diff --git a/tns-core-modules-widgets/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/TabLayout.java b/tns-core-modules-widgets/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/TabLayout.java
index 400e3b65c..fad929b9c 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules-widgets/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/TabLayout.java
+++ b/tns-core-modules-widgets/android/widgets/src/main/java/org/nativescript/widgets/TabLayout.java
@@ -383,7 +383,11 @@ public class TabLayout extends HorizontalScrollView {
             }
 
             int prevPosition = mTabStrip.getSelectedPosition();
-            onSelectedPositionChange(position, prevPosition);
+
+            if (prevPosition != position) {
+                onSelectedPositionChange(position, prevPosition);
+            }
+
             mTabStrip.onViewPagerPageChanged(position, positionOffset);
 
             View selectedTitle = mTabStrip.getChildAt(position);
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts
index 4f62082f5..56435aef1 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/tabs/tabs.android.ts
@@ -248,18 +248,14 @@ function initializeNativeClasses() {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (position !== prevPosition) {
-                const tabStripItems = owner.tabStrip && owner.tabStrip.items;
+            const tabStripItems = owner.tabStrip && owner.tabStrip.items;
 
-                if (position >= 0 && tabStripItems && tabStripItems[position]) {
-                    tabStripItems[position]._emit(TabStripItem.selectEvent);
-                }
+            if (position >= 0 && tabStripItems && tabStripItems[position]) {
+                tabStripItems[position]._emit(TabStripItem.selectEvent);
+            }
 
-                if (prevPosition >= 0 && tabStripItems && tabStripItems[prevPosition]) {
-                    tabStripItems[prevPosition]._emit(TabStripItem.unselectEvent);
-                }
-
-                owner.selectedIndex = position;
+            if (prevPosition >= 0 && tabStripItems && tabStripItems[prevPosition]) {
+                tabStripItems[prevPosition]._emit(TabStripItem.unselectEvent);
             }
         }