diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/webrtc/browser_devices_get_user_media.js b/browser/base/content/test/webrtc/browser_devices_get_user_media.js
index 7a6ee1988f56..cc6cdac6e788 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/webrtc/browser_devices_get_user_media.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/webrtc/browser_devices_get_user_media.js
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ var gTests = [
     ok(gIdentityHandler._identityPopup.hidden, "control center should be hidden");
     if ("nsISystemStatusBar" in Ci) {
       let activeStreams = webrtcUI.getActiveStreams(true, false, false);
-      webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(activeStreams[0]);
+      webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(activeStreams[0], "Devices");
     }
     else {
       let win =
diff --git a/browser/base/content/webrtcIndicator.js b/browser/base/content/webrtcIndicator.js
index a8bb64367c48..3016070313d7 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/webrtcIndicator.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/webrtcIndicator.js
@@ -88,15 +88,16 @@ function updateWindowAttr(attr, value) {
 
 function onPopupMenuShowing(event) {
   let popup = event.target;
+  let type = popup.getAttribute("type");
 
   let activeStreams;
-  if (popup.getAttribute("type") == "Devices")
+  if (type == "Devices")
     activeStreams = webrtcUI.getActiveStreams(true, true, false);
   else
     activeStreams = webrtcUI.getActiveStreams(false, false, true);
 
   if (activeStreams.length == 1) {
-    webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(activeStreams[0]);
+    webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(activeStreams[0], type);
     event.preventDefault();
     return;
   }
@@ -117,7 +118,9 @@ function onPopupMenuHiding(event) {
 }
 
 function onPopupMenuCommand(event) {
-  webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(event.target.stream);
+  let item = event.target;
+  webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(item.stream,
+                                 item.parentNode.getAttribute("type"));
 }
 
 function onFirefoxButtonClick(event) {
diff --git a/browser/modules/webrtcUI.jsm b/browser/modules/webrtcUI.jsm
index 40b04af2910f..edba70982285 100644
--- a/browser/modules/webrtcUI.jsm
+++ b/browser/modules/webrtcUI.jsm
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ this.webrtcUI = {
     this._streams = this._streams.filter(stream => stream.browser != aBrowser);
   },
 
-  showSharingDoorhanger: function(aActiveStream) {
+  showSharingDoorhanger: function(aActiveStream, aType) {
     let browserWindow = aActiveStream.browser.ownerGlobal;
     if (aActiveStream.tab) {
       browserWindow.gBrowser.selectedTab = aActiveStream.tab;
@@ -697,7 +697,12 @@ function getGlobalIndicator() {
                   .getService(Ci.nsISystemStatusBar),
 
     _command: function(aEvent) {
-      webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(aEvent.target.stream);
+      let type = this.getAttribute("type");
+      if (type == "Camera" || type == "Microphone")
+        type = "Devices";
+      else if (type == "Window" || type == "Application" || type == "Browser")
+        type = "Screen";
+      webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(aEvent.target.stream, type);
     },
 
     _popupShowing: function(aEvent) {
@@ -730,6 +735,7 @@ function getGlobalIndicator() {
         menuitem = this.ownerDocument.createElement("menuitem");
         menuitem.setAttribute("label",
                               bundle.GetStringFromName("webrtcIndicator.controlSharing.menuitem"));
+        menuitem.setAttribute("type", type);
         menuitem.stream = stream;
         menuitem.addEventListener("command", indicator._command);
 
@@ -751,6 +757,7 @@ function getGlobalIndicator() {
         labelId = "webrtcIndicator.controlSharingOn.menuitem";
         label = stream.browser.contentTitle || stream.uri;
         item.setAttribute("label", bundle.formatStringFromName(labelId, [label], 1));
+        item.setAttribute("type", type);
         item.stream = stream;
         item.addEventListener("command", indicator._command);
         this.appendChild(item);
@@ -825,6 +832,17 @@ function onTabSharingMenuPopupShowing(e) {
     let menuitem = doc.createElement("menuitem");
     menuitem.setAttribute("label", bundle.getFormattedString(stringName, [origin]));
     menuitem.stream = streamInfo;
+
+    // We can only open 1 doorhanger at a time. Guessing that users would be
+    // most eager to control screen/window/app sharing, and only then
+    // camera/microphone sharing, in that (decreasing) order of priority.
+    let doorhangerType;
+    if ((/Screen|Window|Application/).test(stringName)) {
+      doorhangerType = "Screen";
+    } else {
+      doorhangerType = "Devices";
+    }
+    menuitem.setAttribute("doorhangertype", doorhangerType);
     menuitem.addEventListener("command", onTabSharingMenuPopupCommand);
     e.target.appendChild(menuitem);
   }
@@ -836,7 +854,8 @@ function onTabSharingMenuPopupHiding(e) {
 }
 
 function onTabSharingMenuPopupCommand(e) {
-  webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(e.target.stream);
+  let type = e.target.getAttribute("doorhangertype");
+  webrtcUI.showSharingDoorhanger(e.target.stream, type);
 }
 
 function showOrCreateMenuForWindow(aWindow) {