diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
index b99e924e9..52b483131 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.settings
 import org.mozilla.fenix.session.NotificationSessionObserver
 import org.mozilla.fenix.session.VisibilityLifecycleCallback
 import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.BrowsersCache
+import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
 
 @SuppressLint("Registered")
 @Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
@@ -293,7 +294,12 @@ open class FenixApplication : LocaleAwareApplication() {
                 components.core.store,
                 onNewTabOverride = {
                     _, engineSession, url ->
-                        val session = Session(url)
+                        val shouldCreatePrivateSession =
+                            components.core.sessionManager.selectedSession?.private
+                                ?: Settings.instance?.openLinksInAPrivateTab
+                                ?: false
+
+                        val session = Session(url, shouldCreatePrivateSession)
                         components.core.sessionManager.add(session, true, engineSession)
                         session.id
                 },
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PrivateBrowsingFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PrivateBrowsingFragment.kt
index 85793e152..05355f6d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PrivateBrowsingFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/PrivateBrowsingFragment.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package org.mozilla.fenix.settings
 
 import android.os.Bundle
-import android.util.Log
 import androidx.preference.Preference
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat
 import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.getPreferenceKey
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.metrics
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.showToolbar
-import org.mozilla.fenix.utils.Settings
 
 /**
  * Lets the user customize Private browsing options.
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 294bb1d56..ccedd1973 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
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.BrowsingMode
-import org.mozilla.fenix.browser.browsingmode.DefaultBrowsingModeManager
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.FenixSnackbar
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.Services
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
 
     private val homeActivity: HomeActivity = mockk(relaxed = true)
     private val services: Services = mockk(relaxed = true)
-    private val browsingModeManager: DefaultBrowsingModeManager = mockk(relaxed = true)
 
     private val item =
         BookmarkNode(BookmarkNodeType.ITEM, "456", "123", 0, "Mozilla", "http://mozilla.org", null)
@@ -85,8 +83,6 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
             "org.mozilla.fenix.ext.ContextKt"
         )
 
-        every { homeActivity.components.browsingModeManager } returns browsingModeManager
-
         every { homeActivity.components.services } returns services
         every { navController.currentDestination } returns NavDestination("").apply {
             id = R.id.bookmarkFragment