diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index 7bfd6ef0ef1a..1b1c4b5a66d9 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -2355,6 +2355,9 @@ function canonizeUrl(aTriggeringEvent, aPostDataRef) {
   }
 
   gURLBar.value = getShortcutOrURI(url, aPostDataRef);
+
+  // Also update this so the browser display keeps the new value (bug 310651)
+  gBrowser.userTypedValue = gURLBar.value;
 }
 
 function UpdatePageProxyState()