diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java
index 513ecc6..7d6be9e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/BrowserActivity.java
@@ -1091,8 +1091,9 @@
             return;
         }
 
+        mTabControl.resumeCurrentTab();
         mActivityInPause = false;
-        resumeWebView();
+        resumeWebViewTimers();
 
         if (mWakeLock.isHeld()) {
             mHandler.removeMessages(RELEASE_WAKELOCK);
@@ -1150,8 +1151,9 @@
             return;
         }
 
+        mTabControl.pauseCurrentTab();
         mActivityInPause = true;
-        if (mTabControl.getCurrentIndex() >= 0 && !pauseWebView()) {
+        if (mTabControl.getCurrentIndex() >= 0 && !pauseWebViewTimers()) {
             mWakeLock.acquire();
             mHandler.sendMessageDelayed(mHandler
                     .obtainMessage(RELEASE_WAKELOCK), WAKELOCK_TIMEOUT);
@@ -1252,7 +1254,7 @@
         mTabControl.freeMemory();
     }
 
-    private boolean resumeWebView() {
+    private boolean resumeWebViewTimers() {
         if ((!mActivityInPause && !mPageStarted) ||
                 (mActivityInPause && mPageStarted)) {
             CookieSyncManager.getInstance().startSync();
@@ -1266,7 +1268,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean pauseWebView() {
+    private boolean pauseWebViewTimers() {
         if (mActivityInPause && !mPageStarted) {
             CookieSyncManager.getInstance().stopSync();
             WebView w = mTabControl.getCurrentWebView();
@@ -2510,9 +2512,9 @@
                         finish();
                         return;
                     }
-                    // call pauseWebView() now, we won't be able to call it in
-                    // onPause() as the WebView won't be valid.
-                    pauseWebView();
+                    // call pauseWebViewTimers() now, we won't be able to call
+                    // it in onPause() as the WebView won't be valid.
+                    pauseWebViewTimers();
                     removeTabFromContentView(current);
                     mTabControl.removeTab(current);
                 }
@@ -2808,8 +2810,9 @@
 
             if (!mPageStarted) {
                 mPageStarted = true;
-                // if onResume() has been called, resumeWebView() does nothing.
-                resumeWebView();
+                // if onResume() has been called, resumeWebViewTimers() does
+                // nothing.
+                resumeWebViewTimers();
             }
 
             // reset sync timer to avoid sync starts during loading a page
@@ -2930,9 +2933,9 @@
 
             if (mPageStarted) {
                 mPageStarted = false;
-                // pauseWebView() will do nothing and return false if onPause()
-                // is not called yet.
-                if (pauseWebView()) {
+                // pauseWebViewTimers() will do nothing and return false if
+                // onPause() is not called yet.
+                if (pauseWebViewTimers()) {
                     if (mWakeLock.isHeld()) {
                         mHandler.removeMessages(RELEASE_WAKELOCK);
                         mWakeLock.release();
diff --git a/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java b/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java
index 9de0198..d880d40 100644
--- a/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/browser/TabControl.java
@@ -867,6 +867,48 @@
         return setCurrentTab(newTab, false);
     }
 
+    /*package*/ void pauseCurrentTab() {
+        Tab t = getCurrentTab();
+        if (t != null) {
+            t.mMainView.onPause();
+            if (t.mSubView != null) {
+                t.mSubView.onPause();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*package*/ void resumeCurrentTab() {
+        Tab t = getCurrentTab();
+        if (t != null) {
+            t.mMainView.onResume();
+            if (t.mSubView != null) {
+                t.mSubView.onResume();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void putViewInForeground(WebView v, WebViewClient vc,
+                                     WebChromeClient cc) {
+        v.setWebViewClient(vc);
+        v.setWebChromeClient(cc);
+        v.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(mActivity);
+        v.setDownloadListener(mActivity);
+        v.onResume();
+    }
+
+    private void putViewInBackground(WebView v) {
+        // Set an empty callback so that default actions are not triggered.
+        v.setWebViewClient(mEmptyClient);
+        v.setWebChromeClient(mBackgroundChromeClient);
+        v.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(null);
+        // Leave the DownloadManager attached so that downloads can start in
+        // a non-active window. This can happen when going to a site that does
+        // a redirect after a period of time. The user could have switched to
+        // another tab while waiting for the download to start.
+        v.setDownloadListener(mActivity);
+        v.onPause();
+    }
+
     /**
      * If force is true, this method skips the check for newTab == current.
      */
@@ -892,7 +934,6 @@
         mTabQueue.add(newTab);
 
         WebView mainView;
-        WebView subView;
 
         // Display the new current tab
         mCurrentTab = mTabs.indexOf(newTab);
@@ -902,17 +943,12 @@
             // Same work as in createNewTab() except don't do new Tab()
             newTab.mMainView = mainView = createNewWebView();
         }
-        mainView.setWebViewClient(mActivity.getWebViewClient());
-        mainView.setWebChromeClient(mActivity.getWebChromeClient());
-        mainView.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(mActivity);
-        mainView.setDownloadListener(mActivity);
+        putViewInForeground(mainView, mActivity.getWebViewClient(),
+                            mActivity.getWebChromeClient());
         // Add the subwindow if it exists
         if (newTab.mSubViewContainer != null) {
-            subView = newTab.mSubView;
-            subView.setWebViewClient(newTab.mSubViewClient);
-            subView.setWebChromeClient(newTab.mSubViewChromeClient);
-            subView.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(mActivity);
-            subView.setDownloadListener(mActivity);
+            putViewInForeground(newTab.mSubView, newTab.mSubViewClient,
+                                newTab.mSubViewChromeClient);
         }
         if (needRestore) {
             // Have to finish setCurrentTab work before calling restoreState
@@ -927,23 +963,9 @@
      * Put the tab in the background using all the empty/background clients.
      */
     private void putTabInBackground(Tab t) {
-        WebView mainView = t.mMainView;
-        // Set an empty callback so that default actions are not triggered.
-        mainView.setWebViewClient(mEmptyClient);
-        mainView.setWebChromeClient(mBackgroundChromeClient);
-        mainView.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(null);
-        // Leave the DownloadManager attached so that downloads can start in
-        // a non-active window. This can happen when going to a site that does
-        // a redirect after a period of time. The user could have switched to
-        // another tab while waiting for the download to start.
-        mainView.setDownloadListener(mActivity);
-        WebView subView = t.mSubView;
-        if (subView != null) {
-            // Set an empty callback so that default actions are not triggered.
-            subView.setWebViewClient(mEmptyClient);
-            subView.setWebChromeClient(mBackgroundChromeClient);
-            subView.setOnCreateContextMenuListener(null);
-            subView.setDownloadListener(mActivity);
+        putViewInBackground(t.mMainView);
+        if (t.mSubView != null) {
+            putViewInBackground(t.mSubView);
         }
     }