diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index be1750d5c..65efb553a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,14 @@
             android:taskAffinity=""
             android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateAlwaysHidden" />
 
-        <activity android:name=".IntentReceiverActivity" android:theme="@style/Theme.Transparent">
+        <activity
+            android:name=".IntentReceiverActivity"
+            android:theme="@style/Theme.Transparent"
+            android:relinquishTaskIdentity="true"
+            android:taskAffinity=""
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:excludeFromRecents="true" >
+
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt
index ed60886e6..8d86a5484 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/IntentReceiverActivity.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ class IntentReceiverActivity : Activity() {
                 modeDependentProcessors +
                 NewTabShortcutIntentProcessor()
 
+        // Explicitly remove the new task and clear task flags (Our browser activity is a single
+        // task activity and we never want to start a second task here).
+        intent.flags = intent.flags and Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK.inv()
+        intent.flags = intent.flags and Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK.inv()
+
+        // IntentReceiverActivity is started with the "excludeFromRecents" flag (set in manifest). We
+        // do not want to propagate this flag from the intent receiver activity to the browser.
+        intent.flags = intent.flags and Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS.inv()
+
         // Call process for side effects, short on the first that returns true
         intentProcessors.any { it.process(intent) }
 
@@ -66,8 +75,8 @@ class IntentReceiverActivity : Activity() {
         intent.setClassName(applicationContext, intentProcessorType.activityClassName)
         intent.putExtra(HomeActivity.OPEN_TO_BROWSER, intentProcessorType.shouldOpenToBrowser(intent))
 
-        // finish() before starting another activity. Don't keep this on the activities back stack.
-        finish()
         startActivity(intent)
+        // must finish() after starting the other activity
+        finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
index adb770c4f..db1e49364 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/browser/BaseBrowserFragment.kt
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ abstract class BaseBrowserFragment : Fragment(), UserInteractionHandler, Session
                 },
                 openInFenixIntent = Intent(context, IntentReceiverActivity::class.java).apply {
                     action = Intent.ACTION_VIEW
-                    flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                 },
                 bookmarkTapped = { lifecycleScope.launch { bookmarkTapped(it) } },
                 scope = lifecycleScope,