diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd81cbc0e..c3a21aa75 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<!-- TODO: Get a job ->
 <img src="./docs/assets/zen-dark.svg" width="100px" align="left">
 
 ### `Zen Browser`
diff --git a/src/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs-js.patch b/src/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs-js.patch
index 4a769b122..0298d2580 100644
--- a/src/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs-js.patch
+++ b/src/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs-js.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 diff --git a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js
-index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bffdf463489 100644
+index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..b413b4bc9d86726b0f8936a3422636ed3ca882e1 100644
 --- a/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js
 +++ b/browser/components/tabbrowser/content/tabs.js
 @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
      }
  
      get verticalMode() {
-@@ -1606,29 +1636,53 @@
+@@ -1606,29 +1636,55 @@
        if (this.#allTabs) {
          return this.#allTabs;
        }
@@ -173,19 +173,21 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          ...children,
        ];
 +      const lastPinnedTabIdx = pinnedTabs.length - 1;
-+      for (let i = 0; i < allTabs.length; i++) {
++      let i = 0;
++      for (const tab of allTabs) {
 +        // add glance tabs (tabs inside tabs) to the list
-+        const glanceTab = allTabs[i].glanceTab;
++        const glanceTab = tab.glanceTab;
 +        if (glanceTab) {
 +          // insert right after the parent tab. note: it must be inserted before
 +          // the last pinned tab so it can be inserted in the correct order
 +          allTabs.splice(Math.max(i + 1, lastPinnedTabIdx), 0, glanceTab);
 +          i++;
-+        } else if (allTabs[i].classList.contains("vertical-pinned-tabs-container-separator")) {
++        } else if (tab.classList.contains("vertical-pinned-tabs-container-separator")) {
 +          // remove the separator from the list
 +          allTabs.splice(i, 1);
 +          i--;
 +        }
++        i++;
 +      }
 +      this.#allTabs = allTabs;
        return this.#allTabs;
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
      }
  
      /**
-@@ -1648,7 +1702,7 @@
+@@ -1648,7 +1704,7 @@
       */
      get visibleTabs() {
        if (!this.#visibleTabs) {
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        }
        return this.#visibleTabs;
      }
-@@ -1683,36 +1737,40 @@
+@@ -1683,36 +1739,40 @@
        }
  
        let elementIndex = 0;
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
  
        return this.#focusableItems;
      }
-@@ -1720,6 +1778,7 @@
+@@ -1720,6 +1780,7 @@
      _invalidateCachedTabs() {
        this.#allTabs = null;
        this._invalidateCachedVisibleTabs();
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
      }
  
      _invalidateCachedVisibleTabs() {
-@@ -1734,8 +1793,8 @@
+@@ -1734,8 +1795,8 @@
      #isContainerVerticalPinnedGrid(tab) {
        return (
          this.verticalMode &&
@@ -280,7 +282,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          !this.expandOnHover
        );
      }
-@@ -1751,7 +1810,7 @@
+@@ -1751,7 +1812,7 @@
  
        if (node == null) {
          // We have a container for non-tab elements at the end of the scrollbox.
@@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        }
  
        node.before(tab);
-@@ -1846,7 +1905,7 @@
+@@ -1846,7 +1907,7 @@
            // There are separate "new tab" buttons for horizontal tabs toolbar, vertical tabs and
            // for when the tab strip is overflowed (which is shared by vertical and horizontal tabs);
            // Attach the long click popup to all of them.
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
            const newTab2 = this.newTabButton;
            const newTabVertical = document.getElementById(
              "vertical-tabs-newtab-button"
-@@ -1941,10 +2000,12 @@
+@@ -1941,10 +2002,12 @@
  
      _handleTabSelect(aInstant) {
        let selectedTab = this.selectedItem;
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        selectedTab._notselectedsinceload = false;
      }
  
-@@ -2085,16 +2146,15 @@
+@@ -2085,16 +2148,15 @@
        // Move pinned tabs to another container when the tabstrip is toggled to vertical
        // and when session restore code calls _positionPinnedTabs; update styling whenever
        // the number of pinned tabs changes.
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          }
        }
  
-@@ -2102,9 +2162,7 @@
+@@ -2102,9 +2164,7 @@
      }
  
      _resetVerticalPinnedTabs() {
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
  
        if (!verticalTabsContainer.children.length) {
          return;
-@@ -2117,7 +2175,7 @@
+@@ -2117,7 +2177,7 @@
      }
  
      _positionPinnedTabs() {
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        let numPinned = gBrowser.pinnedTabCount;
        let absPositionHorizontalTabs =
          this.overflowing && tabs.length > numPinned && numPinned > 0;
-@@ -2127,7 +2185,7 @@
+@@ -2127,7 +2187,7 @@
  
        if (this.verticalMode) {
          this._updateVerticalPinnedTabs();
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          let layoutData = this._pinnedTabsLayoutCache;
          let uiDensity = document.documentElement.getAttribute("uidensity");
          if (!layoutData || layoutData.uiDensity != uiDensity) {
-@@ -2191,7 +2249,7 @@
+@@ -2191,7 +2251,7 @@
          return;
        }
  
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
  
        let directionX = screenX > dragData.animLastScreenX;
        let directionY = screenY > dragData.animLastScreenY;
-@@ -2199,7 +2257,7 @@
+@@ -2199,7 +2259,7 @@
        dragData.animLastScreenX = screenX;
  
        let { width: tabWidth, height: tabHeight } =
@@ -381,7 +383,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        let shiftSizeX = tabWidth * movingTabs.length;
        let shiftSizeY = tabHeight;
        dragData.tabWidth = tabWidth;
-@@ -2262,7 +2320,7 @@
+@@ -2262,7 +2322,7 @@
        // * We're doing a binary search in order to reduce the amount of
        //   tabs we need to check.
  
@@ -390,7 +392,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        let firstTabCenterX = firstMovingTabScreenX + translateX + tabWidth / 2;
        let lastTabCenterX = lastMovingTabScreenX + translateX + tabWidth / 2;
        let tabCenterX = directionX ? lastTabCenterX : firstTabCenterX;
-@@ -2374,12 +2432,16 @@
+@@ -2374,12 +2434,16 @@
  
        this.#clearDragOverCreateGroupTimer();
  
@@ -412,7 +414,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
  
        if (this.#rtlMode) {
          tabs.reverse();
-@@ -2393,7 +2455,7 @@
+@@ -2393,7 +2457,7 @@
        let size = this.verticalMode ? "height" : "width";
        let translateAxis = this.verticalMode ? "translateY" : "translateX";
        let scrollDirection = this.verticalMode ? "scrollTop" : "scrollLeft";
@@ -421,7 +423,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        let translateX = event.screenX - dragData.screenX;
        let translateY = event.screenY - dragData.screenY;
  
-@@ -2407,12 +2469,21 @@
+@@ -2407,12 +2471,21 @@
        let lastTab = tabs.at(-1);
        let lastMovingTab = movingTabs.at(-1);
        let firstMovingTab = movingTabs[0];
@@ -444,7 +446,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          translate +=
            this.arrowScrollbox.scrollbox[scrollDirection] - dragData.scrollPos;
        } else if (isPinned && this.verticalMode) {
-@@ -2431,12 +2502,15 @@
+@@ -2431,12 +2504,15 @@
            // Shift the `.tab-group-label-container` to shift the label element.
            item = item.parentElement;
          }
@@ -461,7 +463,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
  
        /**
         * When the `draggedTab` is just starting to move, the `draggedTab` is in
-@@ -2568,6 +2642,9 @@
+@@ -2568,6 +2644,9 @@
              break;
            }
            let element = tabs[mid];
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
            let elementForSize = isTabGroupLabel(element)
              ? element.parentElement
              : element;
-@@ -2588,7 +2665,11 @@
+@@ -2588,7 +2667,11 @@
  
        let dropElement = getOverlappedElement();
        if (!dropElement) {
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
        }
        let newDropElementIndex = dropElement
          ? dropElement.elementIndex
-@@ -2598,7 +2679,7 @@
+@@ -2598,7 +2681,7 @@
        let shouldCreateGroupOnDrop;
        let dropBefore;
        if (dropElement) {
@@ -493,7 +495,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
            ? dropElement.parentElement
            : dropElement;
  
-@@ -2660,12 +2741,12 @@
+@@ -2660,12 +2743,12 @@
          }
        }
  
@@ -508,7 +510,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
            dropElement != draggedTab &&
            isTab(dropElement) &&
            !dropElement?.group &&
-@@ -2735,7 +2816,7 @@
+@@ -2735,7 +2818,7 @@
        // Shift background tabs to leave a gap where the dragged tab
        // would currently be dropped.
        for (let item of tabs) {
@@ -517,7 +519,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
            continue;
          }
  
-@@ -2744,6 +2825,9 @@
+@@ -2744,6 +2827,9 @@
          if (isTabGroupLabel(item)) {
            // Shift the `.tab-group-label-container` to shift the label element.
            item = item.parentElement;
@@ -527,7 +529,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          }
          item.style.transform = transform;
        }
-@@ -2796,8 +2880,9 @@
+@@ -2796,8 +2882,9 @@
        );
      }
  
@@ -539,7 +541,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          return;
        }
  
-@@ -2809,6 +2894,12 @@
+@@ -2809,6 +2896,12 @@
            item = item.parentElement;
          }
          item.style.transform = "";
@@ -552,7 +554,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          item.removeAttribute("dragover-createGroup");
        }
        this.removeAttribute("movingtab-createGroup");
-@@ -2855,7 +2946,7 @@
+@@ -2855,7 +2948,7 @@
          let postTransitionCleanup = () => {
            movingTab._moveTogetherSelectedTabsData.animate = false;
          };
@@ -561,7 +563,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
            postTransitionCleanup();
          } else {
            let onTransitionEnd = transitionendEvent => {
-@@ -3028,7 +3119,7 @@
+@@ -3028,7 +3121,7 @@
      }
  
      _notifyBackgroundTab(aTab) {
@@ -570,7 +572,7 @@ index ef9c0389ec926e6bc01c0dc3b883beceaf1f7d43..e8d5dc64609522b440fb01990fb19bff
          return;
        }
  
-@@ -3154,6 +3245,9 @@
+@@ -3154,6 +3247,9 @@
            return null;
          }
        }
diff --git a/src/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox-js.patch b/src/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox-js.patch
index 2f9b4ce79..f38c62061 100644
--- a/src/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox-js.patch
+++ b/src/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox-js.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 diff --git a/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox.js b/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox.js
-index 6775a7635c6cdbb276b3a912d0bba07840acb28f..4ef3eb6a7dbd741cf432668c2ff6e832f5bb97e7 100644
+index 6775a7635c6cdbb276b3a912d0bba07840acb28f..861640d12c6118e11acb3f51723a79098dbbba10 100644
 --- a/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox.js
 +++ b/toolkit/content/widgets/tabbox.js
 @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ index 6775a7635c6cdbb276b3a912d0bba07840acb28f..4ef3eb6a7dbd741cf432668c2ff6e832
        this._inAsyncOperation = false;
        if (oldPanel != this._selectedPanel) {
 -        oldPanel?.classList.remove("deck-selected");
-+        if (!oldPanel?.classList.contains("zen-glance-background")) oldPanel?.classList.remove("deck-selected");
++        if (!(window.gZenGlanceManager && gZenGlanceManager.shouldShowDeckSelected(this._selectedPanel, oldPanel))) oldPanel?.classList.remove("deck-selected");
          this._selectedPanel?.classList.add("deck-selected");
        }
        this.setAttribute("selectedIndex", val);
diff --git a/src/zen/common/ZenStartup.mjs b/src/zen/common/ZenStartup.mjs
index 731031940..b4cbece55 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/ZenStartup.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/common/ZenStartup.mjs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         // Fix notification deck
         const deckTemplate = document.getElementById('tab-notification-deck-template');
         if (deckTemplate) {
-          document.getElementById('zen-appcontent-navbar-container').appendChild(deckTemplate);
+          document.getElementById('zen-appcontent-wrapper').prepend(deckTemplate);
         }
 
         this._hideUnusedElements();
diff --git a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css
index 003f52714..fe92eeb85 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css
+++ b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-container.css
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@
     position: relative;
     overflow: hidden;
 
-    :root:not([zen-no-padding='true']) & {
-      border-radius: var(--zen-native-inner-radius);
-      box-shadow: var(--zen-big-shadow);
-    }
+    &.browserSidebarContainer {
+      :root:not([zen-no-padding='true']) & {
+        border-radius: var(--zen-native-inner-radius);
+        box-shadow: var(--zen-big-shadow);
+      }
 
-    & browser[transparent='true'] {
-      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+      & browser[transparent='true'] {
+        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs b/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
index 0e3e5e924..01477147e 100644
--- a/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/glance/ZenGlanceManager.mjs
@@ -720,6 +720,27 @@
       }
       return tab;
     }
+
+    shouldShowDeckSelected(currentPanel, oldPanel) {
+      // Dont remove if it's a glance background and current panel corresponds to a glance
+      const currentBrowser = currentPanel?.querySelector('browser');
+      const oldBrowser = oldPanel?.querySelector('browser');
+      if (!currentBrowser || !oldBrowser) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      const currentTab = gBrowser.getTabForBrowser(currentBrowser);
+      const oldTab = gBrowser.getTabForBrowser(oldBrowser);
+      if (currentTab && oldTab) {
+        const currentGlanceID = currentTab.getAttribute('glance-id');
+        const oldGlanceID = oldTab.getAttribute('glance-id');
+        if (currentGlanceID && oldGlanceID) {
+          return (
+            currentGlanceID === oldGlanceID && oldPanel.classList.contains('zen-glance-background')
+          );
+        }
+      }
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   window.gZenGlanceManager = new ZenGlanceManager();
diff --git a/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs b/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
index 136ac90b0..086f83386 100644
--- a/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/split-view/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ class ZenViewSplitter extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
       ]);
       if (this._finishAllAnimatingPromise) {
         this._finishAllAnimatingPromise.then(() => {
+          draggedTab.linkedBrowser.docShellIsActive = false;
+          draggedTab.linkedBrowser
+            .closest('.browserSidebarContainer')
+            .classList.remove('deck-selected');
           this.fakeBrowser.addEventListener('dragleave', this.onBrowserDragEndToSplit);
           this._canDrop = true;
           draggedTab._visuallySelected = true;
@@ -1630,7 +1634,9 @@ class ZenViewSplitter extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
         : containerRect.left - padding - 5,
       event.clientY
     );
-    const browser = dropTarget?.closest('browser');
+    const browser =
+      dropTarget?.closest('browser') ??
+      dropTarget?.closest('.browserSidebarContainer')?.querySelector('browser');
 
     if (!browser) {
       this._maybeRemoveFakeBrowser(false);
@@ -1644,7 +1650,7 @@ class ZenViewSplitter extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
       browserContainer.style.opacity = '0';
     }
 
-    const droppedOnTab = gBrowser.getTabForBrowser(browser);
+    const droppedOnTab = gZenGlanceManager.getTabOrGlanceParent(gBrowser.getTabForBrowser(browser));
     if (droppedOnTab && droppedOnTab !== draggedTab) {
       // Calculate which side of the target browser the drop occurred
       // const browserRect = browser.getBoundingClientRect();
diff --git a/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs b/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
index af67474e3..010481e18 100644
--- a/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
@@ -423,6 +423,15 @@ var gZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
       essentialsContainer.setAttribute('flex', '1');
       essentialsContainer.setAttribute('container', container);
       document.getElementById('zen-essentials').appendChild(essentialsContainer);
+
+      // Set an initial hidden state if the essentials section is not supposed
+      // to be shown on the current workspace
+      if (
+        this.containerSpecificEssentials &&
+        this.getActiveWorkspaceFromCache()?.containerTabId != container
+      ) {
+        essentialsContainer.setAttribute('hidden', 'true');
+      }
     }
     return essentialsContainer;
   }
@@ -2098,7 +2107,7 @@ var gZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
       }
     }
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('animating-background', 'true');
-    if (shouldAnimate) {
+    if (shouldAnimate && previousWorkspace) {
       let previousBackgroundOpacity = document.documentElement.style.getPropertyValue(
         '--zen-background-opacity'
       );
@@ -2114,19 +2123,24 @@ var gZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
         previousBackgroundOpacity = 0;
       }
       gZenThemePicker.previousBackgroundOpacity = previousBackgroundOpacity;
-      animations.push(
-        gZenUIManager.motion.animate(
-          document.documentElement,
-          {
-            '--zen-background-opacity': [previousBackgroundOpacity, 1],
-          },
-          {
-            type: 'spring',
-            bounce: 0,
-            duration: kGlobalAnimationDuration,
-          }
-        )
-      );
+      await new Promise((resolve) => {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+          animations.push(
+            gZenUIManager.motion.animate(
+              document.documentElement,
+              {
+                '--zen-background-opacity': [previousBackgroundOpacity, 1],
+              },
+              {
+                type: 'spring',
+                bounce: 0,
+                duration: kGlobalAnimationDuration,
+              }
+            )
+          );
+          resolve();
+        });
+      });
     }
     for (const element of document.querySelectorAll('zen-workspace')) {
       if (element.classList.contains('zen-essentials-container')) {
diff --git a/surfer.json b/surfer.json
index 8ae2fc155..b713e5204 100644
--- a/surfer.json
+++ b/surfer.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "brandShortName": "Zen",
       "brandFullName": "Zen Browser",
       "release": {
-        "displayVersion": "1.12.7b",
+        "displayVersion": "1.12.8b",
         "github": {
           "repo": "zen-browser/desktop"
         },