diff --git a/src/zen/common/sys/ZenCustomizableUI.sys.mjs b/src/zen/common/sys/ZenCustomizableUI.sys.mjs
index eef0b97a7..4adc45706 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/sys/ZenCustomizableUI.sys.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/common/sys/ZenCustomizableUI.sys.mjs
@@ -121,8 +121,11 @@ export const ZenCustomizableUI = new (class {
 
   #initCreateNewButton(window) {
     const button = window.document.getElementById("zen-create-new-button");
-    button.addEventListener("command", (event) => {
-      if (window.gZenWorkspaces.privateWindowOrDisabled) {
+    // If we use "mousedown" event for private windows (which open a new tab on "click"), we might end up with
+    // the urlbar flicking and therefore we use "command" event to avoid that.
+    let isPrivateMode = window.gZenWorkspaces.privateWindowOrDisabled;
+    button.addEventListener(isPrivateMode ? "command" : "mousedown", (event) => {
+      if (isPrivateMode) {
         window.document.getElementById("cmd_newNavigatorTab").doCommand();
         return;
       }
diff --git a/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs b/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
index 37b77519e..b8fc667ef 100644
--- a/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/workspaces/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
@@ -2413,7 +2413,9 @@ class nsZenWorkspaces {
       containerTabId = parseInt(gBrowser.selectedTab.getAttribute("usercontextid")) || 0;
       let label = ContextualIdentityService.getUserContextLabel(containerTabId) || "Default";
       name = this.isPrivateWindow ? "Incognito" : label;
-      icon = gZenEmojiPicker.getSVGURL("eye.svg");
+      if (this.isPrivateWindow) {
+        icon = gZenEmojiPicker.getSVGURL("eye.svg");
+      }
     }
     let workspace = {
       uuid: gZenUIManager.generateUuidv4(),