diff --git a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab.style.js b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab.style.js
index 563da87ca2..bf4a4ea53a 100644
--- a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab.style.js
+++ b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab.style.js
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ export default {
         shadow: ['--defaultButtonHoverGlow', '--defaultButtonBevel']
       }
     },
+    {
+      state: ['hover', 'active'],
+      directives: {
+        shadow: ['--defaultButtonShadow', '--defaultButtonBevel'],
+        opacity: 0
+      }
+    },
     {
       state: ['disabled'],
       directives: {
@@ -47,6 +54,26 @@ export default {
         textOpacity: 0.25,
         textOpacityMode: 'blend'
       }
+    },
+    {
+      component: 'Icon',
+      parent: {
+        component: 'Tab',
+        state: ['active']
+      },
+      directives: {
+        textColor: '--text'
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      component: 'Icon',
+      parent: {
+        component: 'Tab',
+        state: ['active', 'hover']
+      },
+      directives: {
+        textColor: '--text'
+      }
     }
   ]
 }