if (page.notified_network_idle.check(total_network_activity == 0)) {
+            try sendPageLifecycle(bc, "networkIdle", timestampF());
+        }
+    }
+
     return cmd.sendResult(null, .{});
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cdp/domains/target.zig b/src/cdp/domains/target.zig
index 26f4cfbe..2d7c3b02 100644
--- a/src/cdp/domains/target.zig
+++ b/src/cdp/domains/target.zig
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn disposeBrowserContext(cmd: anytype) !void {
 
 fn createTarget(cmd: anytype) !void {
     const params = (try cmd.params(struct {
-        // url: []const u8,
+        url: []const u8 = "about:blank",
         // width: ?u64 = null,
         // height: ?u64 = null,
         browserContextId: ?[]const u8 = null,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ fn createTarget(cmd: anytype) !void {
         .targetInfo = TargetInfo{
             .attached = false,
             .targetId = target_id,
-            .title = "about:blank",
+            .title = params.url,
             .browserContextId = bc.id,
             .url = "about:blank",
         },
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ fn createTarget(cmd: anytype) !void {
         try doAttachtoTarget(cmd, target_id);
     }
 
+    try page.navigate(params.url, .{
+        .reason = .address_bar,
+    });
+
     try cmd.sendResult(.{
         .targetId = target_id,
     }, .{});
@@ -517,7 +521,7 @@ test "cdp.target: createTarget" {
     {
         var ctx = testing.context();
         defer ctx.deinit();
-        try ctx.processMessage(.{ .id = 10, .method = "Target.createTarget", .params = .{ .url = "about/blank" } });
+        try ctx.processMessage(.{ .id = 10, .method = "Target.createTarget", .params = .{ .url = "about:blank" } });
 
         // should create a browser context
         const bc = ctx.cdp().browser_context.?;
@@ -529,7 +533,7 @@ test "cdp.target: createTarget" {
         defer ctx.deinit();
         // active auto attach to get the Target.attachedToTarget event.
         try ctx.processMessage(.{ .id = 9, .method = "Target.setAutoAttach", .params = .{ .autoAttach = true, .waitForDebuggerOnStart = false } });
-        try ctx.processMessage(.{ .id = 10, .method = "Target.createTarget", .params = .{ .url = "about/blank" } });
+        try ctx.processMessage(.{ .id = 10, .method = "Target.createTarget", .params = .{ .url = "about:blank" } });
 
         // should create a browser context
         const bc = ctx.cdp().browser_context.?;
diff --git a/src/http/Client.zig b/src/http/Client.zig
index 40647336..588e0c4f 100644
--- a/src/http/Client.zig
+++ b/src/http/Client.zig
@@ -338,8 +338,6 @@ pub fn restoreOriginalProxy(self: *Client) !void {
 
 // Enable TLS verification on all connections.
 pub fn enableTlsVerify(self: *const Client) !void {
-    try self.ensureNoActiveConnection();
-
     for (self.handles.handles) |*h| {
         const easy = h.conn.easy;
 
@@ -355,8 +353,6 @@ pub fn enableTlsVerify(self: *const Client) !void {
 
 // Disable TLS verification on all connections.
 pub fn disableTlsVerify(self: *const Client) !void {
-    try self.ensureNoActiveConnection();
-
     for (self.handles.handles) |*h| {
         const easy = h.conn.easy;