diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_fluent.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_fluent.scss
index 926f8a230f3..d1a4c9522e3 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_fluent.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_fluent.scss
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ $_theme: $fluent;
         min-height: rem(44px);
         transition: all .3s $tabs-animation-function;
         border: rem(1px) solid var-get($_theme, 'border-color');
+        border-radius: var-get($_theme, 'border-radius');
 
         &:hover,
         &:focus {
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_indigo.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_indigo.scss
index 9c513b56cd1..c3ab4913143 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_indigo.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_indigo.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ $_theme: $indigo;
 
         transition: all .3s $tabs-animation-function;
         border: rem(1px) solid var-get($_theme, 'border-color');
+        border-radius: var-get($_theme, 'border-radius');
 
         border-top: rem(1px) solid transparent;
         border-inline: none;
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_material.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_material.scss
index dda9e832beb..98e5e81b32f 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_material.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/header/themes/shared/_material.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ $_theme: $material;
         min-height: rem(48px);
         transition: all .3s $tabs-animation-function;
         border: rem(1px) solid var-get($_theme, 'border-color');
+        border-radius: var-get($_theme, 'border-radius');
 
         &:hover,
         &:focus {
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/_base.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/_base.scss
index 8fa2e62baf3..fbc6b042008 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/_base.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/_base.scss
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ $theme: $material;
         align-items: center;
         overflow: hidden;
         flex: 0 0 auto;
-        background: var-get($theme, 'item-background');
         z-index: 1;
 
         @include e(content) {
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/shared/_bootstrap.scss b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/shared/_bootstrap.scss
index feea13a2d60..df5410783a6 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/shared/_bootstrap.scss
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/tabs/tabs/item/themes/shared/_bootstrap.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $_theme: $bootstrap;
 @include themed-block(igx-tabs, bootstrap) {
     @include b(igx-tabs-header) {
         position: relative;
+        background: var-get($_theme, 'item-background');
 
         &::after {
             content: '';
diff --git a/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.html b/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.html
index f90f445539c..bd9df358a8a 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.html
+++ b/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             @for (contact of contacts; track contact.id) {
                 <igc-tab [selected]="contact.id === selectedTabId">
                     @if(!properties.hideIcon) {
-                        <igx-icon slot="label">folder</igx-icon>
+                        <igc-icon name="folder" slot="label"></igc-icon>
                     }
                     @if(!properties.hideText) {
                     <span slot="label">{{ contact.text }}</span>
diff --git a/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.ts b/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.ts
index b271789cfb2..fcf308b106f 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.ts
+++ b/src/app/tabs-showcase/tabs-showcase.sample.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,20 @@ import {
     defineComponents,
     IgcTabsComponent,
     IgcTabComponent,
+    IgcIconComponent,
+    registerIconFromText
 } from 'igniteui-webcomponents';
 import {
     PropertyChangeService,
     Properties,
 } from '../properties-panel/property-change.service';
 
-defineComponents(IgcTabsComponent, IgcTabComponent);
+defineComponents(IgcTabsComponent, IgcTabComponent, IgcIconComponent);
+
+registerIconFromText(
+    'folder',
+    '<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" height="24px" viewBox="0 -960 960 960" width="24px"><path d="M160-160q-33 0-56.5-23.5T80-240v-480q0-33 23.5-56.5T160-800h240l80 80h320q33 0 56.5 23.5T880-640v400q0 33-23.5 56.5T800-160H160Z"/></svg>'
+);
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-tabs-showcase-sample',