diff --git a/dom/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp b/dom/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp
index 06b7c46d96fd..42cef0b0290e 100644
--- a/dom/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp
+++ b/dom/html/HTMLInputElement.cpp
@@ -677,11 +677,16 @@ nsColorPickerShownCallback::Done(const nsAString& aColor) {
 
 NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS(nsColorPickerShownCallback, nsIColorPickerShownCallback)
 
-static bool IsPickerBlocked(Document* aDoc) {
+static bool IsPopupBlocked(Document* aDoc) {
   if (aDoc->ConsumeTransientUserGestureActivation()) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  WindowContext* wc = aDoc->GetWindowContext();
+  if (wc && wc->CanShowPopup()) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
   nsContentUtils::ReportToConsole(nsIScriptError::warningFlag, "DOM"_ns, aDoc,
                                   nsContentUtils::eDOM_PROPERTIES,
                                   "InputPickerBlockedNoUserActivation");
@@ -730,7 +735,7 @@ nsresult HTMLInputElement::InitColorPicker() {
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  if (IsPickerBlocked(doc)) {
+  if (IsPopupBlocked(doc)) {
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
@@ -778,7 +783,7 @@ nsresult HTMLInputElement::InitFilePicker(FilePickerType aType) {
     return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  if (IsPickerBlocked(doc)) {
+  if (IsPopupBlocked(doc)) {
     return NS_OK;
   }
 
@@ -3572,7 +3577,7 @@ nsresult HTMLInputElement::MaybeInitPickers(EventChainPostVisitor& aVisitor) {
   // open a color picker when we receive a click on a <input type='color'>.
   // A click is handled if it's the left mouse button.
   // We do not prevent non-trusted click because authors can already use
-  // .click(). However, the pickers will check and consume user activation.
+  // .click(). However, the pickers will follow the rules of popup-blocking.
   WidgetMouseEvent* mouseEvent = aVisitor.mEvent->AsMouseEvent();
   if (!(mouseEvent && mouseEvent->IsLeftClickEvent())) {
     return NS_OK;
@@ -5840,11 +5845,7 @@ void HTMLInputElement::ShowPicker(ErrorResult& aRv) {
   // Step 2. If element is not mutable, then return.
   // (See above.)
 
-  // Step 3. Consume user activation given element's relevant global object.
-  // InitFilePicker() and InitColorPicker() consume it themselves,
-  // so only consume in this function if not those.
-
-  // Step 4. If element's type attribute is in the File Upload state, then run
+  // Step 3. If element's type attribute is in the File Upload state, then run
   // these steps in parallel:
   if (mType == FormControlType::InputFile) {
     FilePickerType type = FILE_PICKER_FILE;
@@ -5856,7 +5857,7 @@ void HTMLInputElement::ShowPicker(ErrorResult& aRv) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // Step 5. Otherwise, the user agent should show any relevant user interface
+  // Step 4. Otherwise, the user agent should show any relevant user interface
   // for selecting a value for element, in the way it normally would when the
   // user interacts with the control
   if (mType == FormControlType::InputColor) {
@@ -5864,9 +5865,6 @@ void HTMLInputElement::ShowPicker(ErrorResult& aRv) {
     return;
   }
 
-  // See Step 3.
-  OwnerDoc()->ConsumeTransientUserGestureActivation();
-
   if (!IsInComposedDoc()) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/dom/html/HTMLSelectElement.cpp b/dom/html/HTMLSelectElement.cpp
index 2d1765692f59..44531cccbc68 100644
--- a/dom/html/HTMLSelectElement.cpp
+++ b/dom/html/HTMLSelectElement.cpp
@@ -201,16 +201,6 @@ void HTMLSelectElement::ShowPicker(ErrorResult& aRv) {
   }
 
   // Step 5. Show the picker, if applicable, for this.
-  // https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/input.html#show-the-picker,-if-applicable
-  // To show the picker, if applicable for an input element element:
-  // We already checked if mutable and user activation earlier, so skip 1 & 2.
-
-  // Step 3. Consume user activation given element's relevant global object.
-  OwnerDoc()->ConsumeTransientUserGestureActivation();
-
-  // Step 5. Otherwise, the user agent should show any relevant user interface
-  // for selecting a value for element, in the way it normally would when the
-  // user interacts with the control.
 #if !defined(ANDROID)
   if (!IsCombobox()) {
     return;