--- a/toolkit/components/narrate/test/browser_narrate.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/narrate/test/browser_narrate.js
@@ -122,13 +122,16 @@ add_task(function* testNarrate() {
     // stop.
     do {
       promiseEvent = Promise.race([
         ContentTaskUtils.waitForEvent(content, "paragraphstart"),
         ContentTaskUtils.waitForEvent(content, "paragraphsdone")]);
       $(NarrateTestUtils.FORWARD).click();
     } while ((yield promiseEvent).type == "paragraphstart");
 
+    // This is to make sure we are not actively scrolling when the tab closes.
+    content.scroll(0, 0);
+
     yield ContentTaskUtils.waitForCondition(
       () => !$(NarrateTestUtils.STOP), "transitioned to stopped state");
     NarrateTestUtils.isStoppedState(content, ok);
   });
 });