diff --git a/mobile/android/modules/DownloadNotifications.jsm b/mobile/android/modules/DownloadNotifications.jsm
index f67f52c866d..ee365461490 100644
--- a/mobile/android/modules/DownloadNotifications.jsm
+++ b/mobile/android/modules/DownloadNotifications.jsm
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "Notifications", "resource://gre/modules
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "OS", "resource://gre/modules/osfile.jsm");
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "Services", "resource://gre/modules/Services.jsm");
 
+XPCOMUtils.defineLazyServiceGetter(this, "ParentalControls",
+  "@mozilla.org/parental-controls-service;1", "nsIParentalControlsService");
+
 let Log = Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/AndroidLog.jsm", {}).AndroidLog.i.bind(null, "DownloadNotifications"); 
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "strings",
@@ -58,6 +61,13 @@ var DownloadNotifications = {
       return;
     }
 
+    if (!ParentalControls.isAllowed(ParentalControls.DOWNLOAD)) {
+      download.cancel().catch(Cu.reportError);
+      download.removePartialData().catch(Cu.reportError);
+      window.NativeWindow.toast.show(strings.GetStringFromName("downloads.disabledInGuest"), "long");
+      return;
+    }
+
     let notification = new DownloadNotification(download);
     notifications.set(download, notification);
     notification.showOrUpdate();