diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
index ae07629341ed..7cfce26b7a18 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements ViewSwitcher.ViewFactory,
 
     private int mAddressBarViewOffset;
     private int mAddressBarViewOffsetNoForward;
+    private int mDefaultForwardMargin;
     private PropertyAnimator mForwardAnim = null;
 
     private int mCount;
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements ViewSwitcher.ViewFactory,
         mAddressBarView = mLayout.findViewById(R.id.addressbar);
         mAddressBarViewOffset = mActivity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.addressbar_offset_left);
         mAddressBarViewOffsetNoForward = mActivity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.addressbar_offset_left_noforward);
+        mDefaultForwardMargin = mActivity.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.forward_default_offset);
         mAwesomeBarRightEdge = (GeckoFrameLayout) mLayout.findViewById(R.id.awesome_bar_right_edge);
         mAwesomeBarEntry = mLayout.findViewById(R.id.awesome_bar_entry);
 
@@ -1004,7 +1006,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements ViewSwitcher.ViewFactory,
             return;
 
         mForwardAnim = new PropertyAnimator(FORWARD_ANIMATION_DURATION);
-        final int width = enabled ? mForward.getWidth()/2 : 0;
+        final int width = mForward.getWidth()/2;
 
         mForwardAnim.setPropertyAnimationListener(new PropertyAnimator.PropertyAnimationListener() {
             @Override
@@ -1036,20 +1038,27 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements ViewSwitcher.ViewFactory,
                     proxy = AnimatorProxy.create(mSiteSecurity);
                     proxy.setTranslationX(0);
 
-                    mAddressBarView.requestLayout();
                 }
+
+                ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams layoutParams =
+                    (ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams)mForward.getLayoutParams();
+                layoutParams.leftMargin = mDefaultForwardMargin + (mForward.isEnabled() ? mForward.getWidth()/2 : 0);
+                AnimatorProxy proxy = AnimatorProxy.create(mForward);
+                proxy.setTranslationX(0);
+
+                mAddressBarView.requestLayout();
                 mForwardAnim = null;
             }
         });
-        prepareForwardAnimation(mForwardAnim, width);
+        prepareForwardAnimation(mForwardAnim, enabled, width);
         mForwardAnim.start();
     }
 
-    private void prepareForwardAnimation(PropertyAnimator anim, int width) {
-        if (width == 0) {
+    private void prepareForwardAnimation(PropertyAnimator anim, boolean enabled, int width) {
+        if (!enabled) {
             anim.attach(mForward,
                       PropertyAnimator.Property.TRANSLATION_X,
-                      0);
+                      -1*width);
             anim.attach(mForward,
                       PropertyAnimator.Property.ALPHA,
                       0);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/values-large-v11/styles.xml b/mobile/android/base/resources/values-large-v11/styles.xml
index f8f6e2227e51..cb494f0e5a7a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/values-large-v11/styles.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/values-large-v11/styles.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/address_bar_nav_button</item>
         <!-- Start with the button hidden -->
         <item name="android:alpha">0</item>
-        <item name="android:layout_marginLeft">-11dp</item>
+        <item name="android:layout_marginLeft">@dimen/forward_default_offset</item>
     </style>
 
    <style name="AddressBar.Button.Container">
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/resources/values/dimens.xml b/mobile/android/base/resources/values/dimens.xml
index 3923cadde8d5..73c38872dd63 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/resources/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/base/resources/values/dimens.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
     <dimen name="validation_message_height">50dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="validation_message_margin_top">6dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="widget_padding">8dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="forward_default_offset">-11dip</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="addressbar_offset_left">90dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="addressbar_offset_left_noforward">50dip</dimen>