diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss b/packages/components/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
index 28acd46c55b9..00599f8db582 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
@@ -254,16 +254,12 @@
 
     @include carbon--breakpoint(md) {
       display: flex;
-      .#{$prefix}--tabs__nav-link {
-        color: $text-01;
-        @include type-style('productive-heading-01');
-        border-bottom: 3px solid $interactive-01;
-      }
-
+      .#{$prefix}--tabs__nav-link,
       .#{$prefix}--tabs__nav-link:focus,
       .#{$prefix}--tabs__nav-link:active {
+        @include type-style('productive-heading-01');
         color: $text-01;
-        border-bottom: 2px solid $interactive-01;
+        border-bottom: 2px solid $interactive-04;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -296,7 +292,8 @@
   //-----------------------------
   a.#{$prefix}--tabs__nav-link {
     @include focus-outline('reset');
-    display: inline-block;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: flex-end;
     color: $text-02;
     text-decoration: none;
     font-weight: 400;
@@ -314,10 +311,10 @@
 
     &:focus,
     &:active {
+      @include focus-outline('outline');
       width: 100%;
       margin: 0;
       padding-left: 16px;
-      @include focus-outline('outline');
     }
 
     @include carbon--breakpoint(md) {
diff --git a/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_theme-tokens.scss b/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_theme-tokens.scss
index c73c43c1c495..c55d70a1db97 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_theme-tokens.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/globals/scss/_theme-tokens.scss
@@ -337,12 +337,12 @@ $structured-list-text-transform: none !default;
 /// @type Value
 /// @access public
 /// @group tabs
-$tab-underline-color: 3px solid $ui-03 !default;
+$tab-underline-color: 2px solid $ui-03 !default;
 
 /// @type Value
 /// @access public
 /// @group tabs
-$tab-underline-color-hover: 3px solid $ui-04 !default;
+$tab-underline-color-hover: 2px solid $ui-04 !default;
 
 /// @type Color
 /// @access public
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ $tab-text-disabled: $disabled-02 !default;
 /// @type Value
 /// @access public
 /// @group tabs
-$tab-underline-disabled: 3px solid $disabled-01 !default;
+$tab-underline-disabled: 2px solid $disabled-01 !default;
 
 // Skeleton Loading