--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -4818,16 +4818,18 @@
           this._tabFilters.set(this.mCurrentTab, filter);
           this.webProgress.addProgressListener(filter, nsIWebProgress.NOTIFY_ALL);
 
           this.style.backgroundColor =
             Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.display.use_system_colors") ?
               "-moz-default-background-color" :
               Services.prefs.getCharPref("browser.display.background_color");
 
+          let messageManager = window.getGroupMessageManager("browsers");
+
           let remote = window.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor)
             .getInterface(Ci.nsIWebNavigation)
             .QueryInterface(Ci.nsILoadContext)
             .useRemoteTabs;
           if (remote) {
             messageManager.addMessageListener("DOMTitleChanged", this);
             messageManager.addMessageListener("DOMWindowClose", this);
             messageManager.addMessageListener("contextmenu", this);