diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
index d0899daa59..7cd78ff2c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragment.kt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class BookmarkFragment : LibraryPageFragment<BookmarkNode>(), BackHandler, Accou
         val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_bookmark, container, false)
 
         bookmarkStore = StoreProvider.get(this) {
-            BookmarkFragmentStore(BookmarkFragmentState(null, isLoading = true))
+            BookmarkFragmentStore(BookmarkFragmentState(null))
         }
         bookmarkInteractor = BookmarkFragmentInteractor(
             bookmarkStore = bookmarkStore,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStore.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStore.kt
index 2821dbf411..2b5e3c8875 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStore.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStore.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class BookmarkFragmentStore(
 data class BookmarkFragmentState(
     val tree: BookmarkNode?,
     val mode: Mode = Mode.Normal,
-    val isLoading: Boolean
+    val isLoading: Boolean = true
 ) : State {
     sealed class Mode {
         open val selectedItems = emptySet<BookmarkNode>()
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStoreTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStoreTest.kt
index 43f17a419d..6dacb11b85 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStoreTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/org/mozilla/fenix/library/bookmarks/BookmarkFragmentStoreTest.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import assertk.assertions.isEqualTo
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import mozilla.components.concept.storage.BookmarkNode
 import mozilla.components.concept.storage.BookmarkNodeType
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.junit.Assert.assertSame
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
 import org.junit.Test
 
 class BookmarkFragmentStoreTest {
@@ -134,6 +136,30 @@ class BookmarkFragmentStoreTest {
         assertThat(initialState.copy(tree = newTree, mode = BookmarkFragmentState.Mode.Normal)).isEqualTo(store.state)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `selecting and deselecting bookmarks does not affect loading state`() = runBlocking {
+        val initialState = BookmarkFragmentState(tree, isLoading = true)
+        val store = BookmarkFragmentStore(initialState)
+
+        store.dispatch(BookmarkFragmentAction.Select(newTree)).join()
+        assertTrue(store.state.isLoading)
+
+        store.dispatch(BookmarkFragmentAction.Deselect(newTree)).join()
+        assertTrue(store.state.isLoading)
+
+        store.dispatch(BookmarkFragmentAction.DeselectAll).join()
+        assertTrue(store.state.isLoading)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `changing bookmarks disables loading state`() = runBlocking {
+        val initialState = BookmarkFragmentState(tree, isLoading = true)
+        val store = BookmarkFragmentStore(initialState)
+
+        store.dispatch(BookmarkFragmentAction.Change(newTree)).join()
+        assertFalse(store.state.isLoading)
+    }
+
     private val item = BookmarkNode(BookmarkNodeType.ITEM, "456", "123", 0, "Mozilla", "http://mozilla.org", null)
     private val separator = BookmarkNode(BookmarkNodeType.SEPARATOR, "789", "123", 1, null, null, null)
     private val subfolder = BookmarkNode(BookmarkNodeType.FOLDER, "987", "123", 0, "Subfolder", null, listOf())