diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessor.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessor.kt
index 23488ed64..9d36b9b30 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessor.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessor.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessor(
         return if (!url.isNullOrEmpty() && matches(intent)) {
             val session = Session(url, private = false, source = Session.Source.HOME_SCREEN)
 
-            sessionManager.add(session)
+            sessionManager.add(session, selected = true)
             loadUrlUseCase(url, session, EngineSession.LoadUrlFlags.external())
             intent.action = ACTION_VIEW
             intent.putSessionId(session.id)
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessorTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessorTest.kt
index d2e30068d..cabad9fa9 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessorTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/intent/FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessorTest.kt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class FennecBookmarkShortcutsIntentProcessorTest {
             assertThat(fennecShortcutsIntent.getSessionId()).isEqualTo(expectedSession.id)
         }
         verifyAll {
-            sessionManager.add(expectedSession)
+            sessionManager.add(expectedSession, true)
             loadUrlUseCase(testUrl, expectedSession, EngineSession.LoadUrlFlags.external())
         }
     }