diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsBasicsTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsBasicsTest.kt
index 4a64760bc1..63c4bb7b14 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsBasicsTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsBasicsTest.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 package org.mozilla.fenix.ui
 
-import java.time.LocalDate
-import java.util.Locale
 import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -37,6 +35,8 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.util.FRENCH_LANGUAGE_HEADER
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.util.FRENCH_SYSTEM_LOCALE_OPTION
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.util.FR_SETTINGS
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.util.ROMANIAN_LANGUAGE_HEADER
+import java.time.LocalDate
+import java.util.Locale
 
 /**
  *  Tests for verifying the General section of the Settings menu
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsCustomizeTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsCustomizeTest.kt
index d1e29cb0ba..787798e37d 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsCustomizeTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsCustomizeTest.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.AndroidAssetDispatcher
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.HomeActivityIntentTestRule
+import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestAssetHelper
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.robots.homeScreen
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.robots.navigationToolbar
 
 class SettingsCustomizeTest {
     private lateinit var mockWebServer: MockWebServer
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ class SettingsCustomizeTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun changeThemeSetting() {
+    fun changeThemeSettingTest() {
         // Goes through the settings and changes the default search engine, then verifies it changes.
         homeScreen {
         }.openThreeDotMenu {
@@ -54,4 +56,30 @@ class SettingsCustomizeTest {
             verifyLightThemeApplied(getUiTheme())
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun swipeToolbarGesturePreferenceOffTest() {
+        val firstWebPage = TestAssetHelper.getGenericAsset(mockWebServer, 1)
+        val secondWebPage = TestAssetHelper.getGenericAsset(mockWebServer, 2)
+
+        homeScreen {
+        }.openThreeDotMenu {
+        }.openSettings {
+        }.openCustomizeSubMenu {
+            verifySwipeToolbarGesturePrefState(true)
+            clickSwipeToolbarToSwitchTabToggle()
+            verifySwipeToolbarGesturePrefState(false)
+        }.goBack {
+        }.goBack {}
+        navigationToolbar {
+        }.enterURLAndEnterToBrowser(firstWebPage.url) {
+        }.openTabDrawer {
+        }.openNewTab {
+        }.submitQuery(secondWebPage.url.toString()) {
+            swipeNavBarRight(secondWebPage.url.toString())
+            verifyUrl(secondWebPage.url.toString())
+            swipeNavBarLeft(secondWebPage.url.toString())
+            verifyUrl(secondWebPage.url.toString())
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuCustomizeRobot.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuCustomizeRobot.kt
index fdb740f41f..440a090974 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuCustomizeRobot.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/SettingsSubMenuCustomizeRobot.kt
@@ -10,12 +10,19 @@ import android.os.Build
 import androidx.test.espresso.Espresso.onView
 import androidx.test.espresso.ViewInteraction
 import androidx.test.espresso.action.ViewActions
-import androidx.test.espresso.assertion.ViewAssertions
+import androidx.test.espresso.assertion.ViewAssertions.matches
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.isChecked
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.isNotChecked
+import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withClassName
 import androidx.test.espresso.matcher.ViewMatchers.withText
 import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.allOf
+import org.hamcrest.Matchers.endsWith
 import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.mozilla.fenix.R
+import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.getStringResource
+import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.hasCousin
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestHelper.mDevice
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.click
 
@@ -39,6 +46,26 @@ class SettingsSubMenuCustomizeRobot {
 
     fun clickBottomToolbarToggle() = bottomToolbarToggle().click()
 
+    fun clickSwipeToolbarToSwitchTabToggle() = swipeToolbarToggle.click()
+
+    fun verifySwipeToolbarGesturePrefState(isEnabled: Boolean) {
+        swipeToolbarToggle
+            .check(
+                matches(
+                    hasCousin(
+                        allOf(
+                            withClassName(endsWith("Switch")),
+                            if (isEnabled) {
+                                isChecked()
+                            } else {
+                                isNotChecked()
+                            },
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            )
+    }
+
     class Transition {
         fun goBack(interact: SettingsRobot.() -> Unit): SettingsRobot.Transition {
             mDevice.waitForIdle()
@@ -52,11 +79,11 @@ class SettingsSubMenuCustomizeRobot {
 
 private fun assertThemes() {
     lightModeToggle()
-        .check(ViewAssertions.matches(ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility(ViewMatchers.Visibility.VISIBLE)))
+        .check(matches(ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility(ViewMatchers.Visibility.VISIBLE)))
     darkModeToggle()
-        .check(ViewAssertions.matches(ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility(ViewMatchers.Visibility.VISIBLE)))
+        .check(matches(ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility(ViewMatchers.Visibility.VISIBLE)))
     deviceModeToggle()
-        .check(ViewAssertions.matches(ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility(ViewMatchers.Visibility.VISIBLE)))
+        .check(matches(ViewMatchers.withEffectiveVisibility(ViewMatchers.Visibility.VISIBLE)))
 }
 
 private fun darkModeToggle() = onView(withText("Dark"))
@@ -73,5 +100,8 @@ private fun deviceModeToggle(): ViewInteraction {
     return onView(withText(followDeviceThemeText))
 }
 
+private val swipeToolbarToggle =
+    onView(withText(getStringResource(R.string.preference_gestures_swipe_toolbar_switch_tabs)))
+
 private fun goBackButton() =
     onView(allOf(ViewMatchers.withContentDescription("Navigate up")))