diff --git a/widget/nsBaseWidget.cpp b/widget/nsBaseWidget.cpp
index 71a0ab99b5b5..af67bc1dbaec 100644
--- a/widget/nsBaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/widget/nsBaseWidget.cpp
@@ -923,7 +923,9 @@ bool
 nsBaseWidget::UseAPZ()
 {
   return (gfxPlatform::AsyncPanZoomEnabled() &&
-          (WindowType() == eWindowType_toplevel || WindowType() == eWindowType_child));
+          (WindowType() == eWindowType_toplevel ||
+           WindowType() == eWindowType_child ||
+           (WindowType() == eWindowType_popup && !IsSmallPopup())));
 }
 
 void nsBaseWidget::CreateCompositor()