--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/tabs/TabsLayoutRecyclerAdapter.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/tabs/TabsLayoutRecyclerAdapter.java
@@ -103,20 +103,19 @@ public class TabsLayoutRecyclerAdapter
         return tabs.get(position);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(TabsListViewHolder viewHolder, int position) {
         final Tab tab = getItem(position);
         final TabsLayoutItemView itemView = (TabsLayoutItemView) viewHolder.itemView;
         itemView.assignValues(tab);
-        // Make sure we didn't miss any resets after animations and swipes:
-        itemView.setAlpha(1);
-        itemView.setTranslationX(0);
-        itemView.setTranslationY(0);
+        // Be careful (re)setting position values here: bind is called on each notifyItemChanged,
+        // so you could be stomping on values that have been set in support of other animations
+        // that are already underway.
     }
 
     @Override
     public TabsListViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
         final TabsLayoutItemView viewItem = (TabsLayoutItemView) inflater.inflate(tabLayoutId, parent, false);
         viewItem.setPrivateMode(isPrivate);
         viewItem.setCloseOnClickListener(closeOnClickListener);
 

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/tabs/TabsListLayout.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/tabs/TabsListLayout.java
@@ -106,9 +106,18 @@ public class TabsListLayout extends Tabs
             cascadeDelay += ANIMATION_CASCADE_DELAY;
         }
     }
 
     @Override
     protected boolean addAtIndexRequiresScroll(int index) {
         return index == 0 || index == getAdapter().getItemCount() - 1;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onChildAttachedToWindow(View child) {
+        // Make sure we reset any attributes that may have been animated in this child's previous
+        // incarnation.
+        child.setTranslationX(0);
+        child.setTranslationY(0);
+        child.setAlpha(1);
+    }
 }