diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
index e269b99a06..8ec8e22338 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/segment-button/segment-button.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class SegmentButton {
         href={this.href}
         onClick={this.segmentButtonClick.bind(this)}>
           <slot></slot>
+          { this.mode === 'md' && <ion-ripple-effect/> }
       </TagType>
     ];
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx
index 4d30a915e5..1ee4f0f7d0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/tab/tab.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class Tab {
   /**
    * Emitted when the current tab is selected.
    */
-  @Event() ionSelect: EventEmitter<TabEventDetail>;
+  @Event() ionSelect: EventEmitter<void>;
 
   @Method()
   setActive(active: boolean): Promise<any> {
@@ -175,11 +175,3 @@ export class Tab {
   return Promise.resolve();
 }
 */
-
-export interface TabEvent extends CustomEvent {
-  detail: TabEventDetail;
-}
-
-export interface TabEventDetail {
-
-}