diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt
index 19581bbaea..d58cd7a931 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeMenu.kt
@@ -121,7 +121,16 @@ class HomeMenu(
             onItemTapped.invoke(Item.Help)
         }
 
+        // Only query account manager if it has been initialized.
+        // We don't want to cause its initialization just for this check.
+        val accountAuthItem = if (context.components.backgroundServices.accountManagerAvailableQueue.isReady()) {
+            if (context.components.backgroundServices.accountManager.accountNeedsReauth()) reconnectToSyncItem else null
+        } else {
+            null
+        }
+
         listOfNotNull(
+            accountAuthItem,
             whatsNewItem,
             BrowserMenuDivider(),
             BrowserMenuCategory(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/RunWhenReadyQueue.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/RunWhenReadyQueue.kt
index 2a820a652f..9b7167d1ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/RunWhenReadyQueue.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/utils/RunWhenReadyQueue.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ class RunWhenReadyQueue {
     private val tasks = CopyOnWriteArrayList<() -> Unit>()
     private val isReady = AtomicBoolean(false)
 
+    /**
+     * Was this queue ever marked as 'ready' via a call to [ready]?
+     *
+     * @return Boolean value indicating if this queue is 'ready'.
+     */
+    fun isReady(): Boolean = isReady.get()
+
     /**
      * Runs the [task] if this queue is marked as ready, or queues it for later execution.
      * Task will be executed on the main thread.