diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 53191504a516..437d084faffd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 * Add `a11y-no-static-element-interactions`rule ([#8251](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/8251))
 * Bind `null` option and input values consistently ([#8312](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/8312))
 * Allow `$store` to be used with changing values including nullish values ([#7555](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/7555))
+* Initialize stylesheet with `/* empty */` to enable setting CSP directive that also works in Safari ([#7800](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/7800))
+* Treat slots as if they don't exist when using CSS adjacent and general sibling combinators ([#8284](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/8284))
 
 ## Unreleased (3.0)
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts b/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
index 705e341601e1..7c1652bb551e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/css/Selector.ts
@@ -471,28 +471,22 @@ function get_element_parent(node: Element): Element | null {
 }
 
 /**
-	* Finds the given node's previous sibling in the DOM
-	*	
-	* Unless the component is a custom element (web component), which in this
-	* case, the <slot> element is actually real, the Svelte <slot> is just a 
-	* placeholder and is not actually real. Any children nodes in <slot>
-	* are 'flattened' and considered as the same level as the <slot>'s siblings
-	*
-	* e.g.
-	* <h1>Heading 1</h1>
-	* <slot>
-	*   <h2>Heading 2</h2>
-	* </slot>
-	*
-	* is considered to look like:
-	* <h1>Heading 1</h1>
-	* <h2>Heading 2</h2>
-	*/
+ * Finds the given node's previous sibling in the DOM
+ *
+ * The Svelte <slot> is just a placeholder and is not actually real. Any children nodes
+ * in <slot> are 'flattened' and considered as the same level as the <slot>'s siblings
+ *
+ * e.g.
+ * <h1>Heading 1</h1>
+ * <slot>
+ *   <h2>Heading 2</h2>
+ * </slot>
+ *
+ * is considered to look like:
+ * <h1>Heading 1</h1>
+ * <h2>Heading 2</h2>
+ */
 function find_previous_sibling(node: INode): INode {
-	if (node.component.compile_options.customElement) {
-		return node.prev;
-	}
-
 	let current_node: INode = node;
 	do { 
 		if (current_node.type === 'Slot') {
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
index 9125eb0b9829..16a58b191a77 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/dom.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ export function get_root_for_style(node: Node): ShadowRoot | Document {
 
 export function append_empty_stylesheet(node: Node) {
 	const style_element = element('style') as HTMLStyleElement;
+	// For transitions to work without 'style-src: unsafe-inline' Content Security Policy,
+	// these empty tags need to be allowed with a hash as a workaround until we move to the Web Animations API.
+	// Using the hash for the empty string (for an empty tag) works in all browsers except Safari.
+	// So as a workaround for the workaround, when we append empty style tags we set their content to /* empty */.
+	// The hash 'sha256-9OlNO0DNEeaVzHL4RZwCLsBHA8WBQ8toBp/4F5XV2nc=' will then work even in Safari.
+	style_element.textContent = '/* empty */';
 	append_stylesheet(get_root_for_style(node), style_element);
 	return style_element.sheet as CSSStyleSheet;
 }
diff --git a/test/runtime-puppeteer/samples/style_manager-cleanup/_config.js b/test/runtime-puppeteer/samples/style_manager-cleanup/_config.js
index b3a5a97e4596..47d7dee83f51 100644
--- a/test/runtime-puppeteer/samples/style_manager-cleanup/_config.js
+++ b/test/runtime-puppeteer/samples/style_manager-cleanup/_config.js
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ export default {
 	test: async ({ component, assert, window, waitUntil }) => {
 		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, '');
 		component.visible = true;
-		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, '<style></style>');
+		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, '<style>/* empty */</style>');
 		await waitUntil(() => window.document.head.innerHTML === '');
 		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, '');
 
 		component.visible = false;
-		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, '<style></style>');
+		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, '<style>/* empty */</style>');
 		await waitUntil(() => window.document.head.innerHTML === '');
 		assert.htmlEqual(window.document.head.innerHTML, '');
 	}
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte b/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte
index ffaeb2c09708..455d1da1703d 100644
--- a/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte
+++ b/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<svelte:options tag="my-element" />
+<svelte:options customElement="my-element" />
 
 <h1>Heading 1</h1>
 <span>Span 1</span>
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 </slot>
 
 <style>
-	/* This will not get picked up */
-	h1 ~ p {
+	/* This will not be picked up */
+	h1 ~ slot > p {
 		color: red;
 	}
 
-	/* This will be picked up */
-	h1 ~ slot > p {
+	/* This will get picked up */
+	h1 ~ p {
 		color: red;
 	}
 </style>
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json b/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json
index 0336660cafc7..c1db03aa548b 100644
--- a/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json
+++ b/test/validator/samples/general-siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [
   {
     "code": "css-unused-selector",
-    "message": "Unused CSS selector \"h1 ~ p\"",
+    "message": "Unused CSS selector \"h1 ~ slot > p\"",
     "start": {
       "column": 1,
       "line": 12
     },
     "end": {
-      "column": 7,
+      "column": 14,
       "line": 12
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte b/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte
index 1d98415321d7..0ec25f7ac4bd 100644
--- a/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte
+++ b/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/input.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<svelte:options tag="custom-element" />
+<svelte:options customElement="custom-element" />
 
 <h1>test</h1>
 <slot>
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 <style>
 	/* This will not be picked up */
-  h1 + span {
-    color: red;
-  }
+	h1 + slot > span {
+		color: red;
+	}
 
 	/* This will be picked up */
-	h1 + slot > span {
+	h1 + span {
 		color: red;
 	}
 </style>
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json b/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json
index 3ef66ebf60dc..c027e667609a 100644
--- a/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json
+++ b/test/validator/samples/siblings-combinator-in-custom-element-selects-slot-fallback/warnings.json
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   {
     "code": "css-unused-selector",
     "end": {
-      "column": 11,
+      "column": 17,
       "line": 10
     },
-    "message": "Unused CSS selector \"h1 + span\"",
+    "message": "Unused CSS selector \"h1 + slot > span\"",
     "start": {
-      "column": 2,
+      "column": 1,
       "line": 10
     }
   }