--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserApp.java
@@ -446,16 +446,30 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends
         });
 
         mBrowserToolbar.setOnFilterListener(new BrowserToolbar.OnFilterListener() {
             public void onFilter(String searchText, AutocompleteHandler handler) {
                 filterEditingMode(searchText, handler);
             }
         });
 
+        mBrowserToolbar.setOnStartEditingListener(new BrowserToolbar.OnStartEditingListener() {
+            public void onStartEditing() {
+                // Temporarily disable doorhanger notifications.
+                mDoorHangerPopup.disable();
+            }
+        });
+
+        mBrowserToolbar.setOnStopEditingListener(new BrowserToolbar.OnStopEditingListener() {
+            public void onStopEditing() {
+                // Re-enable doorhanger notifications.
+                mDoorHangerPopup.enable();
+            }
+        });
+
         // Intercept key events for gamepad shortcuts
         mBrowserToolbar.setOnKeyListener(this);
 
         if (mTabsPanel != null) {
             mTabsPanel.setTabsLayoutChangeListener(this);
             updateSideBarState();
         }
 
@@ -1387,17 +1401,17 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends
         animator.setUseHardwareLayer(false);
 
         mBrowserToolbar.startEditing(url, animator);
         showHomePagerWithAnimator(HomePager.Page.HISTORY, animator);
 
         animator.start();
     }
 
-    void commitEditingMode() {
+    private void commitEditingMode() {
         if (!mBrowserToolbar.isEditing()) {
             return;
         }
 
         final String url = mBrowserToolbar.commitEdit();
         animateHideHomePager();
         hideBrowserSearch();
 
@@ -1462,17 +1476,17 @@ abstract public class BrowserApp extends
             message.put("location", where);
             message.put("identifier", identifier);
             GeckoAppShell.getEventDispatcher().dispatchEvent(message);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Log.w(LOGTAG, "Error recording search.", e);
         }
     }
 
-    boolean dismissEditingMode() {
+    private boolean dismissEditingMode() {
         if (!mBrowserToolbar.isEditing()) {
             return false;
         }
 
         mBrowserToolbar.cancelEdit();
 
         // Resetting the visibility of HomePager, which might have been hidden
         // by the filterEditingMode().

--- a/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/BrowserToolbar.java
@@ -96,16 +96,24 @@ public class BrowserToolbar extends Geck
     public interface OnDismissListener {
         public void onDismiss();
     }
 
     public interface OnFilterListener {
         public void onFilter(String searchText, AutocompleteHandler handler);
     }
 
+    public interface OnStartEditingListener {
+        public void onStartEditing();
+    }
+
+    public interface OnStopEditingListener {
+        public void onStopEditing();
+    }
+
     private LayoutParams mAwesomeBarParams;
     private View mUrlDisplayContainer;
     private View mUrlEditContainer;
     private CustomEditText mUrlEditText;
     private View mUrlBarEntry;
     private ImageView mUrlBarRightEdge;
     private BrowserToolbarBackground mUrlBarBackground;
     private GeckoTextView mTitle;
@@ -123,20 +131,23 @@ public class BrowserToolbar extends Geck
     private Animation mProgressSpinner;
     private TabCounter mTabsCounter;
     private ImageView mShadow;
     private GeckoImageButton mMenu;
     private GeckoImageView mMenuIcon;
     private LinearLayout mActionItemBar;
     private MenuPopup mMenuPopup;
     private List<? extends View> mFocusOrder;
+
     private OnActivateListener mActivateListener;
     private OnCommitListener mCommitListener;
     private OnDismissListener mDismissListener;
     private OnFilterListener mFilterListener;
+    private OnStartEditingListener mStartEditingListener;
+    private OnStopEditingListener mStopEditingListener;
 
     final private BrowserApp mActivity;
     private boolean mHasSoftMenuButton;
 
     private boolean mShowSiteSecurity;
     private boolean mShowReader;
     private boolean mSpinnerVisible;
 
@@ -1176,16 +1187,24 @@ public class BrowserToolbar extends Geck
     public void setOnDismissListener(OnDismissListener listener) {
         mDismissListener = listener;
     }
 
     public void setOnFilterListener(OnFilterListener listener) {
         mFilterListener = listener;
     }
 
+    public void setOnStartEditingListener(OnStartEditingListener listener) {
+        mStartEditingListener = listener;
+    }
+
+    public void setOnStopEditingListener(OnStopEditingListener listener) {
+        mStopEditingListener = listener;
+    }
+
     private void showSoftInput() {
         InputMethodManager imm =
                (InputMethodManager) mActivity.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
         imm.showSoftInput(mUrlEditText, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
     }
 
     private void showUrlEditContainer() {
         setUrlEditContainerVisibility(true, null);
@@ -1263,16 +1282,20 @@ public class BrowserToolbar extends Geck
     public void startEditing(String url, PropertyAnimator animator) {
         if (isEditing()) {
             return;
         }
 
         mUrlEditText.setText(url != null ? url : "");
         mIsEditing = true;
 
+        if (mStartEditingListener != null) {
+            mStartEditingListener.onStartEditing();
+        }
+
         final int entryTranslation = getUrlBarEntryTranslation();
         final int curveTranslation = getUrlBarCurveTranslation();
 
         // This animation doesn't make much sense in a sidebar UI
         if (HardwareUtils.isTablet() || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 11) {
             showUrlEditContainer();
 
             if (!HardwareUtils.isTablet()) {
@@ -1371,16 +1394,20 @@ public class BrowserToolbar extends Geck
 
     private String stopEditing() {
         final String url = mUrlEditText.getText().toString();
         if (!isEditing()) {
             return url;
         }
         mIsEditing = false;
 
+        if (mStopEditingListener != null) {
+            mStopEditingListener.onStopEditing();
+        }
+
         if (HardwareUtils.isTablet() || Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 11) {
             hideUrlEditContainer();
 
             if (!HardwareUtils.isTablet()) {
                 updateTabCountAndAnimate(Tabs.getInstance().getDisplayCount());
 
                 if (mUrlBarRightEdge != null) {
                     ViewHelper.setTranslationX(mUrlBarRightEdge, 0);

--- a/mobile/android/base/DoorHangerPopup.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/DoorHangerPopup.java
@@ -25,32 +25,53 @@ public class DoorHangerPopup extends Arr
                                         Tabs.OnTabsChangedListener,
                                         DoorHanger.OnButtonClickListener {
     private static final String LOGTAG = "GeckoDoorHangerPopup";
 
     // Stores a set of all active DoorHanger notifications. A DoorHanger is
     // uniquely identified by its tabId and value.
     private HashSet<DoorHanger> mDoorHangers;
 
+    // Whether or not the doorhanger popup is disabled.
+    private boolean mDisabled;
+
     DoorHangerPopup(GeckoApp activity, View anchor) {
         super(activity, anchor);
 
         mDoorHangers = new HashSet<DoorHanger>();
 
         registerEventListener("Doorhanger:Add");
         registerEventListener("Doorhanger:Remove");
         Tabs.registerOnTabsChangedListener(this);
     }
 
     void destroy() {
         unregisterEventListener("Doorhanger:Add");
         unregisterEventListener("Doorhanger:Remove");
         Tabs.unregisterOnTabsChangedListener(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Temporarily disables the doorhanger popup. If the popup is disabled,
+     * it will not be shown to the user, but it will continue to process
+     * calls to add/remove doorhanger notifications.
+     */
+    void disable() {
+        mDisabled = true;
+        updatePopup();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Re-enables the doorhanger popup.
+     */
+    void enable() {
+        mDisabled = false;
+        updatePopup();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void handleMessage(String event, JSONObject geckoObject) {
         try {
             if (event.equals("Doorhanger:Add")) {
                 final int tabId = geckoObject.getInt("tabID");
                 final String value = geckoObject.getString("value");
                 final String message = geckoObject.getString("message");
                 final JSONArray buttons = geckoObject.getJSONArray("buttons");
@@ -241,22 +262,23 @@ public class DoorHangerPopup extends Arr
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Updates the popup state.
      *
      * This method must be called on the UI thread.
      */
-    void updatePopup() {
+    private void updatePopup() {
         // Bail if the selected tab is null, if there are no active doorhangers,
-        // or if we haven't inflated the layout yet (this can happen if updatePopup()
-        // is called before the runnable from addDoorHanger() runs). 
+        // if we haven't inflated the layout yet (this can happen if updatePopup()
+        // is called before the runnable from addDoorHanger() runs), or if the
+        // doorhanger popup is temporarily disabled.
         Tab tab = Tabs.getInstance().getSelectedTab();
-        if (tab == null || mDoorHangers.size() == 0 || !mInflated) {
+        if (tab == null || mDoorHangers.size() == 0 || !mInflated || mDisabled) {
             dismiss();
             return;
         }
 
         // Show doorhangers for the selected tab
         int tabId = tab.getId();
         boolean shouldShowPopup = false;
         for (DoorHanger dh : mDoorHangers) {