diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
index 4bdd1d3b1e..c5595325f5 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import React, {
   // Types
   ElementType,
   MutableRefObject,
+  MouseEvent as ReactMouseEvent,
   KeyboardEvent as ReactKeyboardEvent,
   Dispatch,
   ContextType,
@@ -354,11 +355,19 @@ let TabRoot = forwardRefWithAs(function Tab<TTag extends ElementType = typeof DE
     change(myIndex)
   }, [change, myIndex, internalTabRef])
 
+  // This is important because we want to only focus the tab when it gets focus
+  // OR it finished the click event (mouseup). However, if you perform a `click`,
+  // then you will first get the `focus` and then get the `click` event.
+  let handleMouseDown = useCallback((event: ReactMouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+    event.preventDefault()
+  }, [])
+
   let slot = useMemo(() => ({ selected }), [selected])
   let propsWeControl = {
     ref: tabRef,
     onKeyDown: handleKeyDown,
     onFocus: activation === 'manual' ? handleFocus : handleSelection,
+    onMouseDown: handleMouseDown,
     onClick: handleSelection,
     id,
     role: 'tab',
diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index b01e779a34..9d67058df2 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -245,6 +245,13 @@ export let Tab = defineComponent({
       api.setSelectedIndex(myIndex.value)
     }
 
+    // This is important because we want to only focus the tab when it gets focus
+    // OR it finished the click event (mouseup). However, if you perform a `click`,
+    // then you will first get the `focus` and then get the `click` event.
+    function handleMouseDown(event: MouseEvent) {
+      event.preventDefault()
+    }
+
     let type = useResolveButtonType(
       computed(() => ({ as: props.as, type: attrs.type })),
       tabRef
@@ -256,6 +263,7 @@ export let Tab = defineComponent({
         ref: tabRef,
         onKeydown: handleKeyDown,
         onFocus: api.activation.value === 'manual' ? handleFocus : handleSelection,
+        onMousedown: handleMouseDown,
         onClick: handleSelection,
         id,
         role: 'tab',