diff --git a/components/browser/engine-gecko-beta/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt b/components/browser/engine-gecko-beta/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
index 1e12f89bfd5..9661e53df60 100644
--- a/components/browser/engine-gecko-beta/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
+++ b/components/browser/engine-gecko-beta/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package mozilla.components.browser.engine.gecko
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineSession
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ class GeckoEngineView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
             super.onDetachedFromWindow()
         }
+    }.apply {
+        // Explicitly mark this view as important for autofill. The default "auto" doesn't seem to trigger any
+        // autofill behavior for us here.
+        ViewCompat.setImportantForAutofill(this, 0x1 /* View.IMPORTANT_FOR_AUTOFILL_YES */)
     }
 
     init {
diff --git a/components/browser/engine-gecko-nightly/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt b/components/browser/engine-gecko-nightly/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
index 1e12f89bfd5..9661e53df60 100644
--- a/components/browser/engine-gecko-nightly/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
+++ b/components/browser/engine-gecko-nightly/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package mozilla.components.browser.engine.gecko
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineSession
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ class GeckoEngineView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
             super.onDetachedFromWindow()
         }
+    }.apply {
+        // Explicitly mark this view as important for autofill. The default "auto" doesn't seem to trigger any
+        // autofill behavior for us here.
+        ViewCompat.setImportantForAutofill(this, 0x1 /* View.IMPORTANT_FOR_AUTOFILL_YES */)
     }
 
     init {
diff --git a/components/browser/engine-gecko/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt b/components/browser/engine-gecko/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
index 5de65214198..60677d7751f 100644
--- a/components/browser/engine-gecko/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
+++ b/components/browser/engine-gecko/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/engine/gecko/GeckoEngineView.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package mozilla.components.browser.engine.gecko
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
 import mozilla.components.concept.engine.EngineSession
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ class GeckoEngineView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 
             super.onDetachedFromWindow()
         }
+    }.apply {
+        // Explicitly mark this view as important for autofill. The default "auto" doesn't seem to trigger any
+        // autofill behavior for us here.
+        ViewCompat.setImportantForAutofill(this, 0x1 /* View.IMPORTANT_FOR_AUTOFILL_YES */)
     }
 
     init {
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 09242c6ff92..3236bd9ced6 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ permalink: /changelog/
 * **feature-session-bundling**
   * Added `SessionBundleStorage.autoClose()`: When "auto close" is enabled the currently active `SessionBundle` will automatically be closed and a new `SessionBundle`  will be started if the bundle lifetime expires while the app is in the background.
 
+* **browser-engine-gecko**, **browser-engine-gecko-beta**, **browser-engine-gecko-nightly**:
+  * Fixed an issue that caused [autofill](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/autofill) to not work with those components.
+
 # 0.43.0
 
 * [Commits](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/compare/v0.42.0...v0.43.0)