diff --git a/browser/actors/AboutNewTabChild.jsm b/browser/actors/AboutNewTabChild.jsm
index dd0138a81cc0..870087c3175a 100644
--- a/browser/actors/AboutNewTabChild.jsm
+++ b/browser/actors/AboutNewTabChild.jsm
@@ -84,12 +84,19 @@ class AboutNewTabChild extends JSWindowActorChild {
       (event.type == "pageshow" || event.type == "visibilitychange") &&
       // The default browser notification shouldn't be shown on about:welcome
       // since we don't want to distract from the onboarding wizard.
-      !this.contentWindow.location.pathname.includes("welcome") &&
-      // Don't show the notification in private windows since it is expected
-      // to have very little opt-in here.
-      !PrivateBrowsingUtils.isContentWindowPrivate(this.contentWindow)
+      !this.contentWindow.location.pathname.includes("welcome")
     ) {
-      if (this.document.visibilityState == "visible") {
+      // Don't show the notification in non-permanent private windows
+      // since it is expected to have very little opt-in here.
+      let contentWindowPrivate = PrivateBrowsingUtils.isContentWindowPrivate(
+        this.contentWindow
+      );
+      if (
+        this.document.visibilityState == "visible" &&
+        (!contentWindowPrivate ||
+          (contentWindowPrivate &&
+            PrivateBrowsingUtils.permanentPrivateBrowsing))
+      ) {
         this.sendAsyncMessage("DefaultBrowserNotification");
       }
     }
diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/about/browser_aboutNewTab_defaultBrowserNotification.js b/browser/base/content/test/about/browser_aboutNewTab_defaultBrowserNotification.js
index 8adc3d88bb30..9c5a0d2e0abc 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/about/browser_aboutNewTab_defaultBrowserNotification.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/about/browser_aboutNewTab_defaultBrowserNotification.js
@@ -191,6 +191,45 @@ add_task(async function notification_not_displayed_on_private_window() {
   );
 });
 
+add_task(async function notification_displayed_on_perm_private_window() {
+  SpecialPowers.pushPrefEnv({
+    set: [["browser.privatebrowsing.autostart", true]],
+  });
+  let privateWin = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewBrowserWindow({
+    private: true,
+  });
+  await test_with_mock_shellservice(
+    { win: privateWin, isDefault: false },
+    async function() {
+      let tab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab({
+        gBrowser: privateWin.gBrowser,
+        opening: "about:newtab",
+        waitForLoad: false,
+      });
+      ok(
+        PrivateBrowsingUtils.isBrowserPrivate(
+          privateWin.gBrowser.selectedBrowser
+        ),
+        "Browser should be private"
+      );
+      let notification = await TestUtils.waitForCondition(
+        () =>
+          tab.linkedBrowser &&
+          gBrowser.getNotificationBox(tab.linkedBrowser) &&
+          gBrowser.getNotificationBox(tab.linkedBrowser).currentNotification,
+        "waiting for notification"
+      );
+      ok(notification, "A notification should be shown on the new tab page");
+      is(
+        notification.getAttribute("value"),
+        "default-browser",
+        "Notification should be default browser"
+      );
+      await BrowserTestUtils.closeWindow(privateWin);
+    }
+  );
+});
+
 add_task(async function clicking_dismiss_disables_default_browser_checking() {
   await test_with_mock_shellservice({ isDefault: false }, async function() {
     let firstTab = await BrowserTestUtils.openNewForegroundTab({