--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -3630,16 +3630,17 @@ Tab.prototype = {
       tabId: this.id,
       parentId: this.parentId
     };
 
     if (aParams.delayLoad) {
       // If this is a zombie tab, mark the browser for delay loading, which will
       // restore the tab when selected using the session data added above
       this.browser.__SS_restore = true;
+      this.browser.setAttribute("pending", "true");
     } else {
       let flags = "flags" in aParams ? aParams.flags : Ci.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_NONE;
       let postData = ("postData" in aParams && aParams.postData) ? aParams.postData.value : null;
       let referrerURI = "referrerURI" in aParams ? aParams.referrerURI : null;
       let charset = "charset" in aParams ? aParams.charset : null;
 
       // The search term the user entered to load the current URL
       this.userRequested = "userRequested" in aParams ? aParams.userRequested : "";