diff --git a/build/mobile/robocop/Actions.java.in b/build/mobile/robocop/Actions.java.in
index 6ac6bf81bcc6..e96420755483 100644
--- a/build/mobile/robocop/Actions.java.in
+++ b/build/mobile/robocop/Actions.java.in
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ public interface Actions {
 
     void drag(int startingX, int endingX, int startingY, int endingY);
 
+    /**
+     * This is the implementation of clickLongOnScreen from Robotium 4.0 since this sometimes fails for Robotium 3.6
+     * TODO : Remove this when Robotium is updated
+     */
+
+    void clickLongOnScreen(float x, float y);
+
     /**
      * Run a sql query on the specified database
      */
diff --git a/build/mobile/robocop/FennecNativeActions.java.in b/build/mobile/robocop/FennecNativeActions.java.in
index 3eff3c8b7ce5..9813fd8746c5 100644
--- a/build/mobile/robocop/FennecNativeActions.java.in
+++ b/build/mobile/robocop/FennecNativeActions.java.in
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
 import com.jayway.android.robotium.solo.Solo;
 
@@ -458,6 +460,41 @@ public class FennecNativeActions implements Actions {
         mSolo.drag(startingX, endingX, startingY, endingY, 10);
     }
 
+     /**
+     * This is the implementation of clickLongOnScreen from Robotium 4.0 since this sometimes fails for Robotium 3.6
+     * TODO : Remove this when Robotium is updated
+     */
+
+    public void clickLongOnScreen(float x, float y) {
+    	boolean successfull = false;
+        int retry = 0;
+        long downTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+        long eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+        MotionEvent event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, x, y, 0);
+
+        while(!successfull && retry < 10) {
+            try{
+                mInstr.sendPointerSync(event);
+                successfull = true;
+            }catch(SecurityException e){
+                FennecNativeDriver.log(LogLevel.ERROR, e);
+                retry++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        mAsserter.ok(successfull, "Trying to click on long on screen at (" + x + "," + y + ")", "Was able to click long on screen");
+
+        eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+        event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE, x + 1.0f, y + 1.0f, 0);
+        mInstr.sendPointerSync(event);
+        mSolo.sleep(((int)(ViewConfiguration.getLongPressTimeout() * 2.5f)));
+
+        eventTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+        event = MotionEvent.obtain(downTime, eventTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, x, y, 0);
+        mInstr.sendPointerSync(event);
+        mSolo.sleep(500);
+    }
+
     public Cursor querySql(String dbPath, String sql) {
         try {
             return (Cursor)mQuerySql.invoke(mRobocopApi, dbPath, sql);