diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx b/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx
index e1aa85c636cdd..8ab67e1ca9641 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export const Tab = forwardRef<
 	const instancedTabId = `${ instanceId }-${ tabId }`;
 	return (
 		<StyledTab
+			accessibleWhenDisabled
 			ref={ ref }
 			store={ store }
 			id={ instancedTabId }