diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f4b702ec..f3252b7ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ Zen is a firefox-based browser with the aim of pushing your productivity to a ne
 
 ### Firefox Versions
 
-- [`Release`](https://zen-browser.app/download) - Is currently built using Firefox version `153.0.1`! 🚀
-- [`Twilight`](https://zen-browser.app/download?twilight) - Is currently built using Firefox version `RC 153.0.1`!
+- [`Release`](https://zen-browser.app/download) - Is currently built using Firefox version `153.0.3`! 🚀
+- [`Twilight`](https://zen-browser.app/download?twilight) - Is currently built using Firefox version `RC 153.0.3`!
 
 ### Contributing
 
diff --git a/build/firefox-cache/l10n-last-commit-hash b/build/firefox-cache/l10n-last-commit-hash
index c712cf24e..18180d8e5 100644
--- a/build/firefox-cache/l10n-last-commit-hash
+++ b/build/firefox-cache/l10n-last-commit-hash
@@ -1 +1 @@
-30959a45eaaf0bc499f3054793c76c6d7f0c8bc2
\ No newline at end of file
+8a0a534248f80d8c53a8997f24683521c3a50ebc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore-sys-mjs.patch b/src/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore-sys-mjs.patch
index 02f1ac127..b421fd11b 100644
--- a/src/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore-sys-mjs.patch
+++ b/src/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore-sys-mjs.patch
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.sys.mjs b/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.sys.mjs
-index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1db40aecce 100644
+index 11191a82a0f0dc6eee60f9de52a63bc6085c3981..f995c3b297c53aa6ee2219bfc09515ee4aa3be28 100644
 --- a/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.sys.mjs
 +++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.sys.mjs
 @@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ const TAB_EVENTS = [
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  ];
  
  const XUL_NS = "http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul";
-@@ -199,6 +202,8 @@ ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(lazy, {
+@@ -201,6 +204,8 @@ ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(lazy, {
    TabStateCache: "resource:///modules/sessionstore/TabStateCache.sys.mjs",
    TabStateFlusher: "resource:///modules/sessionstore/TabStateFlusher.sys.mjs",
    setTimeout: "resource://gre/modules/Timer.sys.mjs",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  });
  
  ChromeUtils.defineLazyGetter(lazy, "blankURI", () => {
-@@ -1287,10 +1292,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -1300,10 +1305,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
     */
    get willAutoRestore() {
      return (
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
      );
    },
  
-@@ -1965,6 +1967,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -1990,6 +1992,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        case "TabPinned":
        case "TabUnpinned":
        case "SwapDocShells":
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
          this.saveStateDelayed(win);
          break;
        case "TabGroupCreate":
-@@ -2074,6 +2079,10 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2099,6 +2104,10 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        this._windows[aWindow.__SSi].isTaskbarTab = true;
      }
  
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
      if (lazy.AIWindow.isAIWindowActiveAndEnabled(aWindow)) {
        this._windows[aWindow.__SSi].isAIWindow = true;
      }
-@@ -2110,7 +2119,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2135,7 +2144,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      let isTaskbarTab = this._windows[aWindow.__SSi].isTaskbarTab;
      // A regular window is not a private window, taskbar tab window, or popup window
      let isRegularWindow =
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  
      // perform additional initialization when the first window is loading
      if (lazy.RunState.isStopped) {
-@@ -2122,7 +2131,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2147,7 +2156,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
          // to disk to NOW() to enforce a full interval before the next write.
          lazy.SessionSaver.updateLastSaveTime();
  
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
            this._log.debug(
              "initializeWindow, the window is private or a web app. Saving SessionStartup.state for possibly restoring later"
            );
-@@ -2164,6 +2173,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2191,6 +2200,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
            null,
            "sessionstore-one-or-no-tab-restored"
          );
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
          this._deferredAllWindowsRestored.resolve();
        }
        // this window was opened by _openWindowWithState
-@@ -2213,7 +2223,6 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2240,7 +2250,6 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        if (closedWindowState) {
          let newWindowState;
          if (
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
            !lazy.SessionStartup.willRestore()
          ) {
            // We want to split the window up into pinned tabs and unpinned tabs.
-@@ -2249,6 +2258,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2276,6 +2285,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
          }
  
          if (newWindowState) {
@@ -96,23 +96,17 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
            // Ensure that the window state isn't hidden
            this._restoreCount = 1;
            let state = { windows: [newWindowState] };
-@@ -2277,6 +2287,15 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2312,6 +2322,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        });
        this._shouldRestoreLastSession = false;
      }
 +    else if (!aInitialState && isRegularWindow) {
-+      let windowPromises = [];
-+      for (let window of this._browserWindows) {
-+        windowPromises.push(lazy.TabStateFlusher.flushWindow(window));
-+      }
-+      Promise.all(windowPromises).finally(() => {
-+        lazy.ZenSessionStore.restoreNewWindow(aWindow, this);
-+      });
++      lazy.ZenSessionStore.restoreNewWindow(aWindow, this);
 +    }
  
      if (this._restoreLastWindow && aWindow.toolbar.visible) {
        // always reset (if not a popup window)
-@@ -2427,7 +2446,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2462,7 +2475,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
      var tabbrowser = aWindow.gBrowser;
  
@@ -121,7 +115,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  
      TAB_EVENTS.forEach(function (aEvent) {
        tabbrowser.tabContainer.removeEventListener(aEvent, this, true);
-@@ -2478,7 +2497,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2513,7 +2526,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
        let isLastRegularWindow =
          Object.values(this._windows).filter(
@@ -130,7 +124,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
          ).length == 1;
        this._log.debug(
          `onClose, closing window isLastRegularWindow? ${isLastRegularWindow}`
-@@ -2535,8 +2554,8 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2570,8 +2583,8 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        // 2) Flush the window.
        // 3) When the flush is complete, revisit our decision to store the window
        //    in _closedWindows, and add/remove as necessary.
@@ -141,7 +135,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
        }
  
        completionPromise = lazy.TabStateFlusher.flushWindow(aWindow).then(() => {
-@@ -2556,8 +2575,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2591,8 +2604,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
          // Save non-private windows if they have at
          // least one saveable tab or are the last window.
@@ -153,7 +147,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  
            if (!isLastWindow && winData.closedId > -1) {
              this._addClosedAction(
-@@ -2633,7 +2653,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2668,7 +2682,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
     *        to call this method again asynchronously (for example, after
     *        a window flush).
     */
@@ -162,7 +156,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
      // Make sure SessionStore is still running, and make sure that we
      // haven't chosen to forget this window.
      if (
-@@ -2650,6 +2670,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -2685,6 +2699,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        // _closedWindows from a previous call to this function.
        let winIndex = this._closedWindows.indexOf(winData);
        let alreadyStored = winIndex != -1;
@@ -170,7 +164,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
        // If sidebar command is truthy, i.e. sidebar is open, store sidebar settings
        let shouldStore = hasSaveableTabs || isLastWindow;
  
-@@ -3467,7 +3488,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -3507,7 +3522,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      if (!isPrivateWindow && tabState.isPrivate) {
        return;
      }
@@ -179,7 +173,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
        return;
      }
  
-@@ -4206,6 +4227,12 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -4246,6 +4261,12 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
          Math.min(tabState.index, tabState.entries.length)
        );
        tabState.pinned = false;
@@ -192,7 +186,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  
        if (inBackground === false) {
          aWindow.gBrowser.selectedTab = newTab;
-@@ -4642,6 +4669,8 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -4679,6 +4700,8 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        // Append the tab if we're opening into a different window,
        tabIndex: aSource == aTargetWindow ? pos : Infinity,
        pinned: state.pinned,
@@ -201,7 +195,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
        userContextId: state.userContextId,
        skipLoad: true,
        preferredRemoteType,
-@@ -5146,9 +5175,10 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -5176,9 +5199,10 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        if (activePageData.title && activePageData.title != activePageData.url) {
          win.gBrowser.setInitialTabTitle(tab, activePageData.title, {
            isContentTitle: true,
@@ -213,7 +207,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
        }
      }
  
-@@ -5513,7 +5543,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -5543,7 +5567,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
      for (let i = tabbrowser.pinnedTabCount; i < tabbrowser.tabs.length; i++) {
        let tab = tabbrowser.tabs[i];
@@ -222,7 +216,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
          removableTabs.push(tab);
        }
      }
-@@ -5626,7 +5656,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -5656,7 +5680,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
      // collect the data for all windows
      for (ix in this._windows) {
@@ -231,7 +225,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
          // window data is still in _statesToRestore
          continue;
        }
-@@ -5770,11 +5800,12 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -5800,11 +5824,12 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      }
  
      let tabbrowser = aWindow.gBrowser;
@@ -245,7 +239,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
      // update the internal state data for this window
      for (let tab of tabs) {
        if (tab == aWindow.FirefoxViewHandler.tab) {
-@@ -5785,6 +5816,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -5815,6 +5840,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
        tabsData.push(tabData);
      }
  
@@ -255,7 +249,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
      // update tab group state for this window
      winData.groups = [];
      for (let tabGroup of aWindow.gBrowser.tabGroups) {
-@@ -5801,7 +5835,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -5831,7 +5859,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      // a window is closed, point to the first item in the tab strip instead (it will never be the Firefox View tab,
      // since it's only inserted into the tab strip after it's selected).
      if (aWindow.FirefoxViewHandler.tab?.selected) {
@@ -264,7 +258,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
        winData.title = tabbrowser.tabs[0].label;
      }
      winData.selected = selectedIndex;
-@@ -6003,8 +6037,8 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -6033,8 +6061,8 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      // selectTab represents.
      let selectTab = 0;
      if (overwriteTabs) {
@@ -275,7 +269,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
        selectTab = Math.min(selectTab, winData.tabs.length);
      }
  
-@@ -6026,6 +6060,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -6056,6 +6084,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      if (overwriteTabs) {
        for (let i = tabbrowser.browsers.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
          if (!tabbrowser.tabs[i].selected) {
@@ -283,7 +277,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
            tabbrowser.removeTab(tabbrowser.tabs[i]);
          }
        }
-@@ -6060,6 +6095,12 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -6090,6 +6119,12 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
          savedTabGroup => !openTabGroupIdsInWindow.has(savedTabGroup.id)
        );
      }
@@ -296,7 +290,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  
      // Move the originally open tabs to the end.
      if (initialTabs) {
-@@ -6626,6 +6667,25 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -6656,6 +6691,25 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
      // Most of tabData has been restored, now continue with restoring
      // attributes that may trigger external events.
@@ -322,7 +316,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  
      if (tabData.pinned) {
        tabbrowser.pinTab(tab);
-@@ -6793,6 +6853,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -6838,6 +6892,9 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
          aWindow.gURLBar.readOnly = false;
        }
      }
@@ -332,7 +326,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
  
      let promiseParts = Promise.withResolvers();
      aWindow.setTimeout(() => {
-@@ -7588,7 +7651,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -7633,7 +7690,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
        let groupsToSave = new Map();
        for (let tIndex = 0; tIndex < window.tabs.length; ) {
@@ -341,7 +335,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
            // Adjust window.selected
            if (tIndex + 1 < window.selected) {
              window.selected -= 1;
-@@ -7603,7 +7666,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -7648,7 +7705,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
            );
            // We don't want to increment tIndex here.
            continue;
@@ -350,7 +344,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
            // Convert any open groups into saved groups.
            let groupStateToSave = window.groups.find(
              groupState => groupState.id == window.tabs[tIndex].groupId
-@@ -8062,7 +8125,6 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -8193,7 +8250,6 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      timer.initWithCallback(
        function () {
          if (beats <= 0) {
@@ -358,7 +352,7 @@ index 183543c5f29ff4c879d3058e4c09faf376a69cb7..ab482c32cc697ccef82bf0aeaa0e3a1d
            Glean.sessionRestore.shutdownFlushAllOutcomes.timed_out.add(1);
            deferred.resolve();
          }
-@@ -8540,6 +8602,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
+@@ -8671,6 +8727,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
      if (
        !savedTabGroupState.tabs.length ||
        this.getSavedTabGroup(savedTabGroupState.id)
diff --git a/src/zen/common/modules/ZenStartup.mjs b/src/zen/common/modules/ZenStartup.mjs
index 307fa0dbf..a1683d6ad 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/modules/ZenStartup.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/common/modules/ZenStartup.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import checkForZenUpdates, {
 } from "chrome://browser/content/ZenUpdates.mjs";
 
 class ZenStartup {
-  #watermarkIgnoreElements = ["zen-toast-container"];
+  #watermarkIgnoreElements = ["zen-toast-container", "zen-browser-background"];
   #hasInitializedLayout = false;
 
   isReady = false;
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@ class ZenStartup {
       // overlap and interaction issues with vertical tabs
       document.getElementById("browser").prepend(deckTemplate);
 
-      gZenWorkspaces.init();
-      setTimeout(() => {
+      gZenWorkspaces.init().then(() => {
         gZenUIManager.init();
         this.#initUIComponents();
         this.#checkForWelcomePage();
-      }, 0);
+      });
     } catch (e) {
       console.error("ZenThemeModifier: Error initializing browser layout", e);
     }
@@ -119,7 +118,9 @@ class ZenStartup {
       document.documentElement.removeAttribute("zen-before-loaded");
       return;
     }
-    for (let elem of document.querySelectorAll("#browser > *, #urlbar")) {
+    for (let elem of document.querySelectorAll(
+      `#browser > *:not(${this.#watermarkIgnoreElements.map(id => "#" + id).join(", ")}), #urlbar`
+    )) {
       elem.style.opacity = 0;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css
index 32be5043d..01966ce3d 100644
--- a/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css
+++ b/src/zen/common/styles/zen-browser-ui.css
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ body,
   }
 }
 
-:root[zen-before-loaded="true"] #browser > *:not(#zen-toast-container),
+:root[zen-before-loaded="true"] #browser > *:not(#zen-toast-container, #zen-browser-background),
 :root[zen-before-loaded="true"] #urlbar {
   opacity: 0 !important;
 }
diff --git a/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs b/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs
index bccec81c6..594ae490c 100644
--- a/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/sessionstore/ZenSessionManager.sys.mjs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ChromeUtils.defineESModuleGetters(lazy, {
   PrivateBrowsingUtils: "resource://gre/modules/PrivateBrowsingUtils.sys.mjs",
   SessionStore: "resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionStore.sys.mjs",
   SessionStartup: "resource:///modules/sessionstore/SessionStartup.sys.mjs",
+  TabStateFlusher: "resource:///modules/sessionstore/TabStateFlusher.sys.mjs",
   gWindowSyncEnabled: "resource:///modules/zen/ZenWindowSync.sys.mjs",
   gSyncOnlyPinnedTabs: "resource:///modules/zen/ZenWindowSync.sys.mjs",
   DeferredTask: "resource://gre/modules/DeferredTask.sys.mjs",
@@ -914,6 +915,79 @@ export class nsZenSessionManager {
     aWindow.__isNewZenWindow = true;
     SessionStoreInternal._deferredInitialState = newState;
     SessionStoreInternal.initializeWindow(aWindow, newState);
+    this.#refreshRestoredTabsState(aWindow, SessionStoreInternal).catch(e =>
+      console.error("ZenSessionManager: Failed to refresh restored tabs", e)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The state we clone into a new window comes from the parent process
+   * cache, which may lag behind the content processes (e.g. for a tab that
+   * was opened or navigated right before opening the new window). After the
+   * new window has been restored, flush the previous window and update each
+   * counterpart tab that hasn't started loading yet.
+   *
+   * @param {Window} aWindow
+   *        The newly restored window.
+   * @param {object} SessionStoreInternal
+   *        The SessionStore module instance.
+   */
+  async #refreshRestoredTabsState(aWindow, SessionStoreInternal) {
+    // Wait until the tabs have actually been created in the new window.
+    await aWindow.gZenWorkspaces.promiseInitialized;
+    if (aWindow.closed) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // Only refresh from the most recently used window: any other window
+    // already reported its state when it lost focus, so the cloned data
+    // is up to date for it.
+    let previousWindow = null;
+    for (const win of SessionStoreInternal._browserWindows) {
+      if (win !== aWindow && !win.closed) {
+        previousWindow = win;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!previousWindow) {
+      return;
+    }
+    for (const tab of previousWindow.gZenWorkspaces.allStoredTabs) {
+      const syncId = tab.getAttribute("id");
+      // A tab that has never loaded has no state in the content process,
+      // so there's nothing newer to flush out of it.
+      if (!syncId || tab.closing || !tab.linkedPanel) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const targetTab = aWindow.document.getElementById(syncId);
+      // Only refresh a tab that hasn't started loading: setting the state
+      // of a loaded tab would reload it.
+      if (
+        !aWindow.gBrowser.isTab(targetTab) ||
+        targetTab.linkedPanel ||
+        targetTab.closing
+      ) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      lazy.TabStateFlusher.flush(tab.linkedBrowser)
+        .then(() => {
+          // Things may have changed while the flush was in flight.
+          if (
+            aWindow.closed ||
+            tab.closing ||
+            targetTab.linkedPanel ||
+            targetTab.closing
+          ) {
+            return;
+          }
+          lazy.SessionStore.setTabState(
+            targetTab,
+            lazy.SessionStore.getTabState(tab)
+          );
+        })
+        .catch(e =>
+          console.error("ZenSessionManager: Failed to refresh tab state", e)
+        );
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceManager.mjs b/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceManager.mjs
index 912e39bef..e4a31b5a8 100644
--- a/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceManager.mjs
+++ b/src/zen/spaces/ZenSpaceManager.mjs
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ class nsZenWorkspaces {
 
   restoreWorkspacesFromSessionStore(aWinData = {}) {
     if (this.#hasInitialized || !this.workspaceEnabled) {
+      this._resolveInitialized?.();
       return Promise.resolve();
     }
     const spacesFromStore = aWinData.spaces || [];
diff --git a/surfer.json b/surfer.json
index 19770b353..de5b254d8 100644
--- a/surfer.json
+++ b/surfer.json
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   "binaryName": "zen",
   "version": {
     "product": "firefox",
-    "version": "153.0.1",
-    "candidate": "153.0.1",
+    "version": "153.0.3",
+    "candidate": "153.0.3",
     "candidateBuild": 1
   },
   "buildOptions": {