diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/ContentRestore.jsm b/browser/components/sessionstore/ContentRestore.jsm
index 1ff31406575b..f2cf9cc0a710 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/ContentRestore.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/ContentRestore.jsm
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ ContentRestoreInternal.prototype = {
    * non-zero) is passed through to all the callbacks. If a load in the tab
    * is started while it is pending, the appropriate callbacks are called.
    */
-  restoreHistory(epoch, tabData, callbacks) {
+  restoreHistory(epoch, tabData, loadArguments, callbacks) {
     this._tabData = tabData;
     this._epoch = epoch;
 
@@ -133,11 +133,13 @@ ContentRestoreInternal.prototype = {
 
     // Make sure currentURI is set so that switch-to-tab works before the tab is
     // restored. We'll reset this to about:blank when we try to restore the tab
-    // to ensure that docshell doeesn't get confused.
+    // to ensure that docshell doeesn't get confused. Don't bother doing this if
+    // we're restoring immediately due to a process switch. It just causes the
+    // URL bar to be temporarily blank.
     let activeIndex = tabData.index - 1;
     let activePageData = tabData.entries[activeIndex] || {};
     let uri = activePageData.url || null;
-    if (uri) {
+    if (uri && !loadArguments) {
       webNavigation.setCurrentURI(Utils.makeURI(uri));
     }
 
@@ -191,8 +193,11 @@ ContentRestoreInternal.prototype = {
 
     // Reset the current URI to about:blank. We changed it above for
     // switch-to-tab, but now it must go back to the correct value before the
-    // load happens.
-    webNavigation.setCurrentURI(Utils.makeURI("about:blank"));
+    // load happens. Don't bother doing this if we're restoring immediately
+    // due to a process switch.
+    if (!loadArguments) {
+      webNavigation.setCurrentURI(Utils.makeURI("about:blank"));
+    }
 
     try {
       if (loadArguments) {
diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm b/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm
index 7dea211a4d82..44654f2ee277 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.jsm
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
     });
 
     browser.messageManager.sendAsyncMessage("SessionStore:restoreHistory",
-                                            {tabData: tabData, epoch: epoch});
+                                            {tabData: tabData, epoch: epoch, loadArguments});
 
     // Restore tab attributes.
     if ("attributes" in tabData) {
diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/content/content-sessionStore.js b/browser/components/sessionstore/content/content-sessionStore.js
index b48547ed1b8a..16b95cf30585 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/content/content-sessionStore.js
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/content/content-sessionStore.js
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ let MessageListener = {
     }
   },
 
-  restoreHistory({epoch, tabData}) {
-    gContentRestore.restoreHistory(epoch, tabData, {
+  restoreHistory({epoch, tabData, loadArguments}) {
+    gContentRestore.restoreHistory(epoch, tabData, loadArguments, {
       onReload() {
         // Inform SessionStore.jsm about the reload. It will send
         // restoreTabContent in response.