--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.js
@@ -4619,17 +4619,18 @@ let StatusPanel = {
     }
     types.push("defaultStatus");
     for (type of types) {
       if ((text = XULBrowserWindow[type])) {
         break;
       }
     }
 
-    if (this._labelElement.value != text) {
+    if (this._labelElement.value != text ||
+        (text && !this.isVisible)) {
       this.panel.setAttribute("previoustype", this.panel.getAttribute("type"));
       this.panel.setAttribute("type", type);
       this._label = text;
       this._labelElement.setAttribute("crop", type == "overLink" ? "center" : "end");
     }
   },
 
   get _labelElement() {