--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/util/DrawableUtil.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/gecko/util/DrawableUtil.java
@@ -12,16 +12,18 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.Drawabl
 import android.support.annotation.CheckResult;
 import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
 import android.support.annotation.ColorRes;
 import android.support.annotation.DrawableRes;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 import android.support.v4.graphics.drawable.DrawableCompat;
 
+import org.mozilla.gecko.AppConstants;
+
 public class DrawableUtil {
 
     /**
      * Tints the given drawable with the given color and returns it.
      */
     @CheckResult
     public static Drawable tintDrawable(@NonNull final Context context,
                                         @DrawableRes final int drawableID,
@@ -48,11 +50,18 @@ public class DrawableUtil {
      * on pre-Lollipop devices but is mutated on L+ due to differences in the Support
      * Library implementation (bug 1193950).
      */
     @CheckResult
     public static Drawable tintDrawableWithStateList(@NonNull final Drawable drawable,
             @NonNull final ColorStateList colorList) {
         final Drawable wrappedDrawable = DrawableCompat.wrap(drawable.mutate());
         DrawableCompat.setTintList(wrappedDrawable, colorList);
+
+        // DrawableCompat on pre-L doesn't handle its bounds correctly, and by default therefore won't
+        // be rendered - we need to manually copy the bounds as a workaround:
+        if (AppConstants.Versions.preMarshmallow) {
+            wrappedDrawable.setBounds(0, 0, wrappedDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight(), wrappedDrawable.getIntrinsicHeight());
+        }
+
         return wrappedDrawable;
     }
 }