diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt
index 9b631e147..2136455db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class DefaultBookmarkController(
     private val context: Context,
     private val navController: NavController,
     private val snackbarPresenter: FenixSnackbarPresenter,
-    private val deleteBookmarkNodes: (Set<BookmarkNode>, Event) -> Unit
+    private val deleteBookmarkNodes: (Set<BookmarkNode>, Event) -> Unit,
+    private val invokePendingDeletion: () -> Unit
 ) : BookmarkController {
 
     private val activity: HomeActivity = context as HomeActivity
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ class DefaultBookmarkController(
     }
 
     override fun handleBookmarkSharing(item: BookmarkNode) {
-        navigate(BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToShareFragment(
+        navigate(
+            BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToShareFragment(
                 url = item.url!!,
                 title = item.title
             )
@@ -93,10 +95,12 @@ class DefaultBookmarkController(
     }
 
     override fun handleBackPressed() {
+        invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
         navController.popBackStack()
     }
 
     override fun handleSigningIn() {
+        invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
         services.launchPairingSignIn(context, navController)
     }
 
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ class DefaultBookmarkController(
         from: BrowserDirection,
         mode: BrowsingMode
     ) {
+        invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
         with(activity) {
             browsingModeManager.mode = mode
             openToBrowserAndLoad(searchTermOrURL, newTab, from)
@@ -113,6 +118,7 @@ class DefaultBookmarkController(
     }
 
     private fun navigate(directions: NavDirections) {
+        invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
         navController.nav(R.id.bookmarkFragment, directions)
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
index d6425039c..bb4841aef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
 import androidx.lifecycle.Observer
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
+import androidx.navigation.NavDirections
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.findNavController
 import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.fragment_bookmark.view.*
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers.IO
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ class BookmarkFragment : LibraryPageFragment<BookmarkNode>(), BackHandler, Accou
                 context = context!!,
                 navController = findNavController(),
                 snackbarPresenter = FenixSnackbarPresenter(view),
-                deleteBookmarkNodes = ::deleteMulti
+                deleteBookmarkNodes = ::deleteMulti,
+                invokePendingDeletion = ::invokePendingDeletion
             ),
             metrics = metrics!!
         )
@@ -185,12 +187,12 @@ class BookmarkFragment : LibraryPageFragment<BookmarkNode>(), BackHandler, Accou
     override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
         return when (item.itemId) {
             R.id.libraryClose -> {
+                invokePendingDeletion()
                 close()
                 true
             }
             R.id.add_bookmark_folder -> {
-                nav(
-                    R.id.bookmarkFragment,
+                navigate(
                     BookmarkFragmentDirections
                         .actionBookmarkFragmentToBookmarkAddFolderFragment()
                 )
@@ -199,23 +201,23 @@ class BookmarkFragment : LibraryPageFragment<BookmarkNode>(), BackHandler, Accou
             R.id.open_bookmarks_in_new_tabs_multi_select -> {
                 openItemsInNewTab { node -> node.url }
 
-                nav(R.id.bookmarkFragment, BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToHomeFragment())
+                navigate(BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToHomeFragment())
                 metrics?.track(Event.OpenedBookmarksInNewTabs)
                 true
             }
             R.id.open_bookmarks_in_private_tabs_multi_select -> {
                 openItemsInNewTab(private = true) { node -> node.url }
 
-                nav(R.id.bookmarkFragment, BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToHomeFragment())
+                navigate(BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToHomeFragment())
                 metrics?.track(Event.OpenedBookmarksInPrivateTabs)
                 true
             }
             R.id.edit_bookmark_multi_select -> {
                 val bookmark = bookmarkStore.state.mode.selectedItems.first()
-                nav(
-                    R.id.bookmarkFragment,
-                    BookmarkFragmentDirections
-                        .actionBookmarkFragmentToBookmarkEditFragment(bookmark.guid)
+                navigate(
+                    BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToBookmarkEditFragment(
+                        bookmark.guid
+                    )
                 )
                 true
             }
@@ -227,6 +229,11 @@ class BookmarkFragment : LibraryPageFragment<BookmarkNode>(), BackHandler, Accou
         }
     }
 
+    private fun navigate(directions: NavDirections) {
+        invokePendingDeletion()
+        nav(R.id.bookmarkFragment, directions)
+    }
+
     override fun onBackPressed(): Boolean = bookmarkView.onBackPressed()
 
     override fun onAuthenticated(account: OAuthAccount, newAccount: Boolean) {
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt
index 120da5a75..57fa99a76 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
     private val navController: NavController = mockk(relaxed = true)
     private val snackbarPresenter: FenixSnackbarPresenter = mockk(relaxed = true)
     private val deleteBookmarkNodes: (Set<BookmarkNode>, Event) -> Unit = mockk(relaxed = true)
+    private val invokePendingDeletion: () -> Unit = mockk(relaxed = true)
 
     private val homeActivity: HomeActivity = mockk(relaxed = true)
     private val services: Services = mockk(relaxed = true)
@@ -63,13 +64,16 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         )
 
         every { homeActivity.components.services } returns services
-        every { navController.currentDestination } returns NavDestination("").apply { id = R.id.bookmarkFragment }
+        every { navController.currentDestination } returns NavDestination("").apply {
+            id = R.id.bookmarkFragment
+        }
 
         controller = DefaultBookmarkController(
             context = homeActivity,
             navController = navController,
             snackbarPresenter = snackbarPresenter,
-            deleteBookmarkNodes = deleteBookmarkNodes
+            deleteBookmarkNodes = deleteBookmarkNodes,
+            invokePendingDeletion = invokePendingDeletion
         )
     }
 
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleBookmarkTapped(item)
 
         verifyOrder {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             homeActivity.browsingModeManager.mode = BrowsingMode.Normal
             homeActivity.openToBrowserAndLoad(item.url!!, true, BrowserDirection.FromBookmarks)
         }
@@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleBookmarkExpand(tree)
 
         verify {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             navController.navigate(BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentSelf(tree.guid))
         }
     }
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleBookmarkEdit(item)
 
         verify {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             navController.navigate(BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToBookmarkEditFragment(item.guid))
         }
     }
@@ -141,6 +148,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleBookmarkSharing(item)
 
         verify {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             navController.navigate(
                 BookmarkFragmentDirections.actionBookmarkFragmentToShareFragment(
                     item.url,
@@ -155,6 +163,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleOpeningBookmark(item, BrowsingMode.Normal)
 
         verifyOrder {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             homeActivity.browsingModeManager.mode = BrowsingMode.Normal
             homeActivity.openToBrowserAndLoad(item.url!!, true, BrowserDirection.FromBookmarks)
         }
@@ -165,6 +174,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleOpeningBookmark(item, BrowsingMode.Private)
 
         verifyOrder {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             homeActivity.browsingModeManager.mode = BrowsingMode.Private
             homeActivity.openToBrowserAndLoad(item.url!!, true, BrowserDirection.FromBookmarks)
         }
@@ -202,6 +212,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleBackPressed()
 
         verify {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             navController.popBackStack()
         }
     }
@@ -211,6 +222,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         controller.handleSigningIn()
 
         verify {
+            invokePendingDeletion.invoke()
             services.launchPairingSignIn(homeActivity, navController)
         }
     }