diff --git a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.context.tsx b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.context.tsx
index 343778369..2dd31e5bb 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.context.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.context.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const TabsProvider = ({
   themeContainerId,
   statgrouptheme,
   value,
-  enableArrowNav = false,
+  enableArrowNav = true,
   variant = TabVariant.default,
 }: TabsContextProps) => {
   const [currentActiveTab, setCurrentActiveTab] = useState(value);
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.stories.tsx b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.stories.tsx
index 4caa47c3a..dafe6dd22 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.stories.tsx
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const tabsArgs: Object = {
   variant: TabVariant.default,
   size: TabSize.Medium,
   underlined: false,
-  enableArrowNav: false,
+  enableArrowNav: true,
   children: tabs.map((tab) => <Tab key={tab.value} {...tab} />),
   style: {},
 };
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.types.ts b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.types.ts
index 4b132e116..20a501224 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.types.ts
+++ b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.types.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export interface TabsContextProps {
   variant?: TabVariant;
   /** 
   Whether to enable arrow key navigation between tabs
-  @default false
+  @default true
   */
   enableArrowNav?: boolean;
 }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ export interface ITabsContext {
   handleKeyDown?: (event: React.KeyboardEvent, tabIndex: number) => void;
   /** 
   Whether to enable arrow key navigation between tabs
-  @default false
+  @default true
   */
   enableArrowNav?: boolean;
   /** 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export interface TabProps extends OcBaseProps<HTMLButtonElement> {
   ariaControls?: string;
   /** 
   Whether to enable arrow key navigation between tabs
-  @default false
+  @default true
   */
   enableArrowNav?: boolean;
   /*
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/AnimatedTabs.tsx b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/AnimatedTabs.tsx
index 24ac16fa9..e344a61a0 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/AnimatedTabs.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/AnimatedTabs.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const AnimatedTabs: FC<TabsProps> = React.forwardRef(
       style,
       underlined = false,
       variant = TabVariant.default,
-      enableArrowNav = false,
+      enableArrowNav = true,
       ...rest
     },
     ref: Ref<HTMLDivElement>
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/index.tsx b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/index.tsx
index c4edb1b77..1cf634bd7 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs/Tabs/index.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const Tabs: FC<TabsProps> = React.forwardRef(
       themeContainerId,
       value,
       variant,
-      enableArrowNav = false,
+      enableArrowNav = true,
     } = props;
     const { configContextProps, ...restProps } = props;
     return (
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs/__snapshots__/Tabs.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/Tabs/__snapshots__/Tabs.test.tsx.snap
index 48e233fbe..d31d44fe8 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs/__snapshots__/Tabs.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/Tabs/__snapshots__/Tabs.test.tsx.snap
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs large snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs large snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs large snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs medium (default) snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs medium (default) snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs medium (default) snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs medium (set) snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs medium (set) snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs medium (set) snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs small snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs small snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ exports[`Tabs pill tabs small snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -3720,7 +3720,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs alignIcon end 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         className="label"
@@ -3763,7 +3763,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs alignIcon end 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         className="label"
@@ -3807,7 +3807,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs alignIcon end 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         className="label"
@@ -3911,7 +3911,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs alignIcon start 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs alignIcon start 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -3998,7 +3998,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs alignIcon start 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs badgeContent 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -4155,7 +4155,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs badgeContent 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -4204,7 +4204,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs badgeContent 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -4312,7 +4312,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}
@@ -4399,7 +4399,7 @@ exports[`Tabs tabs snapshot 1`] = `
       onClick={[Function]}
       onKeyDown={[Function]}
       role="tab"
-      tabIndex={0}
+      tabIndex={-1}
     >
       <span
         aria-hidden={false}