--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/tabs/TabsLayoutItemView.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/tabs/TabsLayoutItemView.java
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.tabs;
 
-import org.mozilla.gecko.AppConstants;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Tab;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.Tabs;
-import org.mozilla.gecko.util.HardwareUtils;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.TabThumbnailWrapper;
+import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.TouchDelegateWithReset;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.widget.themed.ThemedRelativeLayout;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
-import android.view.TouchDelegate;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
 import android.widget.Checkable;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 public class TabsLayoutItemView extends LinearLayout
@@ -111,17 +109,17 @@ public class TabsLayoutItemView extends 
                 final int targetHitArea = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, 40, getResources().getDisplayMetrics());;
 
                 final Rect hitRect = new Rect();
                 hitRect.top = 0;
                 hitRect.right = getWidth();
                 hitRect.left = getWidth() - targetHitArea;
                 hitRect.bottom = targetHitArea;
 
-                setTouchDelegate(new TouchDelegate(hitRect, mCloseButton));
+                setTouchDelegate(new TouchDelegateWithReset(hitRect, mCloseButton));
 
                 return true;
             }
         });
     }
 
     protected void assignValues(Tab tab)  {
         if (tab == null) {

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/widget/TouchDelegateWithReset.java
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko.widget;
+
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.TouchDelegate;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
+
+/**
+ * This is a copy of TouchDelegate from
+ * https://github.com/android/platform_frameworks_base/blob/4b1a8f46d6ec55796bf77fd8921a5a242a219278/core/java/android/view/TouchDelegate.java
+ * with a fix to reset mDelegateTargeted on each new gesture - the sole substantive change is a new
+ * else leg in the ACTION_DOWN case of onTouchEvent marked by "START|END BUG FIX" comments.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Helper class to handle situations where you want a view to have a larger touch area than its
+ * actual view bounds. The view whose touch area is changed is called the delegate view. This
+ * class should be used by an ancestor of the delegate. To use a TouchDelegate, first create an
+ * instance that specifies the bounds that should be mapped to the delegate and the delegate
+ * view itself.
+ * <p>
+ * The ancestor should then forward all of its touch events received in its
+ * {@link android.view.View#onTouchEvent(MotionEvent)} to {@link #onTouchEvent(MotionEvent)}.
+ * </p>
+ */
+public class TouchDelegateWithReset extends TouchDelegate {
+
+    /**
+     * View that should receive forwarded touch events
+     */
+    private View mDelegateView;
+
+    /**
+     * Bounds in local coordinates of the containing view that should be mapped to the delegate
+     * view. This rect is used for initial hit testing.
+     */
+    private Rect mBounds;
+
+    /**
+     * mBounds inflated to include some slop. This rect is to track whether the motion events
+     * should be considered to be be within the delegate view.
+     */
+    private Rect mSlopBounds;
+
+    /**
+     * True if the delegate had been targeted on a down event (intersected mBounds).
+     */
+    private boolean mDelegateTargeted;
+
+    private int mSlop;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param bounds Bounds in local coordinates of the containing view that should be mapped to
+     *        the delegate view
+     * @param delegateView The view that should receive motion events
+     */
+    public TouchDelegateWithReset(Rect bounds, View delegateView) {
+        super(bounds, delegateView);
+
+        mBounds = bounds;
+
+        mSlop = ViewConfiguration.get(delegateView.getContext()).getScaledTouchSlop();
+        mSlopBounds = new Rect(bounds);
+        mSlopBounds.inset(-mSlop, -mSlop);
+        mDelegateView = delegateView;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Will forward touch events to the delegate view if the event is within the bounds
+     * specified in the constructor.
+     *
+     * @param event The touch event to forward
+     * @return True if the event was forwarded to the delegate, false otherwise.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent event) {
+        int x = (int)event.getX();
+        int y = (int)event.getY();
+        boolean sendToDelegate = false;
+        boolean hit = true;
+        boolean handled = false;
+
+        switch (event.getAction()) {
+        case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
+            Rect bounds = mBounds;
+
+            if (bounds.contains(x, y)) {
+                mDelegateTargeted = true;
+                sendToDelegate = true;
+            } /* START BUG FIX */
+            else {
+                mDelegateTargeted = false;
+            }
+            /* END BUG FIX */
+            break;
+        case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
+        case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
+            sendToDelegate = mDelegateTargeted;
+            if (sendToDelegate) {
+                Rect slopBounds = mSlopBounds;
+                if (!slopBounds.contains(x, y)) {
+                    hit = false;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
+            sendToDelegate = mDelegateTargeted;
+            mDelegateTargeted = false;
+            break;
+        }
+        if (sendToDelegate) {
+            final View delegateView = mDelegateView;
+
+            if (hit) {
+                // Offset event coordinates to be inside the target view
+                event.setLocation(delegateView.getWidth() / 2, delegateView.getHeight() / 2);
+            } else {
+                // Offset event coordinates to be outside the target view (in case it does
+                // something like tracking pressed state)
+                int slop = mSlop;
+                event.setLocation(-(slop * 2), -(slop * 2));
+            }
+            handled = delegateView.dispatchTouchEvent(event);
+        }
+        return handled;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file

--- a/mobile/android/base/moz.build
+++ b/mobile/android/base/moz.build
@@ -753,16 +753,17 @@ gbjar.sources += ['java/org/mozilla/geck
     'widget/ResizablePathDrawable.java',
     'widget/RoundedCornerLayout.java',
     'widget/SiteLogins.java',
     'widget/SquaredImageView.java',
     'widget/SquaredRelativeLayout.java',
     'widget/SwipeDismissListViewTouchListener.java',
     'widget/TabThumbnailWrapper.java',
     'widget/ThumbnailView.java',
+    'widget/TouchDelegateWithReset.java',
     'widget/TwoWayView.java',
     'ZoomedView.java',
 ]]
 # The following sources are checked in to version control but
 # generated by a script (java/org/mozilla/gecko/widget/themed/generate_themed_views.py).
 # If you're editing this list, make sure to edit that script.
 gbjar.sources += ['java/org/mozilla/gecko/' + x for x in [
     'widget/themed/ThemedEditText.java',