diff --git a/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt b/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt
index 38a4844dba2..b3b72fd92b9 100644
--- a/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt
+++ b/components/browser/toolbar/src/main/java/mozilla/components/browser/toolbar/display/DisplayToolbar.kt
@@ -511,10 +511,6 @@ class DisplayToolbar internal constructor(
     }
 
     internal fun setTrackingProtectionState(state: Toolbar.SiteTrackingProtection) {
-        if (!indicators.contains(Indicators.TRACKING_PROTECTION)) {
-            return
-        }
-
         views.trackingProtectionIndicator.siteTrackingProtection = state
         updateSeparatorVisibility()
     }
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 05f10d09d3f..c4df9969992 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ permalink: /changelog/
 * **feature-search**
   * Adds the `extraAdServersRegexps` of Baidu to help sending the baidu search telemetry of ads. [#11582](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/pull/11582)
 
+* **browser-toolbar**
+  * 🚒 Bug fixed [issue #11499](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/issues/11499) - Update tracking protection icon state even when is not displayed
+
 * **browser-toolbar**
   * 🚒 Bug fixed [issue #11545](https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/android-components/issues/11545) - `clearColorFilter` doesn't work on Api 21, 22, so the default white filter remains set.Use `clearColorFilter` only when the version of API is bigger than 22