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 94af3423f..254740e31 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ abstract class BaseBrowserFragment : Fragment(), UserInteractionHandler, Session
                     isPrivate = (activity as HomeActivity).browsingModeManager.mode.isPrivate
                 ),
                 sessionManager = requireComponents.core.sessionManager,
+                sessionFeature = sessionFeature,
                 findInPageLauncher = { findInPageIntegration.withFeature { it.launch() } },
                 engineView = engineView,
                 swipeRefresh = swipeRefresh,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarController.kt
index 0e32b8316..41795a446 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/BrowserToolbarController.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
 import mozilla.components.browser.session.SessionManager
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineView
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.prompt.ShareData
+import mozilla.components.feature.session.SessionFeature
+import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.ViewBoundFeatureWrapper
 import mozilla.components.support.ktx.kotlin.isUrl
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.NavGraphDirections
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ class DefaultBrowserToolbarController(
     private val activity: HomeActivity,
     private val navController: NavController,
     private val readerModeController: ReaderModeController,
+    private val sessionFeature: ViewBoundFeatureWrapper<SessionFeature>,
     private val sessionManager: SessionManager,
     private val findInPageLauncher: () -> Unit,
     private val engineView: EngineView,
@@ -260,8 +263,10 @@ class DefaultBrowserToolbarController(
                 }
             }
             ToolbarMenu.Item.OpenInFenix -> {
-                // Release the session from this view so that it can immediately be rendered by a different view
-                engineView.release()
+                // Stop the SessionFeature from updating the EngineView and let it release the session
+                // from the EngineView so that it can immediately be rendered by a different view once
+                // we switch to the actual browser.
+                sessionFeature.get()?.release()
 
                 // Strip the CustomTabConfig to turn this Session into a regular tab and then select it
                 customTabSession!!.customTabConfig = null
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest.kt
index 998a84232..462c8dd3e 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/toolbar/DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest.kt
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ import mozilla.components.browser.state.state.createTab
 import mozilla.components.browser.state.store.BrowserStore
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineView
 import mozilla.components.feature.search.SearchUseCases
+import mozilla.components.feature.session.SessionFeature
 import mozilla.components.feature.session.SessionUseCases
 import mozilla.components.feature.tab.collections.TabCollection
 import mozilla.components.feature.tabs.TabsUseCases
+import mozilla.components.support.base.feature.ViewBoundFeatureWrapper
 import mozilla.components.support.test.rule.MainCoroutineRule
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ class DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest {
     @RelaxedMockK private lateinit var tabCollectionStorage: TabCollectionStorage
     @RelaxedMockK private lateinit var topSiteStorage: TopSiteStorage
     @RelaxedMockK private lateinit var readerModeController: ReaderModeController
+    @RelaxedMockK private lateinit var sessionFeatureWrapper: ViewBoundFeatureWrapper<SessionFeature>
+    @RelaxedMockK private lateinit var sessionFeature: SessionFeature
     private val store: BrowserStore = BrowserStore(initialState = BrowserState(
         listOf(
             createTab("https://www.mozilla.org", id = "reader-inactive-tab"),
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ class DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest {
         every { activity.components.core.sessionManager } returns sessionManager
         every { activity.components.core.store } returns store
         every { sessionManager.selectedSession } returns currentSession
+        every { sessionFeatureWrapper.get() } returns sessionFeature
 
         val onComplete = slot<() -> Unit>()
         every { browserAnimator.captureEngineViewAndDrawStatically(capture(onComplete)) } answers { onComplete.captured.invoke() }
@@ -469,7 +474,7 @@ class DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest {
 
         controller.handleToolbarItemInteraction(item)
 
-        verify { engineView.release() }
+        verify { sessionFeature.release() }
         verify { currentSession.customTabConfig = null }
         verify { sessionManager.select(currentSession) }
         verify { activity.startActivity(openInFenixIntent) }
@@ -571,6 +576,7 @@ class DefaultBrowserToolbarControllerTest {
         bookmarkTapped = bookmarkTapped,
         readerModeController = readerModeController,
         sessionManager = sessionManager,
+        sessionFeature = sessionFeatureWrapper,
         onTabCounterClicked = onTabCounterClicked,
         onCloseTab = onCloseTab
     ).apply {