diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/recent_tabs_list_row.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/recent_tabs_list_row.xml
index 2fcb8747d8..3004ecf895 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/recent_tabs_list_row.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/recent_tabs_list_row.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     android:elevation="@dimen/home_item_elevation"
     android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground">
 
-    <ImageView
+    <com.google.android.material.imageview.ShapeableImageView
         android:id="@+id/recent_tab_icon"
         android:layout_width="0dp"
         android:layout_height="0dp"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         android:layout_marginVertical="12dp"
         android:adjustViewBounds="true"
         android:importantForAccessibility="no"
-        android:scaleType="fitCenter"
+        style="@style/recentTabIcon"
         app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
         app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="1:1"
         app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
index d88e22c445..42252203ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
     <dimen name="recent_bookmark_item_height">128dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="recent_bookmark_item_width">152dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="recent_bookmark_item_favicon_height">72dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="recent_bookmark_item_favicon_elevation">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="recent_bookmark_item_favicon_corner_size">4dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- Browser Fragment -->
     <!--The size of the gap between the tab preview and content layout.-->
@@ -227,6 +229,10 @@
     <dimen name="top_sites_card_radius">8dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="top_sites_card_stroke_width">1dp</dimen>
 
+    <!-- Recent tabs -->
+    <dimen name="recent_tabs_icon_elevation">0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="recent_tabs_icon_corner_size">4dp</dimen>
+
     <!-- Credit Cards Fragment -->
     <dimen name="credit_cards_saved_cards_item_margin_start">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="credit_cards_saved_cards_item_margin_end">48dp</dimen>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 190c473e0c..c86cacc07d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -652,6 +652,18 @@
         <item name="cornerSize">@dimen/top_sites_favicon_corner_size</item>
     </style>
 
+    <style name="recentTabIcon">
+        <item name="android:scaleType">fitCenter</item>
+        <item name="android:layout_gravity">center</item>
+        <item name="shapeAppearanceOverlay">@style/recentTabIconShape</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="recentTabIconShape">
+        <item name="cornerFamily">rounded</item>
+        <item name="elevation">@dimen/recent_tabs_icon_elevation</item>
+        <item name="cornerSize">@dimen/recent_tabs_icon_corner_size</item>
+    </style>
+
     <style name="RecentBookmarks.FaviconCard" parent="Mozac.Widgets.Favicon">
         <item name="android:layout_width">@dimen/recent_bookmark_item_width</item>
         <item name="android:layout_height">@dimen/recent_bookmark_item_height</item>
@@ -671,8 +683,8 @@
 
     <style name="recentBookmarkFaviconShape">
         <item name="cornerFamily">rounded</item>
-        <item name="elevation">1dp</item>
-        <item name="cornerSize">4dp</item>
+        <item name="elevation">@dimen/recent_bookmark_item_favicon_elevation</item>
+        <item name="cornerSize">@dimen/recent_bookmark_item_favicon_corner_size</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="recentBookmarkItemTitleText" parent="Body16TextStyle">