diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt
index 16a68787d..d101c16d1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory(private val settings: Settings) {
     @Suppress("ComplexMethod")
     fun createTrackingProtectionPolicy(
         normalMode: Boolean = settings.shouldUseTrackingProtection,
-        privateMode: Boolean = true
+        privateMode: Boolean = settings.shouldUseTrackingProtection
     ): TrackingProtectionPolicy {
         val trackingProtectionPolicy =
             when {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingTrackingProtectionViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingTrackingProtectionViewHolder.kt
index eee57c745..9d2e00013 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingTrackingProtectionViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/onboarding/OnboardingTrackingProtectionViewHolder.kt
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ class OnboardingTrackingProtectionViewHolder(view: View) : RecyclerView.ViewHold
     private fun updateTrackingProtectionSetting(enabled: Boolean) {
         itemView.context.settings().shouldUseTrackingProtection = enabled
         with(itemView.context.components) {
-            val policy = core.trackingProtectionPolicyFactory
-                .createTrackingProtectionPolicy(enabled)
+            val policy = core.trackingProtectionPolicyFactory.createTrackingProtectionPolicy()
             useCases.settingsUseCases.updateTrackingProtection.invoke(policy)
             useCases.sessionUseCases.reload.invoke()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt
index e984b0013..029183ac5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/TrackingProtectionFragment.kt
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ class TrackingProtectionFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
             preference.context.settings().shouldUseTrackingProtection =
                 trackingProtectionOn
             with(preference.context.components) {
-                val policy = core.trackingProtectionPolicyFactory
-                    .createTrackingProtectionPolicy(trackingProtectionOn)
+                val policy = core.trackingProtectionPolicyFactory.createTrackingProtectionPolicy()
                 useCases.settingsUseCases.updateTrackingProtection(policy)
                 useCases.sessionUseCases.reload()
             }
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt
index 94f1ae5f2..2344bf4b8 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest.kt
@@ -198,6 +198,18 @@ class TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest {
         // `normalMode = true, privateMode = true` can never be shown to the user
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `factory should follow global ETP settings by default`() {
+        var useETPFactory = TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory(mockSettings(useTrackingProtection = true))
+        var policy = useETPFactory.createTrackingProtectionPolicy()
+        assertTrue(policy.useForPrivateSessions)
+        assertTrue(policy.useForRegularSessions)
+
+        useETPFactory = TrackingProtectionPolicyFactory(mockSettings(useTrackingProtection = false))
+        policy = useETPFactory.createTrackingProtectionPolicy()
+        assertEquals(policy, EngineSession.TrackingProtectionPolicy.none())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `custom tabs should respect their privacy rules`() {
         val allSettings = listOf(
@@ -315,10 +327,12 @@ class TrackingProtectionPolicyFactoryTest {
 
 private fun mockSettings(
     useStrict: Boolean = false,
-    useCustom: Boolean = false
+    useCustom: Boolean = false,
+    useTrackingProtection: Boolean = false
 ): Settings = mockk {
     every { useStrictTrackingProtection } returns useStrict
     every { useCustomTrackingProtection } returns useCustom
+    every { shouldUseTrackingProtection } returns useTrackingProtection
 }
 
 @Suppress("LongParameterList")