--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -636,17 +636,18 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
                     tab.doReload(event.isShiftPressed());
                     return true;
 
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_PERIOD:
                     tab.doStop();
                     return true;
 
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_T:
-                    addTab();
+                    int flags = Tabs.LOADURL_START_EDITING;
+                    addTab(flags);
                     return true;
 
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_W:
                     Tabs.getInstance().closeTab(tab);
                     return true;
 
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_F:
                     mFindInPageBar.show(mBrowserToolbar.isPrivateMode());
@@ -2318,19 +2319,26 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
             return false;
         }
 
         final String packageName = info.activityInfo.packageName;
         return (TextUtils.equals(packageName, getPackageName()));
     }
 
     @Override
+    public void addTab(final int flags) {
+        if ((flags & Tabs.LOADURL_PRIVATE) == 0) {
+            MmaDelegate.track(NEW_TAB);
+        }
+        Tabs.getInstance().addTab(flags);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void addTab() {
-        MmaDelegate.track(NEW_TAB);
-        Tabs.getInstance().addTab();
+        addTab(Tabs.LOADURL_NONE);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void addPrivateTab() {
         Tabs.getInstance().addPrivateTab();
     }
 
     public void showTrackingProtectionPromptIfApplicable() {

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
@@ -629,16 +629,18 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp extends G
                 } catch (final InterruptedException e) { }
             }
             outState.putString(SAVED_STATE_PRIVATE_SESSION, mPrivateBrowsingSession);
         }
 
         outState.putBoolean(SAVED_STATE_IN_BACKGROUND, isApplicationInBackground());
     }
 
+    public void addTab(int flags) { }
+
     public void addTab() { }
 
     public void addPrivateTab() { }
 
     public void showNormalTabs() { }
 
     public void showPrivateTabs() { }