diff --git a/docs/design/tpr-ui-kit.html b/docs/design/tpr-ui-kit.html
index c18594cd..cad5bc77 100644
--- a/docs/design/tpr-ui-kit.html
+++ b/docs/design/tpr-ui-kit.html
@@ -1080,6 +1080,7 @@
         background: none;
         border: none;
         border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
+        border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
         margin-bottom: -1px;
         padding: 10px 16px;
         font-size: 14px;
@@ -1091,10 +1092,13 @@
       .tablist button:hover {
         color: var(--color-bluespruce);
         border-bottom-color: var(--color-neutral-300);
+        background: var(--color-neutral-50);
       }
       .tablist button[aria-selected="true"] {
         color: var(--color-bluespruce);
         border-bottom-color: var(--color-bluespruce);
+        background: none;
+        font-weight: 600;
       }
       .tablist button.focus-demo {
         box-shadow:
@@ -4065,13 +4069,15 @@ <h2>Tabs <span class="new-pill">v2</span></h2>
               <h4>Tab list — selected / resting / keyboard focus</h4>
               <p class="src">Tabs.tsx — Tabs + TabPanel + useActiveTab</p>
               <div class="tags">
-                <span class="tag">px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium</span
-                ><span class="tag">border-b-2</span
+                <span class="tag">px-4 py-2.5 text-sm</span
+                ><span class="tag">border-b-2 rounded-t-md cursor-pointer</span
                 ><span class="tag"
-                  >selected: border-bluespruce text-bluespruce</span
-                ><span class="tag">resting: text-rmigray-600</span
+                  >selected: font-semibold border-bluespruce
+                  text-bluespruce</span
+                ><span class="tag">resting: font-medium text-rmigray-600</span
                 ><span class="tag"
-                  >hover:text-bluespruce hover:border-neutral-300</span
+                  >hover:text-bluespruce hover:border-neutral-300
+                  hover:bg-neutral-50</span
                 ><span class="tag">focus-visible:ring-energy</span>
               </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs.test.tsx b/src/components/Tabs.test.tsx
index 78d73c8d..7b688416 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs.test.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ describe("Tabs", () => {
     expect(screen.getAllByRole("tab")).toHaveLength(3);
   });
 
+  it("names each tab by its label alone", () => {
+    renderHarness();
+    // Each tab also holds a hidden copy of its label to reserve the semibold
+    // width; it must not be read out a second time ("One One").
+    for (const { label } of TABS) {
+      expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: label })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("defaults to the first tab and shows only its panel", () => {
     renderHarness();
     expect(screen.getByRole("tab", { name: "One" })).toHaveAttribute(
diff --git a/src/components/Tabs.tsx b/src/components/Tabs.tsx
index 81231867..9313535b 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs.tsx
@@ -114,13 +114,23 @@ export const Tabs: React.FC<TabsProps> = ({
             tabIndex={selected ? 0 : -1}
             onClick={() => onChange(t.id)}
             className={clsx(
-              "px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium border-b-2 transition-colors duration-150 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-energy focus-visible:ring-offset-1",
+              "px-4 py-2.5 text-sm border-b-2 rounded-t-md cursor-pointer transition-colors duration-150 focus:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-energy focus-visible:ring-offset-1",
               selected
-                ? "border-bluespruce text-bluespruce"
-                : "border-transparent text-rmigray-600 hover:text-bluespruce hover:border-neutral-300",
+                ? "font-semibold border-bluespruce text-bluespruce"
+                : "font-medium border-transparent text-rmigray-600 hover:text-bluespruce hover:border-neutral-300 hover:bg-neutral-50",
             )}
           >
-            {t.label}
+            <span className="inline-flex flex-col">
+              {t.label}
+              {/* Reserves the semibold width, so selecting a tab doesn't
+                  nudge the tabs after it sideways. */}
+              <span
+                aria-hidden="true"
+                className="invisible h-0 overflow-hidden font-semibold"
+              >
+                {t.label}
+              </span>
+            </span>
           </button>
         );
       })}