diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
index 03b90fd34..8d307c961 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ abstract class BaseBrowserFragment : Fragment(), UserInteractionHandler, Session
 
                         if (FeatureFlags.dynamicBottomToolbar) {
                             engineView.setDynamicToolbarMaxHeight(0)
-                            // TODO We need to call force expand here to update verticalClipping #8697
+                            browserToolbarView.expand()
                             // Without this, fullscreen has a margin at the top.
                             engineView.setVerticalClipping(0)
                         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarView.kt
index dab264836..2d2a5d51a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarView.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
+import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
+import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_ENTER_ALWAYS
+import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_EXIT_UNTIL_COLLAPSED
+import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_SCROLL
+import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_SNAP
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
 import kotlinx.android.extensions.LayoutContainer
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.browser_toolbar_popup_window.view.*
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ import mozilla.components.browser.toolbar.behavior.BrowserToolbarBottomBehavior
 import mozilla.components.browser.toolbar.display.DisplayToolbar
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.util.dpToFloat
 import mozilla.components.support.utils.URLStringUtils
+import org.mozilla.fenix.FeatureFlags
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.FenixSnackbar
 import org.mozilla.fenix.customtabs.CustomTabToolbarIntegration
@@ -33,7 +39,6 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.customtabs.CustomTabToolbarMenu
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.bookmarkStorage
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.settings
-import org.mozilla.fenix.search.toolbar.setScrollFlagsForTopToolbar
 import org.mozilla.fenix.theme.ThemeManager
 
 interface BrowserToolbarViewInteractor {
@@ -240,11 +245,11 @@ class BrowserToolbarView(
     }
 
     fun expand() {
-        if (settings.shouldUseBottomToolbar) {
+        if (settings.shouldUseBottomToolbar && FeatureFlags.dynamicBottomToolbar) {
             (view.layoutParams as CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams).apply {
                 (behavior as BrowserToolbarBottomBehavior).forceExpand(view)
             }
-        } else {
+        } else if (!settings.shouldUseBottomToolbar) {
             layout.app_bar?.setExpanded(true)
         }
     }
@@ -253,3 +258,29 @@ class BrowserToolbarView(
         private const val TOOLBAR_ELEVATION = 16
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Dynamically sets scroll flags for the toolbar when the user does not have a screen reader enabled
+ * Note that the bottom toolbar has a feature flag for being dynamic, so it may not get flags set.
+ */
+fun BrowserToolbar.setScrollFlagsForTopToolbar() {
+    // Don't set scroll flags for bottom toolbar
+    if (context.settings().shouldUseBottomToolbar) {
+        if (FeatureFlags.dynamicBottomToolbar && layoutParams is CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams) {
+            (layoutParams as CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams).apply {
+                behavior = BrowserToolbarBottomBehavior(context, null)
+            }
+        }
+
+        return
+    }
+
+    val params = layoutParams as AppBarLayout.LayoutParams
+    params.scrollFlags = when (context.settings().shouldUseFixedTopToolbar) {
+        true -> 0
+        false -> {
+            SCROLL_FLAG_SCROLL or SCROLL_FLAG_ENTER_ALWAYS or SCROLL_FLAG_SNAP or
+                SCROLL_FLAG_EXIT_UNTIL_COLLAPSED
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/toolbar/ToolbarView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/toolbar/ToolbarView.kt
index ec9f5189e..ba3d6e034 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/toolbar/ToolbarView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/search/toolbar/ToolbarView.kt
@@ -13,21 +13,14 @@ import androidx.annotation.LayoutRes
 import androidx.appcompat.content.res.AppCompatResources
 import androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
-import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout
-import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_ENTER_ALWAYS
-import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_EXIT_UNTIL_COLLAPSED
-import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_SCROLL
-import com.google.android.material.appbar.AppBarLayout.LayoutParams.SCROLL_FLAG_SNAP
 import kotlinx.android.extensions.LayoutContainer
 import mozilla.components.browser.domains.autocomplete.ShippedDomainsProvider
 import mozilla.components.browser.toolbar.BrowserToolbar
-import mozilla.components.browser.toolbar.behavior.BrowserToolbarBottomBehavior
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.Engine
 import mozilla.components.concept.storage.HistoryStorage
 import mozilla.components.feature.toolbar.ToolbarAutocompleteFeature
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.content.getColorFromAttr
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.util.dpToPx
-import org.mozilla.fenix.FeatureFlags
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.settings
 import org.mozilla.fenix.search.SearchFragmentState
@@ -90,8 +83,6 @@ class ToolbarView(
         view.apply {
             editMode()
 
-            setScrollFlagsForTopToolbar()
-
             elevation = TOOLBAR_ELEVATION_IN_DP.dpToPx(resources.displayMetrics).toFloat()
 
             setOnUrlCommitListener {
@@ -184,29 +175,3 @@ class ToolbarView(
         private const val TOOLBAR_ELEVATION_IN_DP = 16
     }
 }
-
-/**
- * Dynamically sets scroll flags for the top toolbar when the user does not have a screen reader enabled
- * Note that the bottom toolbar is currently fixed and will never have scroll flags set
- */
-fun BrowserToolbar.setScrollFlagsForTopToolbar() {
-    // Don't set scroll flags for bottom toolbar
-    if (context.settings().shouldUseBottomToolbar) {
-        if (FeatureFlags.dynamicBottomToolbar && layoutParams is CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams) {
-            (layoutParams as CoordinatorLayout.LayoutParams).apply {
-                behavior = BrowserToolbarBottomBehavior(context, null)
-            }
-        }
-
-        return
-    }
-
-    val params = layoutParams as AppBarLayout.LayoutParams
-    params.scrollFlags = when (context.settings().shouldUseFixedTopToolbar) {
-        true -> 0
-        false -> {
-            SCROLL_FLAG_SCROLL or SCROLL_FLAG_ENTER_ALWAYS or SCROLL_FLAG_SNAP or
-                SCROLL_FLAG_EXIT_UNTIL_COLLAPSED
-        }
-    }
-}