diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
index a1af84c7280b..6b61d3a79f83 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         }
 
         mTabsPanel.prepareTabsAnimation(mMainLayoutAnimator);
-        mBrowserToolbar.prepareTabsAnimation(areTabsShown());
+        mBrowserToolbar.prepareTabsAnimation(mMainLayoutAnimator, areTabsShown());
 
         // If the tabs layout is animating onto the screen, pin the dynamic
         // toolbar.
@@ -1126,7 +1126,6 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
         }
 
         mTabsPanel.finishTabsAnimation();
-        mBrowserToolbar.finishTabsAnimation(areTabsShown());
 
         mMainLayoutAnimator = null;
     }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
index 698538932023..00fa9c159b26 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams;
 import android.view.Window;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
+import android.view.animation.AccelerateInterpolator;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
 import android.view.animation.AlphaAnimation;
+import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 import android.view.animation.TranslateAnimation;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.Button;
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements Tabs.OnTabsChangedListener,
     private int mFaviconSize;
 
     private PropertyAnimator mVisibilityAnimator;
+    private static final Interpolator sButtonsInterpolator = new AccelerateInterpolator();
 
     private static final int TABS_CONTRACTED = 1;
     private static final int TABS_EXPANDED = 2;
@@ -961,8 +964,23 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements Tabs.OnTabsChangedListener,
         mLayout.requestFocusFromTouch();
     }
 
-    public void prepareTabsAnimation(boolean tabsAreShown) {
+    public void prepareTabsAnimation(PropertyAnimator animator, boolean tabsAreShown) {
         if (!tabsAreShown) {
+            PropertyAnimator buttonsAnimator =
+                    new PropertyAnimator(animator.getDuration(), sButtonsInterpolator);
+
+            buttonsAnimator.attach(mTabsCounter,
+                                   PropertyAnimator.Property.ALPHA,
+                                   1.0f);
+
+            if (mHasSoftMenuButton && !HardwareUtils.isTablet()) {
+                buttonsAnimator.attach(mMenuIcon,
+                                       PropertyAnimator.Property.ALPHA,
+                                       1.0f);
+            }
+
+            buttonsAnimator.start();
+
             return;
         }
 
@@ -973,26 +991,6 @@ public class BrowserToolbar implements Tabs.OnTabsChangedListener,
         }
     }
 
-    public void finishTabsAnimation(boolean tabsAreShown) {
-        if (tabsAreShown) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        PropertyAnimator animator = new PropertyAnimator(150);
-
-        animator.attach(mTabsCounter,
-                        PropertyAnimator.Property.ALPHA,
-                        1.0f);
-
-        if (mHasSoftMenuButton && !HardwareUtils.isTablet()) {
-            animator.attach(mMenuIcon,
-                            PropertyAnimator.Property.ALPHA,
-                            1.0f);
-        }
-
-        animator.start();
-    }
-
     public void updateBackButton(boolean enabled) {
          Drawable drawable = mBack.getDrawable();
          if (drawable != null)