diff --git a/mobile/android/components/geckoview/GeckoViewPermission.js b/mobile/android/components/geckoview/GeckoViewPermission.js
index d9f580e6454f..e79be9eae2cf 100644
--- a/mobile/android/components/geckoview/GeckoViewPermission.js
+++ b/mobile/android/components/geckoview/GeckoViewPermission.js
@@ -236,6 +236,19 @@ GeckoViewPermission.prototype = {
     }
 
     let perm = types.queryElementAt(0, Ci.nsIContentPermissionType);
+    if (
+      perm.type === "desktop-notification" &&
+      !aRequest.isHandlingUserInput &&
+      Services.prefs.getBoolPref(
+        "dom.webnotifications.requireuserinteraction",
+        true
+      )
+    ) {
+      // We need user interaction and don't have it.
+      aRequest.cancel();
+      return;
+    }
+
     let dispatcher = GeckoViewUtils.getDispatcherForWindow(
       aRequest.window ? aRequest.window : aRequest.element.ownerGlobal
     );
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/OpenWindowTest.kt b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/OpenWindowTest.kt
index f52f594d39f5..0736b6a52d06 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/OpenWindowTest.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/OpenWindowTest.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class OpenWindowTest : BaseSessionTest() {
 
     @Before
     fun setup() {
+        sessionRule.setPrefsUntilTestEnd(mapOf("dom.webnotifications.requireuserinteraction" to false))
+
         // Grant "desktop notification" permission
         mainSession.delegateUntilTestEnd(object : Callbacks.PermissionDelegate {
             override fun onContentPermissionRequest(session: GeckoSession, uri: String?, type: Int, callback: GeckoSession.PermissionDelegate.Callback) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/PermissionDelegateTest.kt b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/PermissionDelegateTest.kt
index 2cd5695a814c..6fe081c85ba5 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/PermissionDelegateTest.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/PermissionDelegateTest.kt
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ class PermissionDelegateTest : BaseSessionTest() {
     }
 
     @Test fun notification() {
+        sessionRule.setPrefsUntilTestEnd(mapOf("dom.webnotifications.requireuserinteraction" to false))
         mainSession.loadTestPath(HELLO_HTML_PATH)
         mainSession.waitForPageStop()
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebNotificationTest.kt b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebNotificationTest.kt
index bf10211c41b3..c1a101ae9dcd 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebNotificationTest.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebNotificationTest.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class WebNotificationTest : BaseSessionTest() {
         mainSession.loadTestPath(HELLO_HTML_PATH)
         mainSession.waitForPageStop()
 
+        sessionRule.setPrefsUntilTestEnd(mapOf("dom.webnotifications.requireuserinteraction" to false))
+
         // Grant "desktop notification" permission
         mainSession.delegateUntilTestEnd(object : Callbacks.PermissionDelegate {
             override fun onContentPermissionRequest(session: GeckoSession, uri: String?, type: Int, callback: GeckoSession.PermissionDelegate.Callback) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebPushTest.kt b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebPushTest.kt
index 6da7ca8b1566..dccc7298176b 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebPushTest.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/test/WebPushTest.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class WebPushTest : BaseSessionTest() {
 
     @Before
     fun setup() {
+        sessionRule.setPrefsUntilTestEnd(mapOf("dom.webnotifications.requireuserinteraction" to false))
         // Grant "desktop notification" permission
         mainSession.delegateUntilTestEnd(object : Callbacks.PermissionDelegate {
             override fun onContentPermissionRequest(session: GeckoSession, uri: String?, type: Int, callback: GeckoSession.PermissionDelegate.Callback) {