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 e7c262ccc..1311bdbc6 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
@@ -159,6 +159,14 @@
       }
     }
 
+    & #tabbrowser-tabs {
+      & .tabbrowser-tab {
+        &:not([pinned]) .tab-close-button {
+          display: block !important;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     @media (-moz-bool-pref: 'zen.view.sidebar-expanded.on-hover') {
       :root:not([zen-sidebar-legacy='true']) #navigator-toolbox:is([zen-user-hover='true']:hover, :not([zen-user-hover='true'])) {
         padding-right: 47px !important;