diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
index b2ad2635603..19d818a7781 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -1464,8 +1464,6 @@ function Tab(aURL, aParams) {
   this.create(aURL, aParams);
   this._zoom = 1.0;
   this.userScrollPos = { x: 0, y: 0 };
-  this._pluginCount = 0;
-  this._pluginOverlayShowing = false;
   this.contentDocumentIsDisplayed = true;
 }
 
@@ -1519,6 +1517,7 @@ Tab.prototype = {
     this.browser.sessionHistory.addSHistoryListener(this);
 
     this.browser.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", this, true);
+    this.browser.addEventListener("load", this, true);
     this.browser.addEventListener("DOMLinkAdded", this, true);
     this.browser.addEventListener("DOMTitleChanged", this, true);
     this.browser.addEventListener("DOMWindowClose", this, true);
@@ -1526,8 +1525,6 @@ Tab.prototype = {
     this.browser.addEventListener("scroll", this, true);
     this.browser.addEventListener("MozScrolledAreaChanged", this, true);
     this.browser.addEventListener("PluginClickToPlay", this, true);
-    this.browser.addEventListener("pagehide", this, true);
-    this.browser.addEventListener("pageshow", this, true);
 
     Services.obs.addObserver(this, "before-first-paint", false);
 
@@ -1565,6 +1562,7 @@ Tab.prototype = {
 
     this.browser.removeProgressListener(this);
     this.browser.removeEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", this, true);
+    this.browser.removeEventListener("load", this, true);
     this.browser.removeEventListener("DOMLinkAdded", this, true);
     this.browser.removeEventListener("DOMTitleChanged", this, true);
     this.browser.removeEventListener("DOMWindowClose", this, true);
@@ -1572,8 +1570,6 @@ Tab.prototype = {
     this.browser.removeEventListener("scroll", this, true);
     this.browser.removeEventListener("PluginClickToPlay", this, true);
     this.browser.removeEventListener("MozScrolledAreaChanged", this, true);
-    this.browser.removeEventListener("pagehide", this, true);
-    this.browser.removeEventListener("pageshow", this, true);
 
     Services.obs.removeObserver(this, "before-first-paint");
 
@@ -1793,13 +1789,24 @@ Tab.prototype = {
             this.browser.removeEventListener("pagehide", listener, true);
           }.bind(this), true);
         }
+        break;
+      }
 
-        // Show a plugin doorhanger if there are plugins on the page but no
-        // clickable overlays showing (this doesn't work on pages loaded after
-        // back/forward navigation - see bug 719875)
-        if (this._pluginCount && !this._pluginOverlayShowing)
+      case "load": {
+        // Show a plugin doorhanger if there are no clickable overlays showing
+        let contentWindow = this.browser.contentWindow;
+        let cwu = contentWindow.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)
+                               .getInterface(Ci.nsIDOMWindowUtils);
+        // XXX not sure if we should enable plugins for the parent documents...
+        let plugins = cwu.plugins;
+        let isAnyPluginVisible = false;
+        for (let plugin of plugins) {
+          let overlay = plugin.ownerDocument.getAnonymousElementByAttribute(plugin, "class", "mainBox");
+          if (overlay && !PluginHelper.isTooSmall(plugin, overlay))
+            isAnyPluginVisible = true;
+        }
+        if (plugins && plugins.length && !isAnyPluginVisible)
           PluginHelper.showDoorHanger(this);
-
         break;
       }
 
@@ -1907,10 +1914,6 @@ Tab.prototype = {
       }
 
       case "PluginClickToPlay": {
-        // Keep track of the number of plugins to know whether or not to show
-        // the hidden plugins doorhanger
-        this._pluginCount++;
-
         let plugin = aEvent.target;
         let overlay = plugin.ownerDocument.getAnonymousElementByAttribute(plugin, "class", "mainBox");
         if (!overlay)
@@ -1924,22 +1927,14 @@ Tab.prototype = {
         }
 
         // Add click to play listener to the overlay
-        overlay.addEventListener("click", (function(event) {
-          // Play all the plugin objects when the user clicks on one
-          PluginHelper.playAllPlugins(this, event);
-        }).bind(this), true);
-
-        this._pluginOverlayShowing = true;
-        break;
-      }
-
-      case "pagehide": {
-        // Check to make sure it's top-level pagehide
-        if (aEvent.target.defaultView == this.browser.contentWindow) {
-          // Reset plugin state when we leave the page
-          this._pluginCount = 0;
-          this._pluginOverlayShowing = false;
-        }
+        overlay.addEventListener("click", function(e) {
+          if (e) {
+            if (!e.isTrusted)
+              return;
+            e.preventDefault();
+          }
+          PluginHelper.playAllPlugins(e.target.ownerDocument.defaultView);
+        }, true);
         break;
       }
     }
@@ -3912,7 +3907,7 @@ var PluginHelper = {
       {
         label: Strings.browser.GetStringFromName("clickToPlayPlugins.yes"),
         callback: function() {
-          PluginHelper.playAllPlugins(aTab);
+          PluginHelper.playAllPlugins(aTab.browser.contentWindow);
         }
       },
       {
@@ -3925,41 +3920,19 @@ var PluginHelper = {
     NativeWindow.doorhanger.show(message, "ask-to-play-plugins", buttons, aTab.id);
   },
 
-  playAllPlugins: function(aTab, aEvent) {
-    if (aEvent) {
-      if (!aEvent.isTrusted)
-        return;
-      aEvent.preventDefault();
+  playAllPlugins: function(aContentWindow) {
+    let cwu = aContentWindow.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)
+                            .getInterface(Ci.nsIDOMWindowUtils);
+    // XXX not sure if we should enable plugins for the parent documents...
+    let plugins = cwu.plugins;
+    if (!plugins || !plugins.length)
+      return;
+
+    for (let plugin of plugins) {
+      let objLoadingContent = plugin.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIObjectLoadingContent);
+      if (!objLoadingContent.activated)
+        objLoadingContent.playPlugin();
     }
-
-    this._findAndPlayAllPlugins(aTab.browser.contentWindow);
-  },
-
-  // Helper function that recurses through sub-frames to find all plugin objects
-  _findAndPlayAllPlugins: function _findAndPlayAllPlugins(aWindow) {
-    let embeds = aWindow.document.getElementsByTagName("embed");
-    for (let i = 0; i < embeds.length; i++) {
-      if (!embeds[i].hasAttribute("played"))
-        this._playPlugin(embeds[i]);
-    }
-
-    let objects = aWindow.document.getElementsByTagName("object");
-    for (let i = 0; i < objects.length; i++) {
-      if (!objects[i].hasAttribute("played"))
-        this._playPlugin(objects[i]);
-    }
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < aWindow.frames.length; i++) {
-      this._findAndPlayAllPlugins(aWindow.frames[i]);
-    }
-  },
-
-  _playPlugin: function _playPlugin(aPlugin) {
-    let objLoadingContent = aPlugin.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIObjectLoadingContent);
-    objLoadingContent.playPlugin();
-
-    // Set an attribute on the plugin object to avoid re-loading it
-    aPlugin.setAttribute("played", true);
   },
 
   getPluginPreference: function getPluginPreference() {