diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
index f5f4293af..418d0ee50 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/tab.py
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ class AbstractHistory:
         self.tab = tab
         self.widget = None
 
+    def __iter__(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def current_idx(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def back(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -168,6 +174,15 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
     def shutdown(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def title(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def set_zoom_factor(self, factor):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def zoom_factor(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def __repr__(self):
         url = utils.elide(self.cur_url.toDisplayString(QUrl.EncodeUnicode),
                           100)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
index f239ce9c6..685558be3 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes, qtutils
 
 class WebEngineHistory(tab.AbstractHistory):
 
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.history.items())
+
+    def current_idx(self):
+        return self.history.currentItemIndex()
+
     def back(self):
         self.history.back()
 
@@ -84,6 +90,12 @@ class WebEngineViewTab(tab.AbstractTab):
     def scroll_pos(self):
         return (0, 0)
 
+    def set_zoom_factor(self, factor):
+        self._widget.setZoomFactor(factor)
+
+    def zoom_factor(self):
+        return self._widget.zoomFactor()
+
     def dump_async(self, callback=None, *, plain=False):
         if plain:
             self._widget.page().toPlainText(callback)
@@ -104,6 +116,9 @@ class WebEngineViewTab(tab.AbstractTab):
     def stop(self):
         self._widget.stop()
 
+    def title(self):
+        return self._widget.title()
+
     def _connect_signals(self):
         view = self._widget
         page = view.page()
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
index 9672363d8..40521f4ee 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ from qutebrowser.utils import qtutils
 
 class WebViewHistory(tab.AbstractHistory):
 
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.history.items())
+
+    def current_idx(self):
+        return self.history.currentItemIndex()
+
     def back(self):
         self.history.back()
 
@@ -110,6 +116,15 @@ class WebViewTab(tab.AbstractTab):
     def stop(self):
         self._widget.stop()
 
+    def title(self):
+        return self._widget.title()
+
+    def set_zoom_factor(self, factor):
+        self._widget.setZoomFactor(factor)
+
+    def zoom_factor(self):
+        return self._widget.zoomFactor()
+
     def _connect_signals(self):
         view = self._widget
         page = view.page()
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py b/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
index 13d6166f9..66bcf7b9f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/sessions.py
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ class SessionManager(QObject):
         data = {'history': []}
         if active:
             data['active'] = True
-        history = tab.page().history()
-        for idx, item in enumerate(history.items()):
+        for idx, item in enumerate(tab.history):
             qtutils.ensure_valid(item)
 
             item_data = {
@@ -152,8 +151,8 @@ class SessionManager(QObject):
                 item_data['title'] = item.title()
             else:
                 # https://github.com/The-Compiler/qutebrowser/issues/879
-                if history.currentItemIndex() == idx:
-                    item_data['title'] = tab.page().mainFrame().title()
+                if tab.history.current_idx() == idx:
+                    item_data['title'] = tab.title()
                 else:
                     item_data['title'] = item_data['url']
 
@@ -161,20 +160,20 @@ class SessionManager(QObject):
                 encoded = item.originalUrl().toEncoded()
                 item_data['original-url'] = bytes(encoded).decode('ascii')
 
-            if history.currentItemIndex() == idx:
+            if tab.history.current_idx() == idx:
                 item_data['active'] = True
 
             user_data = item.userData()
-            if history.currentItemIndex() == idx:
-                pos = tab.page().mainFrame().scrollPosition()
-                item_data['zoom'] = tab.zoomFactor()
-                item_data['scroll-pos'] = {'x': pos.x(), 'y': pos.y()}
+            if tab.history.current_idx() == idx:
+                pos = tab.scroll_pos
+                item_data['zoom'] = tab.zoom_factor()
+                item_data['scroll-pos'] = {'x': pos[0], 'y': pos[1]}
             elif user_data is not None:
                 if 'zoom' in user_data:
                     item_data['zoom'] = user_data['zoom']
                 if 'scroll-pos' in user_data:
                     pos = user_data['scroll-pos']
-                    item_data['scroll-pos'] = {'x': pos.x(), 'y': pos.y()}
+                    item_data['scroll-pos'] = {'x': pos[0], 'y': pos[1]}
 
             data['history'].append(item_data)
         return data