diff --git a/platform/firefox/frameModule.js b/platform/firefox/frameModule.js
index cee9af609..f258a2d8d 100644
--- a/platform/firefox/frameModule.js
+++ b/platform/firefox/frameModule.js
@@ -294,10 +294,12 @@ const contentObserver = {
             let doc = e.target;
             doc.removeEventListener(e.type, docReady, true);
 
+            // It is possible, in some cases (#1140) for document-element-inserted to occur *before* nsIWebProgressListener.onLocationChange, so ensure that the URL is correct before continuing
             let messageManager = doc.docShell.getInterface(Ci.nsIContentFrameMessageManager);
 
             messageManager.sendSyncMessage(locationChangedMessageName, {
                 url: loc.href,
+                noRefresh: true, // If the URL is the same, then don't refresh it so that if this occurs after onLocationChange, no the block count isn't reset
             });
 
             lss(this.contentBaseURI + 'contentscript-end.js', sandbox);
diff --git a/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js b/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js
index c5c457d7c..982a0c54f 100644
--- a/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/firefox/vapi-background.js
@@ -1325,6 +1325,12 @@ vAPI.net.registerListeners = function() {
     var locationChangedListener = function(e) {
         var details = e.data;
         var browser = e.target;
+        
+        if (details.noRefresh && details.url === browser.currentURI.asciiSpec) { // If the location changed message specified not to refresh, and the URL is the same, no need to do anything
+            //console.debug("nsIWebProgressListener: ignoring onLocationChange: " + details.url);
+            return;
+        }
+
         var tabId = vAPI.tabs.getTabId(browser);
         if (tabId === vAPI.noTabId) {
             return; // Do not navigate for behind the scenes