diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
index 4822a0c31..f564872d5 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ SettingsStore getInstance(final @NonNull Context aContext) {
     private final static long CRASH_RESTART_DELTA = 2000;
     public final static boolean AUTOPLAY_ENABLED = false;
     public final static boolean DEBUG_LOGGING_DEFAULT = false;
+    public final static boolean TELEMETRY_STATUS_UPDATE_SENT_DEFAULT = false;
 
     // Enable telemetry by default (opt-out).
     public final static boolean CRASH_REPORTING_DEFAULT = false;
@@ -130,6 +131,23 @@ public void setTelemetryEnabled(boolean isEnabled) {
         if (isEnabled) {
             TelemetryWrapper.telemetryStatus(true);
         }
+
+        // Update the status sent flag
+        setTelemetryPingUpdateSent(true);
+    }
+
+    public boolean telemetryStatusSaved() {
+        return mPrefs.contains(mContext.getString(R.string.settings_key_telemetry));
+    }
+
+    public boolean isTelemetryPingUpdateSent() {
+        return mPrefs.getBoolean(mContext.getString(R.string.settings_key_telemetry_status_update_sent), TELEMETRY_STATUS_UPDATE_SENT_DEFAULT);
+    }
+
+    public void setTelemetryPingUpdateSent(boolean isSent) {
+        SharedPreferences.Editor editor = mPrefs.edit();
+        editor.putBoolean(mContext.getString(R.string.settings_key_telemetry_status_update_sent), isSent);
+        editor.commit();
     }
 
     public void setGeolocationData(String aGeolocationData) {
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/telemetry/TelemetryWrapper.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/telemetry/TelemetryWrapper.java
index 83ea9d291..6353de3be 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/telemetry/TelemetryWrapper.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/telemetry/TelemetryWrapper.java
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import mozilla.components.lib.fetch.httpurlconnection.HttpURLConnectionClient;
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.Telemetry;
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.TelemetryHolder;
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.config.TelemetryConfiguration;
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.net.TelemetryClient;
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.ping.TelemetryCorePingBuilder;
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.ping.TelemetryMobileEventPingBuilder;
-import org.mozilla.telemetry.ping.TelemetryPingBuilder;
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.schedule.TelemetryScheduler;
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.schedule.jobscheduler.JobSchedulerTelemetryScheduler;
 import org.mozilla.telemetry.serialize.JSONPingSerializer;
@@ -33,11 +34,11 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+import mozilla.components.lib.fetch.httpurlconnection.HttpURLConnectionClient;
 
 import static java.lang.Math.toIntExact;
-import static org.mozilla.vrbrowser.ui.widgets.Windows.*;
+import static org.mozilla.vrbrowser.ui.widgets.Windows.MAX_WINDOWS;
+import static org.mozilla.vrbrowser.ui.widgets.Windows.WindowPlacement;
 
 
 public class TelemetryWrapper {
@@ -171,6 +172,19 @@ public static void init(Context aContext) {
             TelemetryHolder.set(new Telemetry(configuration, storage, client, scheduler)
                     .addPingBuilder(new TelemetryCorePingBuilder(configuration))
                     .addPingBuilder(new TelemetryMobileEventPingBuilder(configuration)));
+
+            // Check if the Telemetry status has ever been saved (enabled/disabled)
+            boolean saved = SettingsStore.getInstance(aContext).telemetryStatusSaved();
+            // Check if we have already sent the previous status event
+            boolean sent = SettingsStore.getInstance(aContext).isTelemetryPingUpdateSent();
+            // If the Telemetry status has been changed but that ping has not been sent, we send it now
+            // This should only been true for versions of the app prior to implementing the Telemetry status ping
+            // We only send the status ping if it was disabled
+            if (saved && !sent && !telemetryEnabled) {
+                telemetryStatus(false);
+                SettingsStore.getInstance(aContext).setTelemetryPingUpdateSent(true);
+            }
+
         } finally {
             StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(threadPolicy);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/non_L10n.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/non_L10n.xml
index eb83ae787..4059119c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/non_L10n.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/non_L10n.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     <string name="settings_key_debug_logging" translatable="false">settings_key_debug_logging</string>
     <string name="settings_key_autoplay" translatable="false">settings_key_autoplay</string>
     <string name="settings_key_pid" translatable="false">settings_key_pid</string>
+    <string name="settings_key_telemetry_status_update_sent" translatable="false">settings_key_telemetry_status_update_sent</string>
     <string name="environment_override_help_url" translatable="false">https://github.com/MozillaReality/FirefoxReality/wiki/Environments</string>
     <string name="private_policy_url" translatable="false">https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/firefox/</string>
     <string name="private_report_url" translatable="false">https://mixedreality.mozilla.org/fxr/report?src=browser-fxr&amp;label=browser-firefox-reality&amp;url=%1$s</string>