diff --git a/browser/base/content/newtab/drop.js b/browser/base/content/newtab/drop.js
index 094b3acabca..f3d45db465f 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/newtab/drop.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/newtab/drop.js
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ let gDrop = {
       // A new link was dragged onto the grid. Create it by pinning its URL.
       let dt = aEvent.dataTransfer;
       let [url, title] = dt.getData("text/x-moz-url").split(/[\r\n]+/);
-      gPinnedLinks.pin({url: url, title: title}, index);
+      let link = {url: url, title: title};
+      gPinnedLinks.pin(link, index);
+
+      // Make sure the newly added link is not blocked.
+      gBlockedLinks.unblock(link);
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/newtab/Makefile.in b/browser/base/content/test/newtab/Makefile.in
index 8a81c95d119..668c839730e 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/newtab/Makefile.in
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/newtab/Makefile.in
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ _BROWSER_FILES = \
 	browser_newtab_bug723121.js \
 	browser_newtab_bug725996.js \
 	browser_newtab_bug734043.js \
+	browser_newtab_bug735987.js \
 	head.js \
 	$(NULL)
 
diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/newtab/browser_newtab_bug735987.js b/browser/base/content/test/newtab/browser_newtab_bug735987.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4154d1da8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/newtab/browser_newtab_bug735987.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+   http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+function runTests() {
+  setLinks("0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8");
+  setPinnedLinks("");
+
+  yield addNewTabPageTab();
+  checkGrid("0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8");
+
+  yield simulateDrop(cells[1]);
+  checkGrid("0,99p,1,2,3,4,5,6,7");
+
+  yield blockCell(cells[1]);
+  checkGrid("0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8");
+
+  yield simulateDrop(cells[1]);
+  checkGrid("0,99p,1,2,3,4,5,6,7");
+
+  yield blockCell(cells[1]);
+  checkGrid("0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8");
+}
diff --git a/browser/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm b/browser/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm
index e2fff6cd50e..12dd983f2b5 100644
--- a/browser/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm
+++ b/browser/modules/NewTabUtils.jsm
@@ -383,6 +383,15 @@ let BlockedLinks = {
     Storage.set("blockedLinks", this.links);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Unblocks a given link.
+   * @param aLink The link to unblock.
+   */
+  unblock: function BlockedLinks_unblock(aLink) {
+    if (this.isBlocked(aLink))
+      delete this.links[aLink.url];
+  },
+
   /**
    * Returns whether a given link is blocked.
    * @param aLink The link to check.