diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ae338762..8dbd35d3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@zen-browser/surfer": "^1.10.4"
+        "@zen-browser/surfer": "^1.10.5"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "husky": "^9.1.7",
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@zen-browser/surfer": {
-      "version": "1.10.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zen-browser/surfer/-/surfer-1.10.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xDXJYgbJTfNpM+LsJDJ81VCotwIBY3CItrD7Y1hPqf84Ino/sTqy/QuHQCVqZU3StewAvVuV68MWnaiY9ytlMA==",
+      "version": "1.10.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@zen-browser/surfer/-/surfer-1.10.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jpGArye02C6M65qy0b5kZWzDBO5sh/BY6k2otC1keAjICm9lxELsh5ELRz0tVQ6kwrBUC3yE4uP8jzUgQdCuCg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@resvg/resvg-js": "^1.4.0",
         "async-icns": "^1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af630a45..3c3a548a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/zen-browser/core#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zen-browser/surfer": "^1.10.4"
+    "@zen-browser/surfer": "^1.10.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "husky": "^9.1.7",
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-media-player.inc.xhtml b/src/browser/base/content/zen-media-player.inc.xhtml
index 8295bf40..a60b65c4 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-media-player.inc.xhtml
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-media-player.inc.xhtml
@@ -5,30 +5,18 @@
   hidden="true">
   <toolbaritem>
     <vbox id="zen-media-main-vbox">
-      <hbox id="zen-media-service-hbox" class="show-on-hover">
-        <hbox id="zen-media-service-button">
-          <image/>
-        </hbox>
-        <hbox id="zen-media-service-title" fadein="true">
-          <label class="service" />
-          <label class="tld" />
-        </hbox>
-      </hbox>
-      
       <vbox id="zen-media-info-vbox" class="show-on-hover">
         <label id="zen-media-title" fadein="true"/>
         <label id="zen-media-artist" fadein="true"/>
       </vbox>
-
       <hbox id="zen-media-progress-hbox"  class="show-on-hover">
         <label id="zen-media-current-time">0:00</label>
-        <html:input type="range" id="zen-media-progress-bar" 
+        <html:input type="range" id="zen-media-progress-bar"
           value="0" min="0" max="100" step="0.1"
           oninput="gZenMediaController.onMediaSeekDrag(event);"
           onchange="gZenMediaController.onMediaSeekComplete(event);"/>
         <label id="zen-media-duration">0:00</label>
       </hbox>
-      
       <hbox id="zen-media-controls-hbox">
         <toolbarbutton id="zen-media-focus-button"
           class="toolbarbutton-1"
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-media-controls.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-media-controls.css
index 0aab6329..83a2d680 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-media-controls.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-media-controls.css
@@ -60,32 +60,32 @@
   &:hover {
     & #zen-media-main-vbox {
       transition-delay: 0s;
-      gap: 6px;
+      gap: 8px;
     }
 
     .show-on-hover {
       max-height: 50px;
       padding: 2px 6px;
+      padding-top: 4px;
       margin-bottom: 0;
       opacity: 1;
       transform: translateY(0);
     }
   }
 
-  &:not(:hover) {
-    &.playing:not([muted]) #zen-media-focus-button::after {
-      content: '';
-      position: absolute;
-      width: 100%;
-      height: 100%;
-      background-repeat: no-repeat;
-      opacity: 1;
-      background: url('chrome://browser/content/zen-images/note-indicator.svg') no-repeat;
-      top: -50%;
-      left: 50%;
-      transform: translateX(-50%);
-      z-index: -1;
-    }
+  &.playing:not([muted]) #zen-media-focus-button:not(:hover)::after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    background-repeat: no-repeat;
+    opacity: 1;
+    background: url('chrome://browser/content/zen-images/note-indicator.svg') no-repeat;
+    top: -50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    transform: translateX(-50%);
+    z-index: -1;
+    pointer-events: none;
   }
 
   #zen-media-focus-button {
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@
     transform: translateY(5px);
     padding: 0 6px;
     transition:
-      max-height 0.1s ease-in-out,
-      opacity 0.1s ease-in-out,
-      transform 0.05s ease-in-out,
-      padding 0.15s ease-in-out;
+      max-height 0.15s ease-in-out,
+      opacity 0.15s ease-in-out,
+      transform 0.1s ease-in-out,
+      padding 0.1s ease-in-out;
   }
 
   #zen-media-current-time,
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-#zen-media-service-title,
 #zen-media-title,
 #zen-media-artist {
   white-space: nowrap;
@@ -167,20 +166,6 @@
   margin-left: 0;
 }
 
-#zen-media-service-title {
-  align-self: center;
-  font-size: math;
-  margin-left: 6px;
-
-  & label {
-    margin: 0;
-  }
-
-  & .tld {
-    opacity: 0.5;
-  }
-}
-
 #zen-media-title,
 #zen-media-artist {
   align-self: start;
@@ -199,16 +184,11 @@
 }
 
 #zen-media-main-vbox,
-#zen-media-service-hbox,
 #zen-media-info-vbox,
 #zen-media-progress-hbox {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
-#zen-media-service-hbox {
-  padding-top: 6px;
-}
-
 #zen-media-info-vbox {
   & label {
     width: 100%;
@@ -239,16 +219,6 @@
   --toolbarbutton-outer-padding: 0;
 }
 
-#zen-media-service-button {
-  align-items: center;
-
-  & image {
-    width: 16px;
-    height: 16px;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-  }
-}
-
 :root:not([zen-sidebar-expanded='true']) {
   #zen-media-controls-toolbar {
     display: none;
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
index e41ca0dd..9f4c6938 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenMediaController.mjs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ class ZenMediaController {
   mediaTitle = null;
   mediaArtist = null;
   mediaControlBar = null;
-  mediaServiceIcon = null;
-  mediaServiceTitle = null;
   mediaProgressBar = null;
   mediaCurrentTime = null;
   mediaDuration = null;
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ class ZenMediaController {
     this.mediaTitle = document.querySelector('#zen-media-title');
     this.mediaArtist = document.querySelector('#zen-media-artist');
     this.mediaControlBar = document.querySelector('#zen-media-controls-toolbar');
-    this.mediaServiceIcon = document.querySelector('#zen-media-service-button > image');
-    this.mediaServiceTitle = document.querySelector('#zen-media-service-title');
     this.mediaProgressBar = document.querySelector('#zen-media-progress-bar');
     this.mediaCurrentTime = document.querySelector('#zen-media-current-time');
     this.mediaDuration = document.querySelector('#zen-media-duration');
@@ -106,15 +102,6 @@ class ZenMediaController {
       this.mediaControlBar.classList.add('playing');
     }
 
-    // Have it displayed as e.g. <white>youtube</white><grey>.com</grey>
-    let host = this._currentBrowser._originalURI.displayHost;
-    if (host.startsWith('www.')) host = host.slice(4);
-    // note: we might have subdomains, so we need to split the host
-    const [service, ...tld] = host.split('.');
-    this.mediaServiceTitle.querySelector('.service').textContent = service;
-    this.mediaServiceTitle.querySelector('.tld').textContent = '.' + tld.join('.');
-
-    this.mediaServiceIcon.src = this._currentBrowser.mIconURL;
     this.mediaFocusButton.style.listStyleImage = `url(${this._currentBrowser.mIconURL})`;
 
     this.mediaTitle.textContent = metadata.title || '';
diff --git a/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/icons.css b/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/icons.css
index 5a2baba6..b6a47e67 100644
--- a/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/icons.css
+++ b/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/icons.css
@@ -1179,8 +1179,6 @@ menupopup > menuitem:is([type='checkbox']) .menu-iconic-left {
   list-style-image: url('close.svg') !important;
 }
 
-#zen-media-controls-toolbar:hover {
-  #zen-media-focus-button {
-    list-style-image: url('screen.svg') !important;
-  }
+#zen-media-focus-button:hover {
+  list-style-image: url('screen.svg') !important;
 }
diff --git a/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-next.svg b/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-next.svg
index 0bf9db59..81bb4071 100644
--- a/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-next.svg
+++ b/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-next.svg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="18px" height="18px" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M4.05,3.677l8.254,4.57c.595,.33,.595,1.177,0,1.506L4.05,14.323c-.582,.322-1.3-.094-1.3-.753V4.43c0-.66,.718-1.075,1.3-.753Z" fill="none" stroke="context-fill" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"></path><line x1="15.25" y1="15.25" x2="15.25" y2="2.75" fill="none" stroke="context-fill" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" data-color="color-2"></line></svg>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="18px" height="18px" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M12.667,7.59L4.413,3.021c-.511-.283-1.116-.275-1.618,.022-.498,.293-.795,.812-.795,1.387V13.57c0,.575,.297,1.094,.795,1.387,.258,.152,.542,.229,.828,.229,.271,0,.542-.069,.791-.207l8.254-4.57c.514-.285,.833-.825,.833-1.41s-.319-1.125-.833-1.41Z" fill="context-fill"></path><path d="M15.25,2c-.414,0-.75,.336-.75,.75V15.25c0,.414,.336,.75,.75,.75s.75-.336,.75-.75V2.75c0-.414-.336-.75-.75-.75Z" fill="context-fill" data-color="color-2"></path></svg>
diff --git a/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-previous.svg b/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-previous.svg
index 1175b9c3..118f55f3 100644
--- a/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-previous.svg
+++ b/src/browser/themes/shared/zen-icons/lin/media-previous.svg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="18px" height="18px" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M13.95,14.323L5.697,9.753c-.595-.33-.595-1.177,0-1.506L13.95,3.677c.582-.322,1.3,.094,1.3,.753V13.57c0,.66-.718,1.075-1.3,.753Z" fill="none" stroke="context-fill" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"></path><line x1="2.75" y1="2.75" x2="2.75" y2="15.25" fill="none" stroke="context-fill" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" data-color="color-2"></line></svg>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" width="18px" height="18px" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M15.205,3.042c-.502-.297-1.107-.305-1.618-.022L5.333,7.59c-.514,.285-.833,.825-.833,1.41s.319,1.125,.833,1.41l8.254,4.57c.249,.138,.52,.207,.791,.206,.285,0,.57-.076,.828-.228,.498-.293,.795-.812,.795-1.387V4.43c0-.575-.297-1.094-.795-1.387Z" fill="context-fill"></path><path d="M2.75,2c-.414,0-.75,.336-.75,.75V15.25c0,.414,.336,.75,.75,.75s.75-.336,.75-.75V2.75c0-.414-.336-.75-.75-.75Z" fill="context-fill" data-color="color-2"></path></svg>