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 65473b89..f93c6f6f 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
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@
       &::after {
         content: "";
         inset: -50%;
-        filter: blur(15px) brightness(1.2);
+        filter: blur(20px);
         position: absolute;
         background-size: 100% 100%;
         background-clip: padding-box;
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
index ab55b1a5..2717ceac 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@
     overflow: hidden;
     display: flex;
     gap: 0.5ch;
+    overflow-x: auto;
+    scrollbar-width: none;
+    scroll-behavior: smooth;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
index 19c28220..57bc92cd 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
@@ -192,15 +192,6 @@ class ZenMediaController {
     this._currentBrowser = browser;
 
     this.updatePipButton();
-
-    const positionState = mediaController.getPositionState();
-    this.mediaControllersMap.set(mediaController.id, {
-      controller: mediaController,
-      browser,
-      position: positionState.position,
-      duration: positionState.duration,
-      lastUpdated: Date.now(),
-    });
   }
 
   setupMediaControlUI(metadata, positionState) {
@@ -244,6 +235,7 @@ class ZenMediaController {
       browser,
       position: positionState.position,
       duration: positionState.duration,
+      playbackRate: positionState.playbackRate,
       lastUpdated: Date.now(),
     });
 
@@ -292,6 +284,7 @@ class ZenMediaController {
       ...mediaController,
       position: event.position,
       duration: event.duration,
+      playbackRate: event.playbackRate,
       lastUpdated: Date.now(),
     });
 
@@ -333,6 +326,7 @@ class ZenMediaController {
             this.setupMediaControlUI(nextController.controller.getMetadata(), {
               position: nextController.position + (nextController.controller.isPlaying ? elapsedTime : 0),
               duration: nextController.duration,
+              playbackRate: nextController.playbackRate,
             });
 
             this.showMediaControls();
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenViewSplitter.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
index 33ab211b..e536a43f 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenViewSplitter.mjs
@@ -981,7 +981,9 @@ class ZenViewSplitter extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
       layoutTree: this.calculateLayoutTree(tabs, gridType),
     };
     this._data.push(splitData);
-    window.gBrowser.selectedTab = tabs[0];
+    if (!this._sessionRestoring) {
+      window.gBrowser.selectedTab = tabs[0];
+    }
 
     // Add tabs to the split view group
     let splitGroup = this._getSplitViewGroup(tabs);
@@ -1739,6 +1741,7 @@ class ZenViewSplitter extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
     if (!data) {
       return;
     }
+    this._sessionRestoring = true;
     // We can just get the tab group with document.getElementById(group.groupId)
     // and add the tabs to it
     for (const group of data) {
@@ -1748,6 +1751,15 @@ class ZenViewSplitter extends ZenDOMOperatedFeature {
         this.splitTabs([...tabs], group.gridType);
       }
     }
+    delete this._sessionRestoring;
+  }
+
+  onAfterWorkspaceSessionRestore() {
+    if (this.currentView >= 0) {
+      // Activate all browsers in the split view
+      this.currentView = -1;
+      this.onLocationChange(gBrowser.selectedTab.linkedBrowser);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
index 0d7f3472..a1afd515 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
 
   _handleSwipeMayStart(event) {
     if (!this.workspaceEnabled) return;
+    if (event.target.closest('#zen-sidebar-bottom-buttons')) return;
 
     // Only handle horizontal swipes
     if (event.direction === event.DIRECTION_LEFT || event.direction === event.DIRECTION_RIGHT) {
@@ -648,6 +649,7 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
     if (gZenVerticalTabsManager._canReplaceNewTab && showed) {
       BrowserCommands.openTab();
     }
+    gZenViewSplitter.onAfterWorkspaceSessionRestore();
   }
 
   handleInitialTab(tab, isEmpty) {
@@ -2415,6 +2417,17 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
       const maxWidth = 100 / numButtons;
       parent.style.setProperty('--zen-overflowed-workspace-button-width', `${maxWidth}%`);
       this._processingResize = false;
+
+      // Scroll to the active workspace button if it's not visible
+      const activeButton = parent.querySelector('.zen-workspace-button.active');
+      if (!activeButton) {
+        return;
+      }
+      const parentRect = parent.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const activeRect = activeButton.getBoundingClientRect();
+      if (activeRect.left < parentRect.left || activeRect.right > parentRect.right) {
+        parent.scrollLeft = activeButton.offsetLeft;
+      }
     });
   }
 })();
diff --git a/src/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore-sys-mjs.patch b/src/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore-sys-mjs.patch
index 3f6b5aa1..b4ab32df 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 f814772114948f87cbb3c3a7231c95ea1f68d776..ee358a46956d5f09983fa98a202085bac69c8b27 100644
+index f814772114948f87cbb3c3a7231c95ea1f68d776..38913eb9dee97b42697440560f7a1bab1ffe9f15 100644
 --- a/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.sys.mjs
 +++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/SessionStore.sys.mjs
 @@ -3171,7 +3171,7 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
@@ -54,17 +54,6 @@ index f814772114948f87cbb3c3a7231c95ea1f68d776..ee358a46956d5f09983fa98a202085ba
        this._log.debug(
          `restoreWindow, createTabsForSessionRestore returned ${tabs.length} tabs`
        );
-@@ -5933,8 +5936,8 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
-     let isRemotenessUpdate = options.isRemotenessUpdate;
- 
-     let willRestoreImmediately =
--      options.restoreImmediately || tabbrowser.selectedBrowser == browser;
--
-+      options.restoreImmediately || tabbrowser.selectedBrowser == browser
-+        || (tabbrowser.selectedTab.group?.id == tab.group?.id);
-     let isBrowserInserted = browser.isConnected;
- 
-     // Increase the busy state counter before modifying the tab.
 @@ -6086,8 +6089,23 @@ var SessionStoreInternal = {
  
      // Most of tabData has been restored, now continue with restoring
diff --git a/surfer.json b/surfer.json
index cd2b1a8a..b7018c92 100644
--- a/surfer.json
+++ b/surfer.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "brandShortName": "Zen",
       "brandFullName": "Zen Browser",
       "release": {
-        "displayVersion": "1.10.1b",
+        "displayVersion": "1.10.2b",
         "github": {
           "repo": "zen-browser/desktop"
         },
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       "brandShortName": "Twilight",
       "brandFullName": "Zen Twilight",
       "release": {
-        "displayVersion": "1.10.1t",
+        "displayVersion": "1.10.2t",
         "github": {
           "repo": "zen-browser/desktop"
         }