--- a/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/fxa/activities/FxAccountStatusActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/fxa/activities/FxAccountStatusActivity.java
@@ -22,31 +22,37 @@ import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuInflater;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.Window;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.AppConstants;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoActivityStatus;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.GeckoApplication;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.util.IntentUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Locales.LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.background.common.log.Logger;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.background.fxa.FxAccountUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.fxa.FirefoxAccounts;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.fxa.FxAccountConstants;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.fxa.authenticator.AndroidFxAccount;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.sync.Utils;
 
 /**
  * Activity which displays account status.
  */
-public class FxAccountStatusActivity extends LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity {
+public class FxAccountStatusActivity extends LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity implements GeckoActivityStatus {
   private static final String LOG_TAG = FxAccountStatusActivity.class.getSimpleName();
 
+  // Has this activity recently started another Gecko activity?
+  private boolean mGeckoActivityOpened;
+
   protected FxAccountStatusFragment statusFragment;
 
   @Override
   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
     super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
     // Display the fragment as the content.
     statusFragment = new FxAccountStatusFragment();
@@ -76,19 +82,33 @@ public class FxAccountStatusActivity ext
       actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(true);
       actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
       return;
     }
     Logger.debug(LOG_TAG, "Not enabling home button.");
   }
 
   @Override
+  public void onPause() {
+    super.onPause();
+
+    if (getApplication() instanceof GeckoApplication) {
+      ((GeckoApplication) getApplication()).onActivityPause(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
   public void onResume() {
     super.onResume();
 
+    if (getApplication() instanceof GeckoApplication) {
+      ((GeckoApplication) getApplication()).onActivityResume(this);
+      mGeckoActivityOpened = false;
+    }
+
     final AndroidFxAccount fxAccount = getAndroidFxAccount();
     if (fxAccount == null) {
       Logger.warn(LOG_TAG, "Could not get Firefox Account.");
 
       // Gracefully redirect to get started.
       final Intent intent = new Intent(FxAccountConstants.ACTION_FXA_GET_STARTED);
       // Per http://stackoverflow.com/a/8992365, this triggers a known bug with
       // the soft keyboard not being shown for the started activity. Why, Android, why?
@@ -97,16 +117,28 @@ public class FxAccountStatusActivity ext
 
       setResult(RESULT_CANCELED);
       finish();
       return;
     }
     statusFragment.refresh(fxAccount);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void startActivity(Intent intent) {
+    mGeckoActivityOpened = IntentUtils.checkIfGeckoActivity(intent);
+    super.startActivity(intent);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void startActivityForResult(Intent intent, int request) {
+    mGeckoActivityOpened = IntentUtils.checkIfGeckoActivity(intent);
+    super.startActivityForResult(intent, request);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Helper to fetch (unique) Android Firefox Account if one exists, or return null.
    */
   protected AndroidFxAccount getAndroidFxAccount() {
     Account account = FirefoxAccounts.getFirefoxAccount(this);
     if (account == null) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -200,17 +232,17 @@ public class FxAccountStatusActivity ext
     } else {
       final MenuItem debugModeItem = menu.findItem(R.id.enable_debug_mode);
       if (debugModeItem != null) {
         // Update checked state based on internal flag.
         menu.findItem(R.id.enable_debug_mode).setChecked(FxAccountUtils.LOG_PERSONAL_INFORMATION);
       }
     }
     return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
-  };
+  }
 
   @Override
   public void openOptionsMenu() {
     // This is a workaround of an Android bug:
     // https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=185217
     // openOptionsMenu isn't overriden by WindowDecorActionBar, which is used by AppCompatActivity,
     // meaning getSupportActionbar().openOptionsMenu doesn't work.
     // Based loosely on the code in:
@@ -220,9 +252,14 @@ public class FxAccountStatusActivity ext
     final View decor = window.getDecorView();
     final View view = decor.findViewById(R.id.action_bar);
 
     if (view instanceof Toolbar) {
       final Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) view;
       toolbar.showOverflowMenu();
     }
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isGeckoActivityOpened() {
+    return mGeckoActivityOpened;
+  }
 }

--- a/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/fxa/activities/FxAccountStatusFragment.java
+++ b/mobile/android/services/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/fxa/activities/FxAccountStatusFragment.java
@@ -224,16 +224,21 @@ public class FxAccountStatusFragment
    * We intentionally don't refresh here. Our owning activity is responsible for
    * providing an AndroidFxAccount to our refresh method in its onResume method.
    */
   @Override
   public void onResume() {
     super.onResume();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Note: If we ever start doing anything more fancy here with the application context
+   * than just opening new tabs in Fennec, we need to revisit FxAccountStatusActivity's
+   * GeckoActivityStatus implementation (see bug 1336734 for history).
+   */
   @Override
   public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
     if (preference == profilePreference) {
       ActivityUtils.openURLInFennec(getActivity().getApplicationContext(), "about:accounts?action=avatar");
       return true;
     }
 
     if (preference == manageAccountPreference) {