diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/MediaNotificationTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/MediaNotificationTest.kt
index ad6ddc8d2..287a16d07 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/MediaNotificationTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/MediaNotificationTest.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package org.mozilla.fenix.ui
 import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
-import org.junit.Ignore
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.AndroidAssetDispatcher
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.robots.browserScreen
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.robots.homeScreen
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.robots.mDevice
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.robots.navigationToolbar
+import org.mozilla.fenix.ui.robots.notificationShade
 
 /**
  *  Tests for verifying basic functionality of media notifications:
@@ -63,6 +63,14 @@ class MediaNotificationTest {
 
         browserScreen {
             verifyMediaIsPaused()
+        }.openHomeScreen {
+            closeTab()
+        }
+
+        mDevice.openNotification()
+
+        notificationShade {
+            verifySystemNotificationGone(videoTestPage.title)
         }
     }
 
@@ -85,11 +93,18 @@ class MediaNotificationTest {
 
         browserScreen {
             verifyMediaIsPaused()
+        }.openHomeScreen {
+            closeTab()
+        }
+
+        mDevice.openNotification()
+
+        notificationShade {
+            verifySystemNotificationGone(audioTestPage.title)
         }
     }
 
     @Test
-    @Ignore("Temp disable test - see: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/9670")
     fun tabMediaControlButtonTest() {
         val audioTestPage = TestAssetHelper.getAudioPageAsset(mockWebServer)
 
@@ -128,6 +143,14 @@ class MediaNotificationTest {
 
         browserScreen {
             verifyMediaIsPaused()
+        }.openHomeScreen {
+            closeTab()
+        }
+
+        mDevice.openNotification()
+
+        notificationShade {
+            verifySystemNotificationGone(audioTestPage.title)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TabbedBrowsingTest.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TabbedBrowsingTest.kt
index d48856747..094ddc7a9 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TabbedBrowsingTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/TabbedBrowsingTest.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import androidx.test.uiautomator.Until
 import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer
 import org.junit.After
 import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Ignore
 import org.junit.Rule
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.AndroidAssetDispatcher
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ class TabbedBrowsingTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Ignore("Temp disabled, intermittent test: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/9783")
     @Test
     fun closePrivateTabsNotificationTest() {
         val defaultWebPage = TestAssetHelper.getGenericAsset(mockWebServer, 1)
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt
index b87c4e3cb..afab1c7b5 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/HomeScreenRobot.kt
@@ -194,7 +194,11 @@ class HomeScreenRobot {
 
     fun verifyTabMediaControlButtonState(action: String) {
         mDevice.waitNotNull(
-            Until.findObject(By.res("org.mozilla.fenix.debug:id/play_pause_button")),
+            findObject(
+                By
+                    .res("org.mozilla.fenix.debug:id/play_pause_button")
+                    .desc(action)
+            ),
             waitingTime
         )
 
diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/NotificationRobot.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/NotificationRobot.kt
index 879bf029c..df3e5c6fc 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/NotificationRobot.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/org/mozilla/fenix/ui/robots/NotificationRobot.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import androidx.test.uiautomator.By.text
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiScrollable
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.UiSelector
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.Until
+import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.TestAssetHelper.waitingTime
 import org.mozilla.fenix.helpers.ext.waitNotNull
 
@@ -36,6 +37,19 @@ class NotificationRobot {
         }
     }
 
+    fun verifySystemNotificationGone(notificationMessage: String) {
+        mDevice.waitNotNull(
+            Until.gone(text(notificationMessage)),
+            waitingTime
+        )
+
+        assertFalse(
+            mDevice.findObject(
+                UiSelector().text(notificationMessage)
+            ).exists()
+        )
+    }
+
     fun verifyPrivateTabsNotification() {
         mDevice.waitNotNull(Until.hasObject(text("Close private tabs")), waitingTime)
         assertPrivateTabsNotification()