diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index 710612080..453756274 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.isUrl
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.toNormalizedUrl
 import mozilla.components.support.utils.SafeIntent
 import mozilla.components.support.utils.toSafeIntent
+import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.UriOpenedObserver
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.BrowsingMode
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.BrowsingModeManager
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.DefaultBrowsingModeManager
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ open class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ShareFragment.TabsSharedCallback
 
     fun openToBrowser(from: BrowserDirection, customTabSessionId: String? = null) {
         if (sessionObserver == null)
-            sessionObserver = subscribeToSessions()
+            sessionObserver = UriOpenedObserver(this)
 
         if (navHost.navController.alreadyOnDestination(R.id.browserFragment)) return
         @IdRes val fragmentId = if (from.fragmentId != 0) from.fragmentId else null
@@ -309,43 +310,6 @@ open class HomeActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ShareFragment.TabsSharedCallback
         return DefaultThemeManager(browsingModeManager.mode, this)
     }
 
-    @Suppress("ComplexMethod")
-    private fun subscribeToSessions(): SessionManager.Observer {
-        val singleSessionObserver = object : Session.Observer {
-            var urlLoading: String? = null
-
-            override fun onLoadingStateChanged(session: Session, loading: Boolean) {
-                if (loading) {
-                    urlLoading = session.url
-                } else if (urlLoading != null && !session.private) {
-                    components.analytics.metrics.track(Event.UriOpened)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return object : SessionManager.Observer {
-            override fun onAllSessionsRemoved() {
-                components.core.sessionManager.sessions.forEach {
-                    it.unregister(singleSessionObserver)
-                }
-            }
-
-            override fun onSessionAdded(session: Session) {
-                session.register(singleSessionObserver, this@HomeActivity)
-            }
-
-            override fun onSessionRemoved(session: Session) {
-                session.unregister(singleSessionObserver)
-            }
-
-            override fun onSessionsRestored() {
-                components.core.sessionManager.sessions.forEach {
-                    it.register(singleSessionObserver, this@HomeActivity)
-                }
-            }
-        }.also { components.core.sessionManager.register(it, this) }
-    }
-
     override fun onTabsShared(tabsSize: Int) {
         getRootView()?.let {
             FenixSnackbar.make(it, Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).setText(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/UriOpenedObserver.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/UriOpenedObserver.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba839864d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/UriOpenedObserver.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.browser
+
+import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
+import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
+import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
+import mozilla.components.browser.session.SessionManager
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.MetricController
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.metrics
+
+class UriOpenedObserver(
+    private val owner: LifecycleOwner,
+    private val sessionManager: SessionManager,
+    private val metrics: MetricController
+) : SessionManager.Observer {
+
+    constructor(activity: FragmentActivity) : this(
+        activity,
+        activity.components.core.sessionManager,
+        activity.metrics
+    )
+
+    init {
+        sessionManager.register(this, owner)
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    internal val singleSessionObserver = object : Session.Observer {
+        private var urlLoading: String? = null
+
+        override fun onLoadingStateChanged(session: Session, loading: Boolean) {
+            if (loading) {
+                urlLoading = session.url
+            } else if (urlLoading != null && !session.private) {
+                metrics.track(Event.UriOpened)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun onAllSessionsRemoved() {
+        sessionManager.sessions.forEach {
+            it.unregister(singleSessionObserver)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun onSessionAdded(session: Session) {
+        session.register(singleSessionObserver, owner)
+    }
+
+    override fun onSessionRemoved(session: Session) {
+        session.unregister(singleSessionObserver)
+    }
+
+    override fun onSessionsRestored() {
+        sessionManager.sessions.forEach {
+            it.register(singleSessionObserver, owner)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/UriOpenedObserverTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/UriOpenedObserverTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dee9558f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/UriOpenedObserverTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.fenix.browser
+
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
+import io.mockk.every
+import io.mockk.mockk
+import io.mockk.verify
+import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
+import mozilla.components.browser.session.SessionManager
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.MetricController
+
+class UriOpenedObserverTest {
+
+    private lateinit var owner: LifecycleOwner
+    private lateinit var sessionManager: SessionManager
+    private lateinit var metrics: MetricController
+
+    @Before
+    fun setup() {
+        owner = mockk(relaxed = true)
+        sessionManager = mockk(relaxed = true)
+        metrics = mockk(relaxed = true)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `registers self as observer`() {
+        val observer = UriOpenedObserver(owner, sessionManager, metrics)
+        verify { sessionManager.register(observer, owner) }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `registers single session observer`() {
+        val observer = UriOpenedObserver(owner, sessionManager, metrics)
+        val session: Session = mockk(relaxed = true)
+
+        observer.onSessionAdded(session)
+        verify { session.register(observer.singleSessionObserver, owner) }
+
+        observer.onSessionRemoved(session)
+        verify { session.unregister(observer.singleSessionObserver) }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `tracks that a url was loaded`() {
+        val observer = UriOpenedObserver(owner, sessionManager, metrics).singleSessionObserver
+        val session: Session = mockk(relaxed = true)
+        every { session.url } returns "https://mozilla.com"
+
+        observer.onLoadingStateChanged(session, loading = false)
+        verify(exactly = 0) { metrics.track(Event.UriOpened) }
+
+        observer.onLoadingStateChanged(session, loading = true)
+        observer.onLoadingStateChanged(session, loading = false)
+        verify { metrics.track(Event.UriOpened) }
+    }
+}