diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index bb295c3a1..d4cb78000 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -381,7 +381,9 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
     }
 
     private fun dispatchModeChanges(mode: Mode) {
-        homeFragmentStore.dispatch(HomeFragmentAction.ModeChange(mode))
+        if (mode != Mode.fromBrowsingMode(browsingModeManager.mode)) {
+            homeFragmentStore.dispatch(HomeFragmentAction.ModeChange(mode))
+        }
     }
 
     private fun invokePendingDeleteJobs() {