diff --git a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-group.element.ts b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-group.element.ts
index cde096957..025cb6a6e 100644
--- a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-group.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-group.element.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export class UUITabGroupElement extends LitElement {
   dropdownContentDirection: 'vertical' | 'horizontal' = 'vertical';
 
   #tabElements: HTMLElement[] = [];
+  #tabPanelElements: HTMLElement[] = [];
 
   #hiddenTabElements: UUITabElement[] = [];
   #hiddenTabElementsMap: Map<UUITabElement, UUITabElement> = new Map();
@@ -105,15 +106,38 @@ export class UUITabGroupElement extends LitElement {
     this.#onResize.bind(this)
   );
 
+  #mutationObserver: MutationObserver = new MutationObserver(
+    this.#onSlotChange.bind(this)
+  );
+
   connectedCallback() {
     super.connectedCallback();
     this.#resizeObserver.observe(this);
     if (!this.hasAttribute('role')) this.setAttribute('role', 'tablist');
+
+    this.#mutationObserver = new MutationObserver(mutations => {
+      // Update aria labels when the DOM changes
+      if (mutations.some(m => !['aria-labelledby', 'aria-controls'].includes(m.attributeName!))) {
+        setTimeout(() => this.setAriaLabels());
+      }
+
+      // Sync tabs when disabled states change
+      if (mutations.some(m => m.attributeName === 'disabled')) {
+        this.#syncTabsAndPanels();
+      }
+    });
+
+    // After the first update...
+    this.updateComplete.then(() => {
+      this.#syncTabsAndPanels();
+      this.#mutationObserver.observe(this, { attributes: true, childList: true, subtree: true });
+    });
   }
 
   disconnectedCallback() {
     super.disconnectedCallback();
     this.#resizeObserver.unobserve(this);
+    this.#mutationObserver.disconnect();
   }
 
   #onResize(entries: ResizeObserverEntry[]) {
@@ -126,6 +150,7 @@ export class UUITabGroupElement extends LitElement {
     });
 
     this.#setTabArray();
+    this.#syncTabsAndPanels();
 
     this.#tabElements.forEach(el => {
       el.addEventListener('click', this.#onTabClicked);
@@ -262,10 +287,30 @@ export class UUITabGroupElement extends LitElement {
     this.#calculateBreakPoints();
   }
 
+  // This stores tabs and panels so we can refer to a cache instead of calling querySelectorAll() multiple times.
+  #syncTabsAndPanels() {
+    this.#tabElements = this._slottedNodes ? this._slottedNodes : [];
+    this.#tabPanelElements = [];
+
+    // After updating, show or hide scroll controls as needed
+    //this.updateComplete.then(() => this.updateScrollControls());
+  }
+
   #isElementTabLike(el: any): el is UUITabElement {
     return el instanceof UUITabElement || 'active' in el;
   }
 
+  private setAriaLabels() {
+    // Link each tab with its corresponding panel
+    this.#tabElements.forEach(tab => {
+      const panel = this.#tabPanelElements.find(el => el.getAttribute("name") === tab.getAttribute("panel"));
+      if (panel) {
+        tab.setAttribute('aria-controls', panel.getAttribute('id')!);
+        panel.setAttribute('aria-labelledby', tab.getAttribute('id')!);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   render() {
     return html`
       <slot @slotchange=${this.#onSlotChange}></slot>
diff --git a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-panel.element.ts b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-panel.element.ts
index 40622d757..1253c8eef 100644
--- a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-panel.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab-panel.element.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ export class UUITabPanelElement extends LitElement {
   static styles = [
     css`
       :host {
-        --uui-tab-panel-padding: 0;
+        --uui-tab-panel-padding: 1rem 0;
 
         display: none;
+        width: 100%;
       }
 
       :host([active]) {
@@ -35,8 +36,6 @@ export class UUITabPanelElement extends LitElement {
   private readonly attrId = ++id;
   private readonly componentId = `uui-tab-panel-${this.attrId}`;
 
-  private _slottedNodes?: HTMLElement[];
-
   /** 
    * The tab panel's name.
    */
@@ -66,6 +65,10 @@ export class UUITabPanelElement extends LitElement {
     //this.#resizeObserver.unobserve(this);
   }
 
+  handleActiveChange() {
+    this.setAttribute('aria-hidden', this.active ? 'false' : 'true');
+  }
+
   render() {
     return html`
       <slot
diff --git a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab.element.ts b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab.element.ts
index f8eedf616..150dec4cd 100644
--- a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab.element.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tab.element.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { css, html, LitElement } from 'lit';
 import { property } from 'lit/decorators.js';
 import { ifDefined } from 'lit/directives/if-defined.js';
 
+let id = 0;
+
 /**
  * A single tab. Should be put into `<uui-tab-group>`,
  * @element uui-tabs
@@ -145,6 +147,18 @@ export class UUITabElement extends ActiveMixin(LabelMixin('', LitElement)) {
     `,
   ];
 
+  private readonly attrId = ++id;
+  private readonly componentId = `uui-tab-${this.attrId}`;
+
+  /**
+   * Reflects the name of the tab panel this tab is associated with. The panel must be located in the same tab group.
+   * @type {string}
+   * @attr
+   * @default false
+   */
+  @property({ type: String, reflect: true })
+  public panel: string = '';
+
   /**
    * Reflects the disabled state of the element. True if tab is disabled. Change this to switch the state programmatically.
    * @type {boolean}
@@ -194,6 +208,10 @@ export class UUITabElement extends ActiveMixin(LabelMixin('', LitElement)) {
   }
 
   render() {
+
+    // If the user didn't provide an ID, we'll set one so we can link tabs and tab panels with aria labels
+    this.id = this.id.length > 0 ? this.id : this.componentId;
+
     return this.href
       ? html`
           <a
diff --git a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tabs.story.ts b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tabs.story.ts
index c3e9f722e..5b8d9eeab 100644
--- a/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tabs.story.ts
+++ b/packages/uui-tabs/lib/uui-tabs.story.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const WithPanels: Story = props => html`
     <uui-tab panel="advanced">Advanced</uui-tab>
     <uui-tab panel="settings" disabled>Settings</uui-tab>
 
-    <uui-tab-panel name="general">This is the general tab panel.</uui-tab-panel>
+    <uui-tab-panel name="general" active>This is the general tab panel.</uui-tab-panel>
     <uui-tab-panel name="custom">This is the custom tab panel.</uui-tab-panel>
     <uui-tab-panel name="advanced">This is the advanced tab panel.</uui-tab-panel>
     <uui-tab-panel name="settings">This is a disabled tab panel.</uui-tab-panel>