diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser-places.js b/browser/base/content/browser-places.js
index 02ccdf2b6340..680b129fb9ad 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser-places.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser-places.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var StarUI = {
     element.hidden = false;
     element.addEventListener("keypress", this, false);
     element.addEventListener("mouseout", this, false);
-    element.addEventListener("mousemove", this, false);
+    element.addEventListener("mouseover", this, false);
     element.addEventListener("popuphidden", this, false);
     element.addEventListener("popupshown", this, false);
     return this.panel = element;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var StarUI = {
   // nsIDOMEventListener
   handleEvent(aEvent) {
     switch (aEvent.type) {
-      case "mousemove":
+      case "mouseover":
         clearTimeout(this._autoCloseTimer);
         break;
       case "popuphidden":
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ var StarUI = {
         // Explicit fall-through
       }
       case "popupshown":
-        if (aEvent.target != aEvent.currentTarget) {
-          break;
-        }
         // auto-close if new and not interacted with
         if (this._isNewBookmark) {
           // 3500ms matches the timeout that Pocket uses in
@@ -149,9 +146,7 @@ var StarUI = {
           if (this._closePanelQuickForTesting) {
             delay /= 10;
           }
-          this._autoCloseTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-            this.panel.hidePopup();
-          }, delay);
+          this._autoCloseTimer = setTimeout(() => this.panel.hidePopup(), delay, this);
         }
         break;
     }
diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_bookmark_popup.js b/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_bookmark_popup.js
index b8e19e263d56..fa25d949da77 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_bookmark_popup.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_bookmark_popup.js
@@ -122,28 +122,28 @@ add_task(function* panel_shown_for_keyboardshortcut_on_new_bookmark_star_and_aut
   });
 });
 
-add_task(function* panel_shown_for_new_bookmarks_mousemove_mouseout() {
+add_task(function* panel_shown_for_new_bookmarks_mouseover_mouseout() {
   yield test_bookmarks_popup({
     isNewBookmark: true,
     popupShowFn() {
       bookmarkStar.click();
     },
     *popupEditFn() {
-      let mouseMovePromise = new Promise(resolve => {
-        bookmarkPanel.addEventListener("mousemove", function onmousemove() {
-          bookmarkPanel.removeEventListener("mousemove", onmousemove);
+      let mouseOverPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
+        bookmarkPanel.addEventListener("mouseover", function onmouseover() {
+          bookmarkPanel.removeEventListener("mouseover", onmouseover);
           resolve();
         });
       });
       yield new Promise(resolve => {
         EventUtils.synthesizeNativeMouseMove(bookmarkPanel, 0, 0, resolve, window);
       });
-      info("Waiting for mousemove event");
-      yield mouseMovePromise;
-      info("Got mousemove event");
+      info("Waiting for mouseover event");
+      yield mouseOverPromise;
+      info("Got mouseover event");
 
       yield new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 400));
-      is(bookmarkPanel.state, "open", "Panel should still be open on mousemove");
+      is(bookmarkPanel.state, "open", "Panel should still be open on mouseover");
     },
     *popupHideFn() {
       let mouseOutPromise = new Promise(resolve => {