diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareController.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareController.kt
index c5419e8c1..bb7c72643 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareController.kt
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting
 import androidx.navigation.NavController
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Deferred
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
-import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.prompt.ShareData
 import mozilla.components.concept.sync.Device
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ class DefaultShareController(
     private val navController: NavController,
     private val recentAppsStorage: RecentAppsStorage,
     private val viewLifecycleScope: CoroutineScope,
+    private val dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher = Dispatchers.IO,
     private val dismiss: (ShareController.Result) -> Unit
 ) : ShareController {
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ class DefaultShareController(
     }
 
     override fun handleShareToApp(app: AppShareOption) {
-        viewLifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        viewLifecycleScope.launch(dispatcher) {
             recentAppsStorage.updateRecentApp(app.activityName)
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareControllerTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareControllerTest.kt
index 2f2006674..09e4421b8 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareControllerTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/share/ShareControllerTest.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import io.mockk.verify
 import io.mockk.verifyOrder
 import kotlinx.coroutines.ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestCoroutineDispatcher
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.TestCoroutineScope
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.prompt.ShareData
 import mozilla.components.concept.sync.Device
@@ -28,11 +29,13 @@ import mozilla.components.concept.sync.TabData
 import mozilla.components.feature.accounts.push.SendTabUseCases
 import mozilla.components.feature.share.RecentAppsStorage
 import mozilla.components.support.test.robolectric.testContext
+import mozilla.components.support.test.rule.MainCoroutineRule
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
         TabData("title1", "url1")
     )
     private val textToShare = "${shareData[0].url}\n\n${shareData[1].url}"
+    private val testDispatcher = TestCoroutineDispatcher()
     private val testCoroutineScope = TestCoroutineScope()
     private val sendTabUseCases = mockk<SendTabUseCases>(relaxed = true)
     private val snackbar = mockk<FenixSnackbar>(relaxed = true)
@@ -70,9 +74,12 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
     private val recentAppStorage = mockk<RecentAppsStorage>(relaxed = true)
     private val controller = DefaultShareController(
         context, shareSubject, shareData, sendTabUseCases, snackbar, navController,
-        recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, dismiss
+        recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, testDispatcher, dismiss
     )
 
+    @get:Rule
+    val coroutinesTestRule = MainCoroutineRule(testDispatcher)
+
     @Before
     fun setUp() {
         every { context.metrics } returns metrics
@@ -102,12 +109,13 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
         val activityContext: Context = mockk<Activity>()
         val testController = DefaultShareController(
             activityContext, shareSubject, shareData, mockk(),
-            mockk(), mockk(), recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, dismiss
+            mockk(), mockk(), recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, testDispatcher, dismiss
         )
         every { activityContext.startActivity(capture(shareIntent)) } just Runs
         every { recentAppStorage.updateRecentApp(appShareOption.activityName) } just Runs
 
         testController.handleShareToApp(appShareOption)
+        testDispatcher.advanceUntilIdle()
 
         // Check that the Intent used for querying apps has the expected structure
         assertTrue(shareIntent.isCaptured)
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
         val activityContext: Context = mockk<Activity>()
         val testController = DefaultShareController(
             activityContext, shareSubject, shareData, mockk(),
-            snackbar, mockk(), recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, dismiss
+            snackbar, mockk(), recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, testDispatcher, dismiss
         )
         every { recentAppStorage.updateRecentApp(appShareOption.activityName) } just Runs
         every { activityContext.startActivity(capture(shareIntent)) } throws SecurityException()
@@ -166,7 +174,7 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
         val activityContext: Context = mockk<Activity>()
         val testController = DefaultShareController(
             activityContext, shareSubject, shareData, mockk(),
-            snackbar, mockk(), recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, dismiss
+            snackbar, mockk(), recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, testDispatcher, dismiss
         )
         every { recentAppStorage.updateRecentApp(appShareOption.activityName) } just Runs
         every { activityContext.startActivity(capture(shareIntent)) } throws ActivityNotFoundException()
@@ -316,6 +324,7 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
             mockk(),
             mockk(),
             mockk(),
+            mockk(),
             mockk()
         )
         val controllerWithMoreSharedTabs = controller
@@ -344,7 +353,7 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
         )
         val controller = DefaultShareController(
             context, shareSubject, shareData, sendTabUseCases, snackbar, navController,
-            recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, dismiss
+            recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, testDispatcher, dismiss
         )
 
         val expectedShareText = "${shareData[0].url}\n\nurl0\n\n${shareData[2].url}"
@@ -360,7 +369,7 @@ class ShareControllerTest {
     fun `getShareSubject will return a concatenation of tab titles if "shareSubject" is null`() {
         val controller = DefaultShareController(
             context, null, shareData, sendTabUseCases, snackbar, navController,
-            recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, dismiss
+            recentAppStorage, testCoroutineScope, testDispatcher, dismiss
         )
 
         assertEquals("title0, title1", controller.getShareSubject())