diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/tabs.dart b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/tabs.dart
index b1b95b394c6..9b6fccb6e1c 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/tabs.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/lib/src/engine/semantics/tabs.dart
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class SemanticTab extends SemanticRole {
         preferredLabelRepresentation: LabelRepresentation.ariaLabel,
       ) {
     setAriaRole('tab');
+    addTappable();
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart
index a392eac49f7..92b8fc23905 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/lib/web_ui/test/engine/semantics/semantics_test.dart
@@ -4297,6 +4297,26 @@ void _testTabs() {
     expect(object.element.getAttribute('role'), 'tab');
   });
 
+  test('tab with tap action', () {
+    semantics()
+      ..debugOverrideTimestampFunction(() => _testTime)
+      ..semanticsEnabled = true;
+
+    final SemanticsTester tester = SemanticsTester(owner());
+    tester.updateNode(
+      id: 0,
+      role: ui.SemanticsRole.tab,
+      hasTap: true,
+      rect: const ui.Rect.fromLTRB(0, 0, 100, 50),
+    );
+    tester.apply();
+
+    final SemanticsObject object = tester.getSemanticsObject(0);
+    expect(object.semanticRole?.kind, EngineSemanticsRole.tab);
+    expect(object.element.getAttribute('role'), 'tab');
+    expect(object.element.hasAttribute('flt-tappable'), isTrue);
+  });
+
   test('nodes with tab panel role', () {
     semantics()
       ..debugOverrideTimestampFunction(() => _testTime)