diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs
index c3eea7bc3..6ae59cb62 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenPinnedTabManager.mjs
@@ -290,8 +290,10 @@
           }
         }
         gBrowser.tabContainer._invalidateCachedTabs();
-
         newTab.initialize();
+        if (!ZenWorkspaces.essentialShouldShowTab(newTab)) {
+          gBrowser.hideTab(newTab, undefined, true);
+        }
       }
 
       gBrowser._updateTabBarForPinnedTabs();
diff --git a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
index 94f577649..532d2437a 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
+++ b/src/browser/base/zen-components/ZenWorkspaces.mjs
@@ -1666,6 +1666,21 @@ var ZenWorkspaces = new (class extends ZenMultiWindowFeature {
     return prevTabUsed;
   }
 
+  // Only use it in gZenPinnedTabsManager, when initializing essential tabs
+  essentialShouldShowTab(tab) {
+    if (tab.getAttribute('zen-essential') !== 'true') {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const workspaces = this._workspaceCache;
+    if (!workspaces) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    const containerId = (
+      workspaces.workspaces.find((workspace) => workspace.uuid === this.activeWorkspace) || {}
+    )?.containerTabId?.toString();
+    return this._shouldShowTab(tab, this.activeWorkspace, containerId, workspaces);
+  }
+
   _shouldShowTab(tab, workspaceUuid, containerId, workspaces) {
     const isEssential = tab.getAttribute('zen-essential') === 'true';
     const tabWorkspaceId = tab.getAttribute('zen-workspace-id');