--- a/browser/components/places/tests/browser/browser.ini
+++ b/browser/components/places/tests/browser/browser.ini
@@ -83,16 +83,17 @@ subsuite = clipboard
 [browser_remove_bookmarks.js]
 subsuite = clipboard
 [browser_sidebar_open_bookmarks.js]
 [browser_sidebarpanels_click.js]
 skip-if = (os == "mac" && debug) # Bug 1467049
 [browser_sort_in_library.js]
 [browser_stayopenmenu.js]
 [browser_toolbar_drop_text.js]
+[browser_toolbar_library_open_recent.js]
 [browser_toolbar_overflow.js]
 skip-if = os == "linux" && bits == 32 && debug # bug 1463443
 [browser_toolbarbutton_menu_context.js]
 [browser_views_iconsupdate.js]
 skip-if = verify
 [browser_bug485100-change-case-loses-tag.js]
 [browser_editBookmark_tags_liveUpdate.js]
 [browser_bug427633_no_newfolder_if_noip.js]

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/components/places/tests/browser/browser_toolbar_library_open_recent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+ * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+"use strict";
+
+/**
+ * Tests that recently added bookmarks can be opened.
+ */
+
+const BASE_URL = "http://example.org/browser/browser/components/places/tests/browser/";
+const bookmarkItems = [{
+  url: `${BASE_URL}bookmark_dummy_1.html`,
+  title: "Custom Title 1"
+}, {
+  url: `${BASE_URL}bookmark_dummy_2.html`,
+  title: "Custom Title 2",
+}];
+let openedTabs = [];
+
+async function openBookmarksPanelInLibraryToolbarButton() {
+  let libraryBtn = document.getElementById("library-button");
+  let libView = document.getElementById("appMenu-libraryView");
+  let viewShownPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(libView, "ViewShown");
+  libraryBtn.click();
+  await viewShownPromise;
+
+  let bookmarksButton;
+  await BrowserTestUtils.waitForCondition(() => {
+    bookmarksButton = document.getElementById("appMenu-library-bookmarks-button");
+    return bookmarksButton;
+  }, "Should have the library bookmarks button");
+
+  let BookmarksView = document.getElementById("PanelUI-bookmarks");
+  let viewRecentPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(BookmarksView, "ViewShown");
+  bookmarksButton.click();
+  await viewRecentPromise;
+}
+
+async function openBookmarkedItemInNewTab(itemFromMenu) {
+  let placesContext = document.getElementById("placesContext");
+  let openContextMenuPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(placesContext, "popupshown");
+  EventUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(itemFromMenu, {
+    button: 2,
+    type: "contextmenu"
+  });
+  await openContextMenuPromise;
+  info("Opened context menu");
+
+  let tabCreatedPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForNewTab(gBrowser, null, true);
+
+  let openInNewTabOption = document.getElementById("placesContext_open:newtab");
+  EventUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(openInNewTabOption, {
+    button: 0
+  });
+  info("Click open in new tab");
+
+  let lastOpenedTab = await tabCreatedPromise;
+  Assert.equal(lastOpenedTab.linkedBrowser.currentURI.spec, itemFromMenu._placesNode.uri, "Should have opened the correct URI");
+  openedTabs.push(lastOpenedTab);
+}
+
+async function closeLibraryMenu() {
+  let libView = document.getElementById("appMenu-libraryView");
+  let viewHiddenPromise = BrowserTestUtils.waitForEvent(libView, "ViewHiding");
+  EventUtils.synthesizeKey("KEY_Escape", {}, window);
+  await viewHiddenPromise;
+}
+
+async function closeTabs() {
+  for (var i = 0; i < openedTabs.length; i++) {
+    await gBrowser.removeTab(openedTabs[i]);
+  }
+  Assert.equal(gBrowser.tabs.length, 1, "Should close all opened tabs");
+}
+
+async function getRecentlyBookmarkedItems() {
+  let historyMenu = document.getElementById("panelMenu_bookmarksMenu");
+  let items = historyMenu.querySelectorAll("toolbarbutton");
+  Assert.ok(items, "Recently bookmarked items should exists");
+
+  await BrowserTestUtils.waitForCondition(() => items[0].attributes !== "undefined", "Custom bookmark exists");
+
+  if (items) {
+    Assert.equal(items[0]._placesNode.uri, bookmarkItems[1].url, "Should match the expected url");
+    Assert.equal(items[0].getAttribute("label"), bookmarkItems[1].title, "Should be the expected title");
+    Assert.equal(items[1]._placesNode.uri, bookmarkItems[0].url, "Should match the expected url");
+    Assert.equal(items[1].getAttribute("label"), bookmarkItems[0].title, "Should be the expected title");
+  }
+  return Array.from(items).slice(0, 2);
+}
+
+add_task(async function setup() {
+  let libraryButton = CustomizableUI.getPlacementOfWidget("library-button");
+  if (!libraryButton) {
+    CustomizableUI.addWidgetToArea("library-button", CustomizableUI.AREA_NAVBAR);
+  }
+  await PlacesUtils.bookmarks.insertTree({
+    guid: PlacesUtils.bookmarks.menuGuid,
+    children: bookmarkItems,
+  });
+
+  registerCleanupFunction(async () => {
+    await PlacesUtils.bookmarks.eraseEverything();
+    CustomizableUI.reset();
+  });
+});
+
+add_task(async function test_recently_added() {
+  await openBookmarksPanelInLibraryToolbarButton();
+
+  let historyItems = await getRecentlyBookmarkedItems();
+
+  for (let item of historyItems) {
+    await openBookmarkedItemInNewTab(item);
+  }
+
+  await closeLibraryMenu();
+
+  registerCleanupFunction(async () => {
+    await closeTabs();
+  });
+});