diff --git a/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview-next.mjs b/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview-next.mjs
index 55c576e07e0d..938a87a86d69 100644
--- a/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview-next.mjs
+++ b/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview-next.mjs
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
   if (document.location.hash) {
     changePage(document.location.hash.substring(1));
   }
+  if (Cu.isInAutomation) {
+    Services.obs.notifyObservers(null, "firefoxview-entered");
+  }
 });
 
 document
@@ -78,6 +81,9 @@ document
 document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", () => {
   if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
     recordEnteredTelemetry();
+    if (Cu.isInAutomation) {
+      Services.obs.notifyObservers(null, "firefoxview-entered");
+    }
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview.mjs b/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview.mjs
index 02b132126a75..e30e6c48d207 100644
--- a/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview.mjs
+++ b/browser/components/firefoxview/firefoxview.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 
 window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
   Services.telemetry.recordEvent("firefoxview", "entered", "firefoxview", null);
+  if (Cu.isInAutomation) {
+    Services.obs.notifyObservers(null, "firefoxview-entered");
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", () => {
+      if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+        Services.obs.notifyObservers(null, "firefoxview-entered");
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   document.getElementById("recently-closed-tabs-container").onLoad();
   // If Firefox View was reloaded by the user, force syncing of tabs
   // to get the most up to date synced tabs.
diff --git a/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs b/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs
index 82adc8924bd7..3b47a5d6d327 100644
--- a/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs
+++ b/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs
@@ -5,6 +5,24 @@ import { BrowserTestUtils } from "resource://testing-common/BrowserTestUtils.sys
 import { Assert } from "resource://testing-common/Assert.sys.mjs";
 import { TestUtils } from "resource://testing-common/TestUtils.sys.mjs";
 
+var testScope;
+
+/**
+ * Module consumers can optionally initialize the module
+ *
+ * @param {Object} scope
+ *   object with SimpleTest and info properties.
+ */
+function init(scope) {
+  testScope = scope;
+}
+
+function getFirefoxViewURL() {
+  return Services.prefs.getBoolPref("browser.tabs.firefox-view-next", true)
+    ? "about:firefoxview-next"
+    : "about:firefoxview";
+}
+
 function assertFirefoxViewTab(win) {
   Assert.ok(win.FirefoxViewHandler.tab, "Firefox View tab exists");
   Assert.ok(win.FirefoxViewHandler.tab?.hidden, "Firefox View tab is hidden");
@@ -27,6 +45,18 @@ async function assertFirefoxViewTabSelected(win) {
 }
 
 async function openFirefoxViewTab(win) {
+  if (!testScope?.SimpleTest) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "Must initialize FirefoxViewTestUtils with a test scope which has a SimpleTest property"
+    );
+  }
+  await testScope.SimpleTest.promiseFocus(win);
+
+  const fxViewTab = win.FirefoxViewHandler.tab;
+  const alreadyLoaded =
+    fxViewTab?.linkedBrowser?.currentURI.spec.split("#")[0] ==
+    getFirefoxViewURL();
+  const enteredPromise = TestUtils.topicObserved("firefoxview-entered");
   await BrowserTestUtils.synthesizeMouseAtCenter(
     "#firefox-view-button",
     { type: "mousedown" },
@@ -37,9 +67,14 @@ async function openFirefoxViewTab(win) {
     win.FirefoxViewHandler.tab.selected,
     "Firefox View tab is selected"
   );
-  await BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(
-    win.FirefoxViewHandler.tab.linkedBrowser
-  );
+
+  if (!alreadyLoaded) {
+    testScope.info("Not already loaded, waiting for browserLoaded");
+    await BrowserTestUtils.browserLoaded(
+      win.FirefoxViewHandler.tab.linkedBrowser
+    );
+  }
+  await enteredPromise;
   return win.FirefoxViewHandler.tab;
 }
 
@@ -111,14 +146,16 @@ async function withFirefoxView(
 }
 
 function isFirefoxViewTabSelectedInWindow(win) {
-  return win.gBrowser.selectedBrowser.currentURI.spec == "about:firefoxview";
+  return win.gBrowser.selectedBrowser.currentURI.spec == getFirefoxViewURL();
 }
 
 export {
+  init,
   withFirefoxView,
   assertFirefoxViewTab,
   assertFirefoxViewTabSelected,
   openFirefoxViewTab,
   closeFirefoxViewTab,
   isFirefoxViewTabSelectedInWindow,
+  getFirefoxViewURL,
 };
diff --git a/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/head.js b/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/head.js
index 4f6e0424e611..11710c5ef0ac 100644
--- a/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/head.js
+++ b/browser/components/firefoxview/tests/browser/head.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const {
   openFirefoxViewTab,
   closeFirefoxViewTab,
   isFirefoxViewTabSelectedInWindow,
+  init: FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit,
 } = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
   "resource://testing-common/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs"
 );
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const { SessionStoreTestUtils } = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
   "resource://testing-common/SessionStoreTestUtils.sys.mjs"
 );
 SessionStoreTestUtils.init(this, window);
+FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit(this, window);
 
 ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(this, {
   AboutWelcomeParent: "resource:///actors/AboutWelcomeParent.sys.mjs",
diff --git a/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_aboutwelcome_upgrade_multistage_mr.js b/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_aboutwelcome_upgrade_multistage_mr.js
index a7c94b012bd0..5d36c66f58f2 100644
--- a/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_aboutwelcome_upgrade_multistage_mr.js
+++ b/browser/components/newtab/test/browser/browser_aboutwelcome_upgrade_multistage_mr.js
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ const { OnboardingMessageProvider } = ChromeUtils.import(
 const { SpecialMessageActions } = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
   "resource://messaging-system/lib/SpecialMessageActions.sys.mjs"
 );
-const { assertFirefoxViewTabSelected, closeFirefoxViewTab } =
-  ChromeUtils.importESModule(
-    "resource://testing-common/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs"
-  );
+const {
+  assertFirefoxViewTabSelected,
+  closeFirefoxViewTab,
+  init: FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit,
+} = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
+  "resource://testing-common/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs"
+);
+FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit(this);
 
 const HOMEPAGE_PREF = "browser.startup.homepage";
 const NEWTAB_PREF = "browser.newtabpage.enabled";
diff --git a/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_click_element.js b/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_click_element.js
index 23453909b389..78a1255444e1 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_click_element.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_click_element.js
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ const {
   assertFirefoxViewTab,
   openFirefoxViewTab,
   closeFirefoxViewTab,
+  init: FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit,
 } = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
   "resource://testing-common/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs"
 );
+FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit(this);
 
 const TEST_MESSAGE = {
   message: {
diff --git a/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_open_firefox_view.js b/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_open_firefox_view.js
index 110d86412140..b79356711dd5 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_open_firefox_view.js
+++ b/toolkit/components/messaging-system/schemas/SpecialMessageActionSchemas/test/browser/browser_sma_open_firefox_view.js
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const { assertFirefoxViewTab, closeFirefoxViewTab } =
-  ChromeUtils.importESModule(
-    "resource://testing-common/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs"
-  );
+const {
+  assertFirefoxViewTab,
+  closeFirefoxViewTab,
+  init: FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit,
+} = ChromeUtils.importESModule(
+  "resource://testing-common/FirefoxViewTestUtils.sys.mjs"
+);
+FirefoxViewTestUtilsInit(this);
 
 add_setup(async () => {
   await SpecialPowers.pushPrefEnv({