diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsPrivacyTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsPrivacyTest.kt
index 1999e13d87..7bfe9425c8 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsPrivacyTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/SettingsPrivacyTest.kt
@@ -270,22 +270,24 @@ class SettingsPrivacyTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore("See: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/10915")
     fun openExternalLinksInPrivateTest() {
-        val defaultWebPage = TestAssetHelper.getGenericAsset(mockWebServer, 1)
+        val firstWebPage = TestAssetHelper.getGenericAsset(mockWebServer, 1)
+        val secondWebPage = TestAssetHelper.getGenericAsset(mockWebServer, 2)
 
         setOpenLinksInPrivateOn()
 
-        openAppFromExternalLink(defaultWebPage.url.toString())
+        openAppFromExternalLink(firstWebPage.url.toString())
 
         browserScreen {
         }.openTabDrawer {
             verifyPrivateModeSelected()
-        }.openNewTab { }.dismissSearchBar { }
+        }.closeTabDrawer {
+        }.goToHomescreen { }
 
         setOpenLinksInPrivateOff()
 
-        openAppFromExternalLink(defaultWebPage.url.toString())
+        // We need to open a different link, otherwise it will open the same session
+        openAppFromExternalLink(secondWebPage.url.toString())
 
         browserScreen {
         }.openTabDrawer {
@@ -294,7 +296,6 @@ class SettingsPrivacyTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore("See: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/10915")
     fun launchPageShortcutInPrivateModeTest() {
         val defaultWebPage = TestAssetHelper.getGenericAsset(mockWebServer, 1)
 
@@ -307,7 +308,18 @@ class SettingsPrivacyTest {
             addShortcutName(pageShortcutName)
             clickAddShortcutButton()
             clickAddAutomaticallyButton()
-        }.openHomeScreenShortcut(pageShortcutName) {
+        }
+
+        mDevice.waitForIdle()
+        // We need to close the existing tab here, to open a different session
+        restartApp(activityTestRule)
+        browserScreen {
+        }.openTabDrawer {
+            closeTab()
+        }
+
+        addToHomeScreen {
+        }.searchAndOpenHomeScreenShortcut(pageShortcutName) {
         }.openTabDrawer {
             verifyPrivateModeSelected()
         }
@@ -328,8 +340,7 @@ class SettingsPrivacyTest {
             clickAddShortcutButton()
             clickAddAutomaticallyButton()
         }.openHomeScreenShortcut(pageShortcutName) {
-        }.openTabDrawer {
-        }.openNewTab { }.dismissSearchBar { }
+        }.goToHomescreen { }
 
         setOpenLinksInPrivateOff()
         restartApp(activityTestRule)
@@ -339,8 +350,7 @@ class SettingsPrivacyTest {
         }.searchAndOpenHomeScreenShortcut(pageShortcutName) {
         }.openTabDrawer {
             verifyNormalModeSelected()
-        }.openNewTab {
-        }.dismissSearchBar {
+        }.closeTabDrawer {
         }.openThreeDotMenu {
         }.openSettings {
         }.openPrivateBrowsingSubMenu {