diff --git a/modules/base.js b/modules/base.js
index 51a76493..ba4115d4 100644
--- a/modules/base.js
+++ b/modules/base.js
@@ -1098,6 +1098,19 @@ var TreeStyleTabBase = {
 			).booleanValue;
 	},
  
+	getTabFromBrowser : function TSTBase_getTabFromBrowser(aBrowser, aTabBrowser) 
+	{
+		var b = aTabBrowser || this.browser;
+		var tabs = this.getAllTabs(b);
+		for (let i = 0, maxi = tabs.length; i < maxi; i++)
+		{
+			let tab = tabs[i];
+			if (tab.linkedBrowser == aBrowser)
+				return tab;
+		}
+		return null;
+	},
+ 
 	getTabFromFrame : function TSTBase_getTabFromFrame(aFrame, aTabBrowser) 
 	{
 		var b = aTabBrowser || this.browser;
diff --git a/modules/utils.js b/modules/utils.js
index f6c0de03..19c2f2d8 100644
--- a/modules/utils.js
+++ b/modules/utils.js
@@ -244,7 +244,23 @@ let TreeStyleTabUtils = {
 	},
 
 
-	isTabNotRestoredYet: function(aTab)
+	get shouldUseMessageManager()
+	{
+		if (this._shouldUseMessageManager !== null)
+			return this._shouldUseMessageManager;
+
+		try { // detect Firefox 29 and later
+			Cu.import('resource:///modules/sessionstore/ContentRestore.jsm', {});
+			this._shouldUseMessageManager = true;
+		}
+		catch(e) {
+			this._shouldUseMessageManager = false;
+		}
+		return this._shouldUseMessageManager;
+	},
+	_shouldUseMessageManager: undefined,
+
+	isTabNotRestoredYet : function utils_isTabNotRestoredYet(aTab)
 	{
 		var browser = aTab.linkedBrowser;
 		// Firefox 25 and later. See: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=867142
diff --git a/modules/window.js b/modules/window.js
index 5ca9818c..89c218f5 100644
--- a/modules/window.js
+++ b/modules/window.js
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ TreeStyleTabWindow.prototype = {
 		w.addEventListener('beforecustomization', this, true);
 		w.addEventListener('aftercustomization', this, false);
 
+		// for Firefox 29 and later, after https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=942374
+		if (w.messageManager && utils.shouldUseMessageManager)
+			w.messageManager.addMessageListener('SessionStore:restoreTabContentStarted', this);
+
 		this.fullscreenObserver = new FullscreenObserver(this.window);
 		this.initUIShowHideObserver();
 
@@ -495,6 +499,10 @@ TreeStyleTabWindow.prototype = {
 				w.removeEventListener('beforecustomization', this, true);
 				w.removeEventListener('aftercustomization', this, false);
 
+				// for Firefox 29 and later, after https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=942374
+				if (w.messageManager && utils.shouldUseMessageManager)
+					w.messageManager.removeMessageListener('SessionStore:restoreTabContentStarted', this);
+
 				this.fullscreenObserver.destroy();
 				delete this.fullscreenObserver;
 
@@ -851,6 +859,24 @@ TreeStyleTabWindow.prototype = {
 				prefs.getPref('browser.ctrlTab.previews');
 	},
    
+	// for Firefox 29 and later, after https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=942374
+	receiveMessage : function TSTWindow_receiveMessage(aMessage) 
+	{
+		var browser = aMessage.target;
+		var tabbrowser = this.getTabBrowserFromChild(browser);
+		if (!tabbrowser)
+			return;
+		var tab = tabbrowser.treeStyleTab.getTabFromBrowser(browser);
+		if (!tab)
+			return;
+
+		switch (aMessage.name)
+		{
+			case 'SessionStore:restoreTabContentStarted':
+				return tabbrowser.treeStyleTab.onRestoreTabContentStarted(tab);
+		}
+	},
+ 
 	onTabbarResizeStart : function TSTWindow_onTabbarResizeStart(aEvent) 
 	{
 		if (aEvent.button != 0)