--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/gfx/DynamicToolbarAnimator.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/gfx/DynamicToolbarAnimator.java
@@ -149,16 +149,21 @@ public class DynamicToolbarAnimator {
     public PointF getVisibleEndOfLayerView() {
         return new PointF(mTarget.getView().getWidth(),
             mTarget.getView().getHeight());
     }
 
     private void dumpStateToCompositor() {
         if ((mCompositor != null) && mCompositorControllerOpen) {
             mCompositor.setMaxToolbarHeight(mMaxToolbarHeight);
+            if ((mToolbarChromeProxy != null) && mToolbarChromeProxy.isToolbarChromeVisible()) {
+                mCompositor.sendToolbarAnimatorMessage(LayerView.REQUEST_SHOW_TOOLBAR_IMMEDIATELY);
+            } else {
+                mCompositor.sendToolbarAnimatorMessage(LayerView.REQUEST_HIDE_TOOLBAR_IMMEDIATELY);
+            }
             for (PinReason reason : pinFlags) {
               mCompositor.setPinned(true, reason.mValue);
             }
         } else if ((mCompositor != null) && !mCompositorControllerOpen) {
             // Ask the UiCompositorControllerChild if it is open since the open message can
             // sometimes be sent to a different instance of the LayerView such as when
             // Fennec is being used in custom tabs.
             mCompositor.sendToolbarAnimatorMessage(LayerView.IS_COMPOSITOR_CONTROLLER_OPEN);