diff --git a/api-samples/printing/background.js b/api-samples/printing/background.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa9bb9acbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api-samples/printing/background.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+chrome.action.onClicked.addListener(() => {
+  chrome.tabs.create({
+    url: 'printers.html'
+  });
+});
diff --git a/api-samples/printing/manifest.json b/api-samples/printing/manifest.json
index 3fc75a98fa..3a38132acc 100644
--- a/api-samples/printing/manifest.json
+++ b/api-samples/printing/manifest.json
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
   "version": "1.0",
   "description": "Demonstrates all four methods of the chrome.printing namespace.",
   "permissions": ["printing"],
+  "background": {
+    "service_worker": "background.js"
+  },
   "action": {
-    "default_popup": "printers.html",
     "default_icon": {
       "16": "icons/icon16.png",
       "48": "icons/icon48.png",