diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/dbg-browser-actors.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/dbg-browser-actors.js
index 071464796aa4..38353d191578 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/dbg-browser-actors.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/dbg-browser-actors.js
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ DeviceRootActor.prototype.onListTabs = function DRA_onListTabs() {
   let actorPool = new ActorPool(this.conn);
   let tabActorList = [];
 
+  // Get the chrome debugger actor.
+  let actor = this._chromeDebugger;
+  if (!actor) {
+    actor = new ChromeDebuggerActor(this);
+    actor.parentID = this.actorID;
+    this._chromeDebugger = actor;
+    actorPool.addActor(actor);
+  }
+
   let win = windowMediator.getMostRecentWindow("navigator:browser");
   this.browser = win.BrowserApp.selectedBrowser;
 
@@ -88,7 +97,8 @@ DeviceRootActor.prototype.onListTabs = function DRA_onListTabs() {
   let response = {
     "from": "root",
     "selected": selected,
-    "tabs": [actor.grip() for (actor of tabActorList)]
+    "tabs": [actor.grip() for (actor of tabActorList)],
+    "chromeDebugger": this._chromeDebugger.actorID
   };
   this._appendExtraActors(response);
   return response;