diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/views/TabView.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/views/TabView.java
index 90b1ca06f..c8b6a232c 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/views/TabView.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/views/TabView.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public class TabView extends RelativeLayout implements GeckoSession.ContentDeleg
     protected boolean mPressed;
     protected CompletableFuture<Bitmap> mBitmapFuture;
     protected boolean mUsingPlaceholder;
+    private boolean mIsPrivateMode;
     private static final int ICON_ANIMATION_DURATION = 100;
 
     public interface Delegate {
@@ -215,6 +216,10 @@ public void setActive(boolean aActive) {
         }
     }
 
+    public void setPrivate(boolean privateMode) {
+        mIsPrivateMode = privateMode;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void setSelected(boolean selected) {
         super.setSelected(selected);
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ private void updateState() {
         boolean selected = isSelected();
 
         mCloseButton.setVisibility(interacted && !selected && !mSelecting ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
-        mSendTabButton.setVisibility(interacted && !selected && !mSelecting ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        mSendTabButton.setVisibility(interacted && !selected && !mSelecting && !mIsPrivateMode ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
         mTitle.setVisibility(interacted && !selected ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
         mTabOverlay.setPressed(mPressed);
         if (mSelecting) {
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/TabsWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/TabsWidget.java
index 47d70b46d..7a81bcd67 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/TabsWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/TabsWidget.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.ui.widgets.dialogs.SendTabDialogWidget;
 import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.ui.widgets.dialogs.UIDialog;
 import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.utils.BitmapCache;
+import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.utils.UrlUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
@@ -234,6 +235,9 @@ public void onBindViewHolder(MyViewHolder holder, int position) {
             holder.tabView.setSelecting(mSelecting);
             holder.tabView.setSelected(mSelectedTabs.contains(holder.tabView.getSession()));
             holder.tabView.setActive(SessionStore.get().getActiveSession() == holder.tabView.getSession());
+            if (holder.tabView.getSession() != null) {
+                holder.tabView.setPrivate(UrlUtils.isPrivateAboutPage(getContext(), holder.tabView.getSession().getCurrentUri()));
+            }
             holder.tabView.setDelegate(new TabView.Delegate() {
                 @Override
                 public void onClose(TabView aSender) {