diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index 7f9c5282e..36c2ac6da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity() {
 
         sessionObserver = UriOpenedObserver(this)
 
-        externalSourceIntentProcessors.any { it.process(intent, navHost.navController, this.intent) }
+        if (isActivityColdStarted(intent, savedInstanceState)) {
+            externalSourceIntentProcessors.any { it.process(intent, navHost.navController, this.intent) }
+        }
 
         Performance.processIntentIfPerformanceTest(intent, this)
 
@@ -476,6 +478,15 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity() {
         this.visualCompletenessQueue = visualCompletenessQueue
     }
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    internal fun isActivityColdStarted(startingIntent: Intent, activityIcicle: Bundle?): Boolean =
+        // First time opening this activity in the task.
+        // Cold start / start from Recents after back press.
+        activityIcicle == null &&
+        // Activity was restarted from Recents after it was destroyed by Android while in background
+        // in cases of memory pressure / "Don't keep activities".
+        startingIntent.flags and Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_LAUNCHED_FROM_HISTORY == 0
+
     companion object {
         const val OPEN_TO_BROWSER = "open_to_browser"
         const val OPEN_TO_BROWSER_AND_LOAD = "open_to_browser_and_load"
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivityTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivityTest.kt
index a919da928..1b45dc5df 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivityTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivityTest.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix
 
 import android.content.Intent
+import android.os.Bundle
 import mozilla.components.support.test.robolectric.testContext
 import mozilla.components.support.utils.toSafeIntent
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertNull
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity.Companion.PRIVATE_BROWSING_MODE
@@ -58,4 +61,38 @@ class HomeActivityTest {
         assertNotEquals(testContext.settings().lastKnownMode, activity.getModeFromIntentOrLastKnown(intent))
         assertEquals(BrowsingMode.Private, activity.getModeFromIntentOrLastKnown(intent))
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `isActivityColdStarted returns true for null savedInstanceState and not launched from history`() {
+        val activity = HomeActivity()
+
+        assertTrue(activity.isActivityColdStarted(Intent(), null))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `isActivityColdStarted returns false for valid savedInstanceState and not launched from history`() {
+        val activity = HomeActivity()
+
+        assertFalse(activity.isActivityColdStarted(Intent(), Bundle()))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `isActivityColdStarted returns false for null savedInstanceState and launched from history`() {
+        val activity = HomeActivity()
+        val startingIntent = Intent().apply {
+            flags = flags or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_LAUNCHED_FROM_HISTORY
+        }
+
+        assertFalse(activity.isActivityColdStarted(startingIntent, null))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `isActivityColdStarted returns false for null savedInstanceState and not launched from history`() {
+        val activity = HomeActivity()
+        val startingIntent = Intent().apply {
+            flags = flags or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_LAUNCHED_FROM_HISTORY
+        }
+
+        assertFalse(activity.isActivityColdStarted(startingIntent, Bundle()))
+    }
 }