diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index fd6bc611cce7..d404ff501db8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity(), NavHostActivity {
         binding = ActivityHomeBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
         setContentView(binding.root)
         ProfilerMarkers.addListenerForOnGlobalLayout(components.core.engine, this, binding.root)
+        methodForStartupRegression()
 
         // Must be after we set the content view
         if (isVisuallyComplete) {
@@ -302,6 +303,16 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity(), NavHostActivity {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun methodForStartupRegression() {
+        repeat(3) {
+            doSomethingSlow()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun doSomethingSlow() {
+        Thread.sleep(100)
+    }
+
     private fun startupTelemetryOnCreateCalled(safeIntent: SafeIntent) {
         // We intentionally only record this in HomeActivity and not ExternalBrowserActivity (e.g.
         // PWAs) so we don't include more unpredictable code paths in the results.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 93382c82b24e..355700be812e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
         )
 
         val blocklistHandler = BlocklistHandler(components.settings)
+        // Regression in custom flow
+        repeat(2) {
+            Thread.sleep(2000)
+        }
         homeFragmentStore = StoreProvider.get(this) {
             HomeFragmentStore(
                 initialState = HomeFragmentState(