diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
index 52978c8ddaa9..9ccd436b82e3 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ var BrowserApp = {
     dump("zerdatime " + Date.now() + " - browser chrome startup finished.");
 
     this.deck = document.getElementById("browsers");
+    this.deck.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function BrowserApp_delayedStartup() {
+      try {
+        BrowserApp.deck.removeEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", BrowserApp_delayedStartup, false);
+        Services.obs.notifyObservers(window, "browser-delayed-startup-finished", "");
+      } catch(ex) { console.log(ex); }
+    }, false);
+
     BrowserEventHandler.init();
     ViewportHandler.init();