diff --git a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
index eae632896218..bb2a03a0fc2d 100644
--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -9552,9 +9552,20 @@ nsDocShell::DoURILoad(nsIURI * aURI,
     if (mLoadType == LOAD_RELOAD_ALLOW_MIXED_CONTENT) {
           rv = SetMixedContentChannel(channel);
           NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    } else {
-          rv = SetMixedContentChannel(nullptr);
-          NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    } else if (mMixedContentChannel) {
+      /*
+       * If the user "Disables Protection on This Page", we call
+       * SetMixedContentChannel for the first time, otherwise
+       * mMixedContentChannel is still null.
+       * Later, if the new channel passes a same orign check, we remember the
+       * users decision by calling SetMixedContentChannel using the new channel.
+       * This way, the user does not have to click the disable protection button
+       * over and over for browsing the same site.
+       */
+      rv = nsContentUtils::CheckSameOrigin(mMixedContentChannel, channel);
+      if (NS_FAILED(rv) || NS_FAILED(SetMixedContentChannel(channel))) {
+        SetMixedContentChannel(nullptr);
+      }
     }
 
     //hack