diff --git a/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBarTabs.java b/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBarTabs.java
index c08eba35adb0..c6da0b911f5f 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBarTabs.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/AwesomeBarTabs.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class AwesomeBarTabs extends TabHost
         @Override
         public Object instantiateItem(ViewGroup group, int index) {
             AwesomeBarTab tab = mTabs[index];
+            tab.setListTouchListener(mListTouchListener);
             group.addView(tab.getView());
             return tab;
         }
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ public class AwesomeBarTabs extends TabHost
         public void destroyItem(ViewGroup group, int index, Object obj) {
             AwesomeBarTab tab = (AwesomeBarTab)obj;
             group.removeView(tab.getView());
+            tab.onDestroyView();
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -170,7 +172,6 @@ public class AwesomeBarTabs extends TabHost
          });
 
         for (int i = 0; i < mTabs.length; i++) {
-            mTabs[i].setListTouchListener(mListTouchListener);
             addAwesomeTab(mTabs[i].getTag(),
                           mTabs[i].getTitleStringId(),
                           i);
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ public class AwesomeBarTabs extends TabHost
 
     public void destroy() {
         for (AwesomeBarTab tab : mTabs) {
+            tab.onDestroyView();
             tab.destroy();
         }
     }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AllPagesTab.java b/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AllPagesTab.java
index 26f0df93d57d..38fd3e952c02 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AllPagesTab.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AllPagesTab.java
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ public class AllPagesTab extends AwesomeBarTab implements GeckoEventListener {
             AwesomeBarCursorAdapter adapter = getCursorAdapter();
             list.setAdapter(adapter);
             list.setOnTouchListener(mListListener);
+
+            // Call filter to kick off  a db query and create a cursor
+            adapter.filter("");
         }
 
         return mView;
@@ -147,19 +150,27 @@ public class AllPagesTab extends AwesomeBarTab implements GeckoEventListener {
 
     @Override
     public void destroy() {
-        AwesomeBarCursorAdapter adapter = getCursorAdapter();
-        unregisterEventListener("SearchEngines:Data");
-        if (adapter == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        Cursor cursor = adapter.getCursor();
-        if (cursor != null)
-            cursor.close();
-
         mHandler.removeMessages(MESSAGE_UPDATE_FAVICONS);
         mHandler.removeMessages(MESSAGE_LOAD_FAVICONS);
         mHandler = null;
+
+        unregisterEventListener("SearchEngines:Data");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDestroyView() {
+        super.onDestroyView();
+
+        mListView = null;
+        if (mCursorAdapter == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Cursor cursor = mCursorAdapter.getCursor();
+        if (cursor != null) {
+            cursor.close();
+        }
+        mCursorAdapter = null;
     }
 
     public void filter(String searchTerm) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AwesomeBarTab.java b/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AwesomeBarTab.java
index e15845905964..07aa95ad6f0a 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AwesomeBarTab.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/AwesomeBarTab.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 abstract public class AwesomeBarTab {
     abstract public String getTag();
     abstract public int getTitleStringId();
-    abstract public void destroy();
     abstract public boolean   onBackPressed();
     abstract public ContextMenuSubject getSubject(ContextMenu menu, View view, ContextMenuInfo menuInfo);
     abstract public View getView();
@@ -139,4 +138,10 @@ abstract public class AwesomeBarTab {
 
         return imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
     }
+
+    public void onDestroyView() {
+        mView = null;
+    }
+
+    public void destroy() { }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/BookmarksTab.java b/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/BookmarksTab.java
index c6d2ea629c7a..6a7c1ec442cc 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/BookmarksTab.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/awesomebar/BookmarksTab.java
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ public class BookmarksTab extends AwesomeBarTab {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void destroy() {
+    public void onDestroyView() {
+        super.onDestroyView();
         BookmarksListAdapter adapter = getCursorAdapter();
         if (adapter == null) {
             return;