diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/TabsTrayController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/TabsTrayController.kt
index 8c73da20bf..a48e1d622f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/TabsTrayController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/TabsTrayController.kt
@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ class DefaultTabsTrayController(
             selected.isEmpty() && tabsTrayStore.state.mode.isSelect().not() -> {
                 TabsTray.openedExistingTab.record(TabsTray.OpenedExistingTabExtra(source ?: "unknown"))
                 tabsUseCases.selectTab(tab.id)
-                browsingModeManager.mode = BrowsingMode.fromBoolean(tab.content.private)
+                val mode = BrowsingMode.fromBoolean(tab.content.private)
+                browsingModeManager.mode = mode
+                appStore.dispatch(AppAction.ModeChange(mode))
                 handleNavigateToBrowser()
             }
             tab.id in selected.map { it.id } -> handleTabUnselected(tab)
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/DefaultTabsTrayControllerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/DefaultTabsTrayControllerTest.kt
index 82d73cd674..3f522dea41 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/DefaultTabsTrayControllerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/tabstray/DefaultTabsTrayControllerTest.kt
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.collections.CollectionsDialog
 import org.mozilla.fenix.collections.show
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.AppStore
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.TabCollectionStorage
+import org.mozilla.fenix.components.appstate.AppAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.bookmarks.BookmarksUseCase
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.maxActiveTime
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.potentialInactiveTabs
@@ -958,6 +959,7 @@ class DefaultTabsTrayControllerTest {
 
             assertEquals(privateTab.id, browserStore.state.selectedTabId)
             assertEquals(true, browsingModeManager.mode.isPrivate)
+            verify { appStore.dispatch(AppAction.ModeChange(BrowsingMode.Private)) }
 
             controller.handleTabDeletion("privateTab")
             browserStore.dispatch(TabListAction.SelectTabAction(normalTab.id)).joinBlocking()
@@ -965,6 +967,7 @@ class DefaultTabsTrayControllerTest {
 
             assertEquals(normalTab.id, browserStore.state.selectedTabId)
             assertEquals(false, browsingModeManager.mode.isPrivate)
+            verify { appStore.dispatch(AppAction.ModeChange(BrowsingMode.Normal)) }
         } finally {
             unmockkStatic("mozilla.components.browser.state.selector.SelectorsKt")
         }