--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -3828,18 +3828,26 @@
               window.addEventListener("MozAfterPaint", this);
               window.addEventListener("MozLayerTreeReady", this);
               window.addEventListener("MozLayerTreeCleared", this);
               window.addEventListener("TabRemotenessChange", this);
               window.addEventListener("sizemodechange", this);
               window.addEventListener("SwapDocShells", this, true);
               window.addEventListener("EndSwapDocShells", this, true);
               window.addEventListener("MozTabChildNotReady", this, true);
+
+              let tab = this.requestedTab;
+              let browser = tab.linkedBrowser;
+              let tabIsLoaded = !browser.isRemoteBrowser ||
+                                browser.frameLoader.tabParent.hasPresented;
+
               if (!this.minimized) {
-                this.setTabState(this.requestedTab, this.STATE_LOADED);
+                this.log("Initial tab is loaded?: " + tabIsLoaded);
+                this.setTabState(tab, tabIsLoaded ? this.STATE_LOADED
+                                                  : this.STATE_LOADING);
               }
             },
 
             destroy() {
               if (this.unloadTimer) {
                 this.clearTimer(this.unloadTimer);
                 this.unloadTimer = null;
               }