diff --git a/chrome/android/features/tab_ui/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/tab_management/TabListMediator.java b/chrome/android/features/tab_ui/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/tab_management/TabListMediator.java
index b1d2543246e81..520d71630c56f 100644
--- a/chrome/android/features/tab_ui/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/tab_management/TabListMediator.java
+++ b/chrome/android/features/tab_ui/java/src/org/chromium/chrome/browser/tasks/tab_management/TabListMediator.java
@@ -565,7 +565,9 @@ public void didSelectTab(Tab tab, int type, int lastId) {
                     // undo, identify the related TabIds and determine newIndex based on if any of
                     // the related ids are present in model.
                     newIndex = getIndexForTabWithRelatedTabs(tab);
-                    model.updateTabListModelIdForGroup(tab, newIndex);
+                    if (newIndex != Tab.INVALID_TAB_ID) {
+                        model.updateTabListModelIdForGroup(tab, newIndex);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 mLastSelectedTabListModelIndex = oldIndex;