diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
index d481f66b72bc..eaf64d0f86ca 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/BrowserApp.java
@@ -764,6 +764,7 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
             "Telemetry:Gather",
             "Download:AndroidDownloadManager",
             "Website:AppInstalled",
+            "Website:AppInstallFailed",
             "Website:Metadata",
             null);
 
@@ -1519,6 +1520,7 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
             "Telemetry:Gather",
             "Download:AndroidDownloadManager",
             "Website:AppInstalled",
+            "Website:AppInstallFailed",
             "Website:Metadata",
             null);
 
@@ -2041,6 +2043,12 @@ public class BrowserApp extends GeckoApp
                 createAppShortcut(name, startUrl, manifestPath, icon);
                 break;
 
+            case "Website:AppInstallFailed":
+                final String title = message.getString("title");
+                final String bookmarkUrl = message.getString("url");
+                createBrowserShortcut(title, bookmarkUrl);
+                break;
+
             case "Updater:Launch":
                 /**
                  * Launch UI that lets the user update Firefox.
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
index 42db038390f4..7fff56dc3997 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoApp.java
@@ -2016,23 +2016,28 @@ public abstract class GeckoApp
             final GeckoBundle message = new GeckoBundle();
             message.putInt("iconSize", GeckoAppShell.getPreferredIconSize());
             message.putString("manifestUrl", manifestUrl);
+            message.putString("originalUrl", url);
+            message.putString("originalTitle", title);
             EventDispatcher.getInstance().dispatch("Browser:LoadManifest", message);
             return;
         }
 
-        // Otherwise we try to pick best icon from favicons etc
-        Icons.with(this)
-                .pageUrl(url)
-                .skipNetwork()
-                .skipMemory()
-                .forLauncherIcon()
-                .build()
-                .execute(new IconCallback() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void onIconResponse(IconResponse response) {
-                        createShortcut(title, url, response.getBitmap());
-                    }
-                });
+        createBrowserShortcut(title, url);
+    }
+
+    public void createBrowserShortcut(final String title, final String url) {
+      Icons.with(this)
+              .pageUrl(url)
+              .skipNetwork()
+              .skipMemory()
+              .forLauncherIcon()
+              .build()
+              .execute(new IconCallback() {
+                  @Override
+                  public void onIconResponse(IconResponse response) {
+                      createShortcut(title, url, response.getBitmap());
+                  }
+              });
     }
 
     public void createShortcut(final String aTitle, final String aURI, final Bitmap aIcon) {
diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
index 6976f8907064..b1f800d5d1e1 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ var BrowserApp = {
 
     switch (event) {
       case "Browser:LoadManifest": {
-        installManifest(browser, data.manifestUrl, data.iconSize);
+        installManifest(browser, data);
         break;
       }
 
@@ -2206,11 +2206,11 @@ var BrowserApp = {
   },
 };
 
-async function installManifest(browser, manifestUrl, iconSize) {
+async function installManifest(browser, data) {
   try {
-    const manifest = await Manifests.getManifest(browser, manifestUrl);
+    const manifest = await Manifests.getManifest(browser, data.manifestUrl);
     await manifest.install();
-    const icon = await manifest.icon(iconSize);
+    const icon = await manifest.icon(data.iconSize);
     GlobalEventDispatcher.sendRequest({
       type: "Website:AppInstalled",
       icon,
@@ -2220,6 +2220,12 @@ async function installManifest(browser, manifestUrl, iconSize) {
     });
   } catch (err) {
     Cu.reportError("Failed to install: " + err.message);
+    // If we fail to install via the manifest, we will fall back to a standard bookmark
+    GlobalEventDispatcher.sendRequest({
+      type: "Website:AppInstallFailed",
+      url: data.originalUrl,
+      title: data.originalTitle
+    });
   }
 }