diff --git a/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js b/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
index 1805bad6c58e060533f634ed9e511c05cad3ded1..07aca3c94b725af8761f0fa7881926da71502d76 100644
--- a/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
+++ b/browser/components/customizableui/content/panelUI.js
@@ -544,8 +544,8 @@ const PanelUI = {
       }
 
       if (viewShown) {
-        CustomizableUI.addPanelCloseListeners(tempPanel);
         tempPanel.addEventListener("popuphidden", panelRemover);
+        CustomizableUI.addPanelCloseListeners(tempPanel);
       } else {
         panelRemover();
       }