diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/NotificationSessionObserver.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/NotificationSessionObserver.kt
index 0b170c21ad..0826e4ac78 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/NotificationSessionObserver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/NotificationSessionObserver.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ class NotificationSessionObserver(
     }
 
     override fun onSessionAdded(session: Session) {
-        if (session.private) {
+        // Custom tabs are meant to feel like part of the app that opened them, not Fenix, so we
+        // don't need to show a 'close tab' notification for them
+        if (session.private && !session.isCustomTabSession()) {
             SessionNotificationService.start(context)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/SessionNotificationService.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/SessionNotificationService.kt
index 62622b497c..b4cace5d82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/SessionNotificationService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/session/SessionNotificationService.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.metrics
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.sessionsOfType
 
 /**
- * As long as a session is active this service will keep the notification (and our process) alive.
+ * Manages notifications for private tabs.
+ *
+ * Private tab notifications solve two problems for us:
+ * 1 - They allow users to interact with us from outside of the app (example: by closing all
+ * private tabs).
+ * 2 - The notification will keep our process alive, allowing us to keep private tabs in memory.
+ *
+ * As long as a session is active this service will keep its notification alive.
  */
 class SessionNotificationService : Service() {