diff --git a/change/@fluentui-web-components-b11fac43-0a4c-4db4-8f05-1694dbdfbd40.json b/change/@fluentui-web-components-b11fac43-0a4c-4db4-8f05-1694dbdfbd40.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8bd83a1c65515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-web-components-b11fac43-0a4c-4db4-8f05-1694dbdfbd40.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "fix: select a tab when click() is called on it",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/web-components",
+  "email": "machi@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/web-components/docs/web-components.api.md b/packages/web-components/docs/web-components.api.md
index 8732dacfa46be..af72cf614720f 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/docs/web-components.api.md
+++ b/packages/web-components/docs/web-components.api.md
@@ -904,6 +904,8 @@ export class BaseTablist extends FASTElement {
     // @internal
     elementInternals: ElementInternals;
     // @internal (undocumented)
+    handleClick(event: PointerEvent): void;
+    // @internal (undocumented)
     handleFocusIn(event: FocusEvent): void;
     orientation: TablistOrientation;
     // (undocumented)
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.base.ts b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.base.ts
index 325c99496b198..bb7ee0ad365e6 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.base.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.base.ts
@@ -158,11 +158,20 @@ export class BaseTablist extends FASTElement {
 
   /** @internal */
   public handleFocusIn(event: FocusEvent) {
-    const target = event.target as Node;
-    if (!isTab(target) || target.disabled) {
+    this.activeid = (event.target as HTMLElement).id;
+  }
+
+  /** @internal */
+  public handleClick(event: PointerEvent) {
+    // We only need to handle click event when `tab.click()` is called, a user
+    // click will be handled by `focusin` event. And as per the DOM spec,
+    // calling `Element.click()` results in `isTrusted=false`:
+    // https://dom.spec.whatwg.org/#dom-event-istrusted
+    if (event.isTrusted) {
       return;
     }
-    this.activeid = target.id;
+
+    this.activeid = (event.target as HTMLElement).id;
   }
 
   private changeTab(oldId: undefined | string, newId: string) {
@@ -170,7 +179,7 @@ export class BaseTablist extends FASTElement {
     const prevTab = oldId ? rootNode.getElementById(oldId) : null;
     const nextTab = rootNode.getElementById(newId);
 
-    if (!isTab(nextTab) || !this.contains(nextTab)) {
+    if (!isTab(nextTab) || nextTab.disabled || !this.contains(nextTab)) {
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts
index 3e578c2f48c37..4d95f4f0bd83a 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.spec.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,73 @@ test.describe('Tablist', () => {
   });
 
   test.describe('active tab', () => {
+    test('should select a tab when it’s clicked', async ({ fastPage }) => {
+      const { element } = fastPage;
+      const tabs = element.locator(TabTagName);
+
+      await fastPage.setTemplate();
+
+      const secondTab = tabs.nth(1);
+      const secondTabId = (await secondTab.getAttribute('id')) as string;
+
+      await secondTab.click();
+
+      await expect(tabs.nth(0)).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(secondTab).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(element).toHaveAttribute('activeid', secondTabId);
+    });
+
+    test('should select a tab when it’s focused', async ({ fastPage }) => {
+      const { element } = fastPage;
+      const tabs = element.locator(TabTagName);
+
+      await fastPage.setTemplate();
+
+      const secondTab = tabs.nth(1);
+      const secondTabId = (await secondTab.getAttribute('id')) as string;
+
+      await secondTab.focus();
+
+      await expect(tabs.nth(0)).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(secondTab).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(element).toHaveAttribute('activeid', secondTabId);
+    });
+
+    test('should select a tab when the focus is moved onto it', async ({ fastPage }) => {
+      const { element } = fastPage;
+      const tabs = element.locator(TabTagName);
+
+      await fastPage.setTemplate();
+
+      const firstTab = tabs.nth(0);
+      const secondTabId = (await tabs.nth(1).getAttribute('id')) as string;
+
+      await firstTab.focus();
+      await firstTab.press('ArrowRight');
+
+      await expect(firstTab).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(tabs.nth(1)).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(element).toHaveAttribute('activeid', secondTabId);
+    });
+
+    test('should select a tab when `click()` is called on it', async ({ fastPage }) => {
+      const { element } = fastPage;
+      const tabs = element.locator(TabTagName);
+
+      await fastPage.setTemplate();
+
+      const secondTab = tabs.nth(1);
+      const secondTabId = (await secondTab.getAttribute('id')) as string;
+
+      await secondTab.evaluate((node: Tab) => {
+        node.click();
+      });
+
+      await expect(tabs.nth(0)).not.toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(secondTab).toHaveAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
+      await expect(element).toHaveAttribute('activeid', secondTabId);
+    });
+
     test('should set an `aria-selected` attribute on the active tab when `activeid` is provided', async ({
       fastPage,
     }) => {
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.html b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.html
index f436038c4e8ab..15416ee5dab0a 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.html
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <f-template name="fluent-tablist" shadowrootmode="open">
-  <template role="tablist" focusgroup="tablist inline block" @focusin="{handleFocusIn($e)}">
+  <template role="tablist" focusgroup="tablist inline block" @click="{handleClick($e)}" @focusin="{handleFocusIn($e)}">
     {{styles}}
     <slot name="tab" f-slotted="{slottedTabs}"></slot>
   </template>
diff --git a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.ts b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.ts
index 5a784b15e4471..4e2ecd3453b0b 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/src/tablist/tablist.template.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const template = html<Tablist>`
   <template
     role="tablist"
     focusgroup="tablist inline block"
+    @click="${(x, c) => x.handleClick(c.event as PointerEvent)}"
     @focusin="${(x, c) => x.handleFocusIn(c.event as FocusEvent)}"
   >
     <slot name="tab" ${slotted('slottedTabs')}></slot>