--- a/mobile/chrome/content/content.js
+++ b/mobile/chrome/content/content.js
@@ -469,17 +469,19 @@ let Content = {
               this._setTextZoom(Math.max(1, rect.width / json.width));
 
               let oldRect = rect;
               rect = getBoundingContentRect(element);
               y += rect.top - oldRect.top;
             }
           }
         }
-        sendAsyncMessage("Browser:ZoomToPoint:Return", { x: x, y: y, zoomTo: rect });
+        content.setTimeout(function() {
+          sendAsyncMessage("Browser:ZoomToPoint:Return", { x: x, y: y, zoomTo: rect });
+        }, 0);
         break;
       }
 
       case "Browser:MozApplicationCache:Fetch": {
         let currentURI = Services.io.newURI(json.location, json.charset, null);
         let manifestURI = Services.io.newURI(json.manifest, json.charset, currentURI);
         let updateService = Cc["@mozilla.org/offlinecacheupdate-service;1"]
                             .getService(Ci.nsIOfflineCacheUpdateService);