diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
index 98066ec5a06f..64fdbc3ab31f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -1331,6 +1331,9 @@ var BrowserApp = {
       this._tabs[i] = this._tabs[i + step];
     }
     this._tabs[toPosition] = movedTab;
+
+    let evt = new UIEvent("TabMove", {"bubbles":true, "cancellable":false, "view":window, "detail":fromPosition});
+    this.tabs[toPosition].browser.dispatchEvent(evt);
   },
 
   // Use this method to select a tab from JS. This method sends a message
diff --git a/mobile/android/components/SessionStore.js b/mobile/android/components/SessionStore.js
index c09a8a25116f..e3b612820ce0 100644
--- a/mobile/android/components/SessionStore.js
+++ b/mobile/android/components/SessionStore.js
@@ -453,6 +453,12 @@ SessionStore.prototype = {
         this.onTabSelect(window, browser);
         break;
       }
+      case "TabMove": {
+        let browser = aEvent.target;
+        log("TabMove for tab " + window.BrowserApp.getTabForBrowser(browser).id);
+        this.onTabMove();
+        break;
+      }
       case "DOMTitleChanged": {
         // Use DOMTitleChanged to detect page loads over alternatives.
         // onLocationChange happens too early, so we don't have the page title
@@ -570,6 +576,7 @@ SessionStore.prototype = {
     browsers.addEventListener("TabOpen", this, true);
     browsers.addEventListener("TabClose", this, true);
     browsers.addEventListener("TabSelect", this, true);
+    browsers.addEventListener("TabMove", this, true);
     browsers.addEventListener("TabPreZombify", this, true);
     browsers.addEventListener("TabPostZombify", this, true);
   },
@@ -584,6 +591,7 @@ SessionStore.prototype = {
     browsers.removeEventListener("TabOpen", this, true);
     browsers.removeEventListener("TabClose", this, true);
     browsers.removeEventListener("TabSelect", this, true);
+    browsers.removeEventListener("TabMove", this, true);
     browsers.removeEventListener("TabPreZombify", this, true);
     browsers.removeEventListener("TabPostZombify", this, true);
 
@@ -825,6 +833,17 @@ SessionStore.prototype = {
     log("restoring zombie tab " + aTab.id);
   },
 
+  onTabMove: function ss_onTabMove() {
+    if (this._loadState != STATE_RUNNING) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // The long press that initiated the move canceled any close undo option that may have been
+    // present.
+    this._lastClosedTabIndex = -1;
+    this.saveStateDelayed();
+  },
+
   onTabInput: function ss_onTabInput(aWindow, aBrowser) {
     // If this browser belongs to a zombie tab or the initial restore hasn't yet finished,
     // skip any session save activity.