diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.xul b/browser/base/content/browser.xul
index 3a1fd8484791..743a8ab5e615 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.xul
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.xul
@@ -929,6 +929,13 @@
                      onclick="BrowserGoHome(event);"
                      aboutHomeOverrideTooltip="&abouthome.pageTitle;"/>
 
+      <toolbaritem id="social-toolbar-item"
+                   class="chromeclass-toolbar-additional"
+                   removable="false"
+                   title="&socialToolbar.title;"
+                   hidden="true"
+                   skipintoolbarset="true"
+                   observes="socialActiveBroadcaster">
         <toolbarbutton id="social-provider-button"
                        class="toolbarbutton-1"
                        type="menu">