diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
index 286493476..7f0312f38 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    &[selected] .tab-background {
-      backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
-    }
-
     @media (-moz-bool-pref: 'zen.tabs.dim-pending') {
       &[pending='true'] .tab-icon-image {
         opacity: 0.5;
@@ -326,13 +322,18 @@
     /* On essentials, glance tabs are floating */
     &[zen-essential='true'] .tabbrowser-tab {
       position: absolute;
-      top: 4px;
-      right: 4px;
-      --tab-collapsed-width: 35px;
+      top: 0px;
+      right: 0px;
+      --tab-collapsed-width: 34px;
       --tab-min-height: 16px;
       width: var(--tab-collapsed-width) !important;
       z-index: 1;
       pointer-events: none;
+      & .tab-background {
+        /* Solid colors because we don't want to show the background */
+        background: light-dark(rgb(249, 249, 249), rgb(63, 63, 63)) !important;
+        border: 2px solid light-dark(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4));
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -954,7 +955,7 @@
   padding: 0;
 }
 
-#zen-essentials-container .tabbrowser-tab {
+#zen-essentials-container > .tabbrowser-tab {
   --toolbarbutton-inner-padding: 0;
   max-width: unset;
   width: 100% !important;
@@ -994,7 +995,7 @@
   }
 
   @media (-moz-bool-pref: 'zen.theme.essentials-favicon-bg') {
-    &[visuallyselected] .tab-background {
+    &[visuallyselected] > .tab-stack > .tab-background {
       &::after {
         content: "";
         inset: -50%;