diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt
index 385849a24a62..629db7611a9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkController.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class DefaultBookmarkController(
         val flags = EngineSession.LoadUrlFlags.select(EngineSession.LoadUrlFlags.ALLOW_JAVASCRIPT_URL)
         openInNewTabAndShow(
             item.url!!,
-            false,
+            true,
             BrowserDirection.FromBookmarks,
             activity.browsingModeManager.mode,
             flags
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt
index 226ac4e7408c..b72a931823f6 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkControllerTest.kt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun `handleBookmarkTapped should load the bookmark in the current tab`() {
+    fun `handleBookmarkTapped should load the bookmark in a new tab`() {
         var invokePendingDeletionInvoked = false
         val flags = EngineSession.LoadUrlFlags.select(EngineSession.LoadUrlFlags.ALLOW_JAVASCRIPT_URL)
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         verify {
             homeActivity.openToBrowserAndLoad(
                 item.url!!,
-                false,
+                true,
                 BrowserDirection.FromBookmarks,
                 flags = flags
             )
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class BookmarkControllerTest {
         verify {
             homeActivity.openToBrowserAndLoad(
                 item.url!!,
-                false,
+                true,
                 BrowserDirection.FromBookmarks,
                 flags = flags
             )