diff --git a/code/addons/a11y/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/a11y/src/manager.tsx
index 718766ab07b8..910e3d10050b 100644
--- a/code/addons/a11y/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/a11y/src/manager.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ addons.register(ADDON_ID, (api) => {
       const totalNb = violationsNb + incompleteNb;
       return totalNb !== 0 ? `Accessibility (${totalNb})` : 'Accessibility';
     },
+    id: 'accessibility',
     type: types.PANEL,
     render: ({ active = true, key }) => (
       <A11yContextProvider key={key} active={active}>
diff --git a/code/addons/actions/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/actions/src/manager.tsx
index 147968d2860a..e47fc00b9d4e 100644
--- a/code/addons/actions/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/actions/src/manager.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,41 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { addons, types } from '@storybook/manager-api';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { addons, types, useChannel } from '@storybook/manager-api';
 import { STORY_CHANGED } from '@storybook/core-events';
 import ActionLogger from './containers/ActionLogger';
 import { ADDON_ID, EVENT_ID, PANEL_ID, PARAM_KEY } from './constants';
 
-addons.register(ADDON_ID, (api) => {
-  addons.addPanel(PANEL_ID, {
-    title() {
-      const [actionsCount, setActionsCount] = useState(0);
-      const onEvent = () => setActionsCount((previous) => previous + 1);
-      const onChange = () => setActionsCount(0);
+function Title({ count }: { count: { current: number } }) {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
+  const [_, setRerender] = useState(false);
 
-      useEffect(() => {
-        api.on(EVENT_ID, onEvent);
-        api.on(STORY_CHANGED, onChange);
-        return () => {
-          api.off(EVENT_ID, onEvent);
-          api.off(STORY_CHANGED, onChange);
-        };
-      });
-      const suffix = actionsCount === 0 ? '' : ` (${actionsCount})`;
-      return `Actions${suffix}`;
+  // Reactivity hack - force re-render on STORY_CHANGED and EVENT_ID events
+  useChannel({
+    [EVENT_ID]: () => {
+      setRerender((r) => !r);
     },
+    [STORY_CHANGED]: () => {
+      setRerender((r) => !r);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const suffix = count.current === 0 ? '' : ` (${count.current})`;
+  return <>Actions{suffix}</>;
+}
+
+addons.register(ADDON_ID, (api) => {
+  const countRef = { current: 0 };
+
+  api.on(STORY_CHANGED, (id) => {
+    countRef.current = 0;
+  });
+
+  api.on(EVENT_ID, () => {
+    countRef.current += 1;
+  });
+
+  addons.addPanel(PANEL_ID, {
+    title: <Title count={countRef} />,
+    id: 'actions',
     type: types.PANEL,
     render: ({ active, key }) => <ActionLogger key={key} api={api} active={!!active} />,
     paramKey: PARAM_KEY,
diff --git a/code/addons/backgrounds/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/backgrounds/src/manager.tsx
index ecd36b0bb618..4cabc6011c84 100644
--- a/code/addons/backgrounds/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/backgrounds/src/manager.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { GridSelector } from './containers/GridSelector';
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, () => {
   addons.add(ADDON_ID, {
     title: 'Backgrounds',
+    id: 'backgrounds',
     type: types.TOOL,
     match: ({ viewMode }) => !!(viewMode && viewMode.match(/^(story|docs)$/)),
     render: () => (
diff --git a/code/addons/controls/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/controls/src/manager.tsx
index 1db002ae853f..eae78973b47a 100644
--- a/code/addons/controls/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/controls/src/manager.tsx
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ import { AddonPanel } from '@storybook/components';
 import { ControlsPanel } from './ControlsPanel';
 import { ADDON_ID, PARAM_KEY } from './constants';
 
+function Title() {
+  const rows = useArgTypes();
+  const controlsCount = Object.values(rows).filter(
+    (argType) => argType?.control && !argType?.table?.disable
+  ).length;
+  const suffix = controlsCount === 0 ? '' : ` (${controlsCount})`;
+
+  return <>Controls{suffix}</>;
+}
+
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, (api: API) => {
   addons.addPanel(ADDON_ID, {
-    title() {
-      const rows = useArgTypes();
-      const controlsCount = Object.values(rows).filter(
-        (argType) => argType?.control && !argType?.table?.disable
-      ).length;
-      const suffix = controlsCount === 0 ? '' : ` (${controlsCount})`;
-      return `Controls${suffix}`;
-    },
+    title: <Title />,
+    id: 'controls',
     type: types.PANEL,
     paramKey: PARAM_KEY,
     render: ({ key, active }) => {
diff --git a/code/addons/interactions/src/components/TabStatus.tsx b/code/addons/interactions/src/components/TabStatus.tsx
index 66116985c7dd..bf6919612846 100644
--- a/code/addons/interactions/src/components/TabStatus.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/interactions/src/components/TabStatus.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { StatusIcon } from './StatusIcon';
 
 export const TabStatus = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactChild }) => {
-  const container = global.document.getElementById('tabbutton-interactions');
+  const container = global.document.getElementById('tabbutton-storybook-interactions-panel');
   return container && ReactDOM.createPortal(children, container);
 };
 
diff --git a/code/addons/jest/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/jest/src/manager.tsx
index dbf43e9eb1f0..f4302002d6b7 100644
--- a/code/addons/jest/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/jest/src/manager.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Panel from './components/Panel';
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, (api) => {
   addons.addPanel(PANEL_ID, {
     title: 'Tests',
+    id: 'tests',
     render: ({ active, key }) => <Panel key={key} api={api} active={active} />,
     paramKey: PARAM_KEY,
   });
diff --git a/code/addons/measure/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/measure/src/manager.tsx
index 53bca4d0b716..f65075617ef3 100644
--- a/code/addons/measure/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/measure/src/manager.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Tool } from './Tool';
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, () => {
   addons.add(TOOL_ID, {
     type: types.TOOL,
+    id: 'measure',
     title: 'Measure',
     match: ({ viewMode }) => viewMode === 'story',
     render: () => <Tool />,
diff --git a/code/addons/outline/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/outline/src/manager.tsx
index 384ea24c07c6..d1852360356e 100644
--- a/code/addons/outline/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/outline/src/manager.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { OutlineSelector } from './OutlineSelector';
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, () => {
   addons.add(ADDON_ID, {
     title: 'Outline',
+    id: 'outline',
     type: types.TOOL,
     match: ({ viewMode }) => !!(viewMode && viewMode.match(/^(story|docs)$/)),
     render: () => <OutlineSelector />,
diff --git a/code/addons/storysource/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/storysource/src/manager.tsx
index 5ca1794519ce..d4d63a704e3b 100644
--- a/code/addons/storysource/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/storysource/src/manager.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { ADDON_ID, PANEL_ID } from './index';
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, (api) => {
   addons.addPanel(PANEL_ID, {
     title: 'Code',
+    id: 'code',
     render: ({ active, key }) => (active ? <StoryPanel key={key} api={api} /> : null),
     paramKey: 'storysource',
   });
diff --git a/code/addons/toolbars/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/toolbars/src/manager.tsx
index c87d3fbf2d80..adfc9956bd7a 100644
--- a/code/addons/toolbars/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/toolbars/src/manager.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ADDON_ID } from './constants';
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, () =>
   addons.add(ADDON_ID, {
     title: ADDON_ID,
+    id: 'toolbar',
     type: types.TOOL,
     match: () => true,
     render: () => <ToolbarManager />,
diff --git a/code/addons/viewport/src/manager.tsx b/code/addons/viewport/src/manager.tsx
index e42e3fba40e1..602cd708a4ea 100644
--- a/code/addons/viewport/src/manager.tsx
+++ b/code/addons/viewport/src/manager.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ViewportTool } from './Tool';
 addons.register(ADDON_ID, () => {
   addons.add(ADDON_ID, {
     title: 'viewport / media-queries',
+    id: 'viewport',
     type: types.TOOL,
     match: ({ viewMode }) => viewMode === 'story',
     render: () => <ViewportTool />,
diff --git a/code/e2e-tests/addon-interactions.spec.ts b/code/e2e-tests/addon-interactions.spec.ts
index f7dc82ce8868..8e2c24b74484 100644
--- a/code/e2e-tests/addon-interactions.spec.ts
+++ b/code/e2e-tests/addon-interactions.spec.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ test.describe('addon-interactions', () => {
     const welcome = await sbPage.previewRoot().locator('.welcome');
     await expect(welcome).toContainText('Welcome, Jane Doe!');
 
-    const interactionsTab = await page.locator('#tabbutton-interactions');
+    const interactionsTab = await page.locator('#tabbutton-storybook-interactions-panel');
     await expect(interactionsTab).toContainText(/(1)/);
     await expect(interactionsTab).toBeVisible();
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test.describe('addon-interactions', () => {
     const formInput = await sbPage.previewRoot().locator('#interaction-test-form input');
     await expect(formInput).toHaveValue('final value');
 
-    const interactionsTab = await page.locator('#tabbutton-interactions');
+    const interactionsTab = await page.locator('#tabbutton-storybook-interactions-panel');
     await expect(interactionsTab).toContainText(/(3)/);
     await expect(interactionsTab).toBeVisible();
 
diff --git a/code/lib/types/src/modules/addons.ts b/code/lib/types/src/modules/addons.ts
index 95f289ee1e5a..0f38365451c3 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/src/modules/addons.ts
+++ b/code/lib/types/src/modules/addons.ts
@@ -295,8 +295,14 @@ export interface Addon_RenderOptions {
   key?: string;
 }
 
+export type ReactJSXElement = {
+  type: any;
+  props: any;
+  key: any;
+};
+
 export interface Addon_Type {
-  title: (() => string) | string;
+  title: (() => string) | string | ReactJSXElement;
   type?: Addon_Types;
   id?: string;
   route?: (routeOptions: RouterData) => string;
diff --git a/code/lib/types/src/modules/api.ts b/code/lib/types/src/modules/api.ts
index d9d2c54ec5de..b9ed52477190 100644
--- a/code/lib/types/src/modules/api.ts
+++ b/code/lib/types/src/modules/api.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import type { ViewMode } from './csf';
 import type { DocsOptions } from './core-common';
 import type { API_HashEntry, API_IndexHash } from './api-stories';
 import type { SetStoriesStory, SetStoriesStoryData } from './channelApi';
-import type { Addon_Types } from './addons';
+import type { Addon_Type } from './addons';
 import type { StoryIndex } from './storyIndex';
 
 export type API_ViewMode = 'story' | 'info' | 'settings' | 'page' | undefined | string;
@@ -30,17 +30,8 @@ export interface API_MatchOptions {
   path: string;
 }
 
-export interface API_Addon {
-  title: string;
-  type?: Addon_Types;
-  id?: string;
-  route?: (routeOptions: API_RouteOptions) => string;
-  match?: (matchOptions: API_MatchOptions) => boolean;
-  render: (renderOptions: API_RenderOptions) => any;
-  paramKey?: string;
-  disabled?: boolean;
-  hidden?: boolean;
-}
+export type API_Addon = Addon_Type;
+
 export interface API_Collection<T = API_Addon> {
   [key: string]: T;
 }
diff --git a/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.hooks.tsx b/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.hooks.tsx
index a3d506137937..5ee337ce3b71 100644
--- a/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.hooks.tsx
+++ b/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.hooks.tsx
@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ export function useList(list: ChildrenList) {
               />
             </AddonButton>
           </WithTooltip>
-          {invisibleList.map(({ title, id, color }) => {
+          {invisibleList.map(({ title, id, color }, index) => {
+            const indexId = `index-${index}`;
             return (
               <TabButton
-                id={`tabbutton-${sanitize(title)}`}
+                id={`tabbutton-${sanitize(id) ?? indexId}`}
                 style={{ visibility: 'hidden' }}
                 aria-hidden
                 tabIndex={-1}
diff --git a/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.tsx b/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.tsx
index 284725a759fd..89d95a11baec 100644
--- a/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/code/ui/components/src/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -146,10 +146,12 @@ export const Tabs: FC<TabsProps> = memo(
       <Wrapper absolute={absolute} bordered={bordered} id={htmlId}>
         <FlexBar scrollable={false} border backgroundColor={backgroundColor}>
           <TabBar style={{ whiteSpace: 'normal' }} ref={tabBarRef} role="tablist">
-            {visibleList.map(({ title, id, active, color }) => {
+            {visibleList.map(({ title, id, active, color }, index) => {
+              const indexId = `index-${index}`;
+
               return (
                 <TabButton
-                  id={`tabbutton-${sanitize(title)}`}
+                  id={`tabbutton-${sanitize(id) ?? indexId}`}
                   ref={(ref: HTMLButtonElement) => {
                     tabRefs.current.set(id, ref);
                   }}