diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index ddf4e1814..2f9f9b769 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ android.applicationVariants.all { variant ->
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Feature build flags
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    buildConfigField 'Boolean', 'SEND_TAB_ENABLED', (true).toString()
+    // NB: flipping SEND_TAB_ENABLED flag back and worth is currently not well supported and may need hand-holding.
+    // Consult with the android-components peers before changing.
+    buildConfigField 'Boolean', 'SEND_TAB_ENABLED', (buildType == "nightly" || isDebug).toString()
     buildConfigField 'Boolean', 'PULL_TO_REFRESH_ENABLED', (false).toString()
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt
index 928f0f401..b69e1cbbe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/BackgroundServices.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import mozilla.components.service.fxa.Config
 import mozilla.components.service.fxa.manager.DeviceTuple
 import mozilla.components.service.fxa.manager.FxaAccountManager
 import mozilla.components.support.base.log.logger.Logger
+import org.mozilla.fenix.BuildConfig
 import org.mozilla.fenix.Experiments
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.isInExperiment
@@ -77,11 +78,20 @@ class BackgroundServices(
         }
     }
 
+    // NB: flipping this flag back and worth is currently not well supported and may need hand-holding.
+    // Consult with the android-components peers before changing.
+    // See https://github.com/mozilla/application-services/issues/1308
+    private val deviceCapabilities = if (BuildConfig.SEND_TAB_ENABLED) {
+        listOf(DeviceCapability.SEND_TAB)
+    } else {
+        emptyList()
+    }
+
     val accountManager = FxaAccountManager(
         context,
         config,
         scopes,
-        DeviceTuple(context.getString(R.string.app_name), DeviceType.MOBILE, listOf(DeviceCapability.SEND_TAB)),
+        DeviceTuple(context.getString(R.string.app_name), DeviceType.MOBILE, deviceCapabilities),
         syncManager
     ).also {
         it.registerForDeviceEvents(deviceEventObserver, ProcessLifecycleOwner.get(), true)