diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/AboutPages.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/AboutPages.java
index 4db20df18374..3969d709dbd5 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/AboutPages.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/AboutPages.java
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ public class AboutPages {
                PRIVATEBROWSING.equals(url);
     }
 
+    public static final boolean isDefaultHomePage(final String url) {
+        if (url == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return HOME.equals(url);
+    }
+
     public static final boolean isAboutHome(final String url) {
         if (url == null || !url.startsWith(HOME)) {
             return false;
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
index d0925b6c4563..8d3ef125e5c5 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp extends GeckoActivity
         final String passedUri = getIntentURI(intent);
 
         final boolean intentHasURL = passedUri != null;
-        final boolean isAboutHomeURL = intentHasURL && AboutPages.isAboutHome(passedUri);
+        final boolean isAboutHomeURL = intentHasURL && AboutPages.isDefaultHomePage(passedUri);
         final boolean isAssistIntent = Intent.ACTION_ASSIST.equals(action);
         final boolean needsNewForegroundTab = intentHasURL || isAssistIntent;