diff --git a/mobile/android/base/DoorHangerPopup.java b/mobile/android/base/DoorHangerPopup.java
index 1f6f98bcd1c..0e678e0f15d 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/DoorHangerPopup.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/DoorHangerPopup.java
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ public class DoorHangerPopup extends PopupWindow {
         tab.addDoorHanger(value, dh);
         mContent.addView(dh);
 
-        updatePopup();
+        // Only update the popup if we're adding a notifcation to the selected tab
+        if (tab.equals(Tabs.getInstance().getSelectedTab()))
+            updatePopup();
     }
 
     // Updates popup contents to show doorhangers for the selected tab