--- a/mobile/chrome/content/browser-ui.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/browser-ui.js
@@ -401,19 +401,19 @@ var BrowserUI = {
     // listening escape to dismiss dialog on VK_ESCAPE
     window.addEventListener("keypress", this, true);
 
     // listening AppCommand to handle special keys
     window.addEventListener("AppCommand", this, true);
 
     // Push the panel initialization out of the startup path
     // (Using a message because we have no good way to delay-init [Bug 535366])
-    messageManager.addMessageListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
+    messageManager.addMessageListener("pageshow", function() {
       // We only want to delay one time
-      messageManager.removeMessageListener("DOMContentLoaded", arguments.callee, true);
+      messageManager.removeMessageListener("pageshow", arguments.callee, true);
 
       // We unhide the panelUI so the XBL and settings can initialize
       Elements.panelUI.hidden = false;
 
       // Init the views
       ExtensionsView.init();
       DownloadsView.init();
       PreferencesView.init();