diff --git a/mobile/android/base/menu/GeckoMenuItem.java b/mobile/android/base/menu/GeckoMenuItem.java
index 36a6dbdbbc9..319396854c4 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/menu/GeckoMenuItem.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/menu/GeckoMenuItem.java
@@ -444,7 +444,9 @@ public class GeckoMenuItem implements MenuItem {
 
     @Override
     public MenuItem setVisible(boolean visible) {
-        if (mVisible != visible) {
+        // Action views are not normal menu items and visibility can get out
+        // of sync unless we dispatch whenever required.
+        if (isActionItem() || mVisible != visible) {
             mVisible = visible;
             if (mShouldDispatchChanges) {
                 mMenu.onItemChanged(this);