diff --git a/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/reducer/TranslationsStateReducer.kt b/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/reducer/TranslationsStateReducer.kt
index 5d677d26c585..4f52023d86a5 100644
--- a/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/reducer/TranslationsStateReducer.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/reducer/TranslationsStateReducer.kt
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ internal object TranslationsStateReducer {
                         isOfferTranslate = isOfferTranslate,
                         isExpectedTranslate = isExpectedTranslate,
                         isTranslated = true,
+                        isTranslateProcessing = false,
                         translationError = null,
                         translationEngineState = action.translationEngineState,
                     )
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@ internal object TranslationsStateReducer {
                     // The isTranslated state will be identified on a translation state change.
                     state.copyWithTranslationsState(action.tabId) {
                         it.copy(
-                            isTranslateProcessing = false,
                             translationError = null,
                         )
                     }
diff --git a/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/action/TranslationsActionTest.kt b/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/action/TranslationsActionTest.kt
index 3a90ae41db7e..430c8cf804ed 100644
--- a/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/action/TranslationsActionTest.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/android-components/components/browser/state/src/test/java/mozilla/components/browser/state/action/TranslationsActionTest.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ class TranslationsActionTest {
         assertNull(tabState().translationsState.translationEngineState)
         assertFalse(tabState().translationsState.isTranslated)
         assertFalse(tabState().translationsState.isExpectedTranslate)
+        assertFalse(tabState().translationsState.isTranslateProcessing)
+
+        // Set an initial state for is translate processing via a translation request:
+        store.dispatch(TranslationsAction.TranslateAction(tabId = tab.id, "en", "es", null))
+            .joinBlocking()
+        assertTrue(tabState().translationsState.isTranslateProcessing)
 
         val translatedEngineState = TranslationEngineState(
             detectedLanguages = DetectedLanguages(documentLangTag = "es", supportedDocumentLang = true, userPreferredLangTag = "en"),
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ class TranslationsActionTest {
         assertEquals(translatedEngineState, tabState().translationsState.translationEngineState)
         assertTrue(tabState().translationsState.isTranslated)
         assertFalse(tabState().translationsState.isExpectedTranslate)
+        assertFalse(tabState().translationsState.isTranslateProcessing)
 
         val nonTranslatedEngineState = TranslationEngineState(
             detectedLanguages = DetectedLanguages(documentLangTag = "es", supportedDocumentLang = true, userPreferredLangTag = "en"),
@@ -269,7 +276,6 @@ class TranslationsActionTest {
         // Action success
         store.dispatch(TranslationsAction.TranslateSuccessAction(tabId = tab.id, operation = TranslationOperation.TRANSLATE))
             .joinBlocking()
-        assertEquals(false, tabState().translationsState.isTranslateProcessing)
         assertEquals(null, tabState().translationsState.translationError)
     }
 
@@ -393,6 +399,12 @@ class TranslationsActionTest {
     fun `WHEN a TranslateExceptionAction is dispatched due to an error THEN update the error condition according to the operation`() {
         // Initial state
         assertEquals(null, tabState().translationsState.translationError)
+        assertFalse(tabState().translationsState.isTranslateProcessing)
+
+        // Set an initial state for is translate processing via a translation request:
+        store.dispatch(TranslationsAction.TranslateAction(tabId = tab.id, "en", "es", null))
+            .joinBlocking()
+        assertTrue(tabState().translationsState.isTranslateProcessing)
 
         // TRANSLATE usage
         val translateError = TranslationError.CouldNotLoadLanguagesError(null)
@@ -404,6 +416,8 @@ class TranslationsActionTest {
             ),
         ).joinBlocking()
         assertEquals(translateError, tabState().translationsState.translationError)
+        // A translate error should clear this state
+        assertFalse(tabState().translationsState.isTranslateProcessing)
 
         // RESTORE usage
         val restoreError = TranslationError.CouldNotRestoreError(null)