diff --git a/.changeset/few-hotels-punch.md b/.changeset/few-hotels-punch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0397c062f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/few-hotels-punch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@patternfly/elements": patch
+---
+
+`<pf-tabs>`: fixed style regression on tab when a slotted icon is not present
diff --git a/elements/pf-tabs/pf-tab.css b/elements/pf-tabs/pf-tab.css
index 8b89b5b964..d36f3990f6 100644
--- a/elements/pf-tabs/pf-tab.css
+++ b/elements/pf-tabs/pf-tab.css
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ button:active {
   display: flex !important;
 }
 
+[part="icon"][hidden] {
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
 :host([disabled][border-bottom="false"]) button,
 :host([aria-disabled="true"][border-bottom="false"]) button {
   --pf-c-tabs__link--before--BorderBottomWidth: 0;