diff --git a/browser/base/content/urlbarBindings.xml b/browser/base/content/urlbarBindings.xml
index cbdd873c4370..1ad5c224aa1d 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/urlbarBindings.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/urlbarBindings.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
           <html:input anonid="input"
                       class="autocomplete-textbox urlbar-input textbox-input"
                       allowevents="true"
-                      inputmode="url"
+                      inputmode="mozAwesomebar"
                       xbl:inherits="tooltiptext=inputtooltiptext,value,maxlength,disabled,size,readonly,placeholder,tabindex,accesskey,focused,textoverflow"/>
         </xul:hbox>
         <xul:image anonid="urlbar-go-button"
diff --git a/dom/events/IMEStateManager.cpp b/dom/events/IMEStateManager.cpp
index fd90ac30fe73..c6f97340abfa 100644
--- a/dom/events/IMEStateManager.cpp
+++ b/dom/events/IMEStateManager.cpp
@@ -1310,6 +1310,11 @@ IMEStateManager::SetIMEState(const IMEState& aState,
         nsContentUtils::IsChromeDoc(aContent->OwnerDoc())) {
       aContent->GetAttr(kNameSpaceID_None, nsGkAtoms::inputmode,
                         context.mHTMLInputInputmode);
+      if (context.mHTMLInputInputmode.EqualsLiteral("mozAwesomebar") &&
+          !nsContentUtils::IsChromeDoc(aContent->OwnerDoc())) {
+        // mozAwesomebar should be allowed only in chrome
+        context.mHTMLInputInputmode.Truncate();
+      }
     }
 
     aContent->GetAttr(kNameSpaceID_None, nsGkAtoms::moz_action_hint,