diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ios.scss b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ios.scss
index 884d793699..6cf90179d2 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ios.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ios.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @import "./tab-bar";
-@import "../../themes/ionic.globals.ios";
-@import "../tab-button/tab-button.ios.vars";
+@import "./tab-bar.ios.vars";
 
 // iOS Tabs
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -20,6 +19,16 @@
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
 :host(.tab-bar-translucent) {
-  background-color: #{current-color(base, .8)};
-  backdrop-filter: saturate(210%) blur(20px);
+  --background: #{$tab-bar-ios-translucent-background-color};
+  backdrop-filter: $tab-bar-ios-translucent-filter;
 }
+
+// iOS Translucent Tab bar with Color
+:host(.ion-color.tab-bar-translucent) {
+  background: #{current-color(base, $tab-bar-ios-translucent-background-color-alpha)};
+}
+
+// iOS Translucent Tab bar button
+:host(.tab-bar-translucent) ::slotted(ion-tab-button) {
+  background: transparent;
+}
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diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ios.vars.scss b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ios.vars.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4ba6aebcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ios.vars.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@import "../../themes/ionic.globals.ios";
+@import "../tab-button/tab-button.ios.vars";
+
+// iOS Tab Bar
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+/// @prop - Alpha of translucent tab bar background color
+$tab-bar-ios-translucent-background-color-alpha:    .8 !default;
+
+/// @prop - Translucent tab bar background color
+$tab-bar-ios-translucent-background-color:          rgba($background-color-rgb, $tab-bar-ios-translucent-background-color-alpha) !default;
+
+/// @prop - Filter of the translucent tab bar background color
+$tab-bar-ios-translucent-filter:                    saturate(210%) blur(20px) !default;
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diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.md.scss b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.md.scss
index 2366f9380d..0a198f1678 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.md.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.md.scss
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@
 
   height: 56px;
 }
+
+:host(.tab-bar-translucent) ::slotted(ion-tab-button) {
+  background: transparent;
+}
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diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/spec/index.html b/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/spec/index.html
index b01fd5ec5e..f99920461b 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/spec/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/spec/index.html
@@ -146,6 +146,44 @@
       <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
     </ion-tab-button>
   </ion-tab-bar>
+  
+  <!-- Translucent -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent>
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+  
+  <!-- Translucent / Custom Color -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent color="dark">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
 
   <style>
     body {
diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/translucent/e2e.ts b/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/translucent/e2e.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40c2a3bd5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/translucent/e2e.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { newE2EPage } from '@stencil/core/testing';
+
+test('tab-bar: translucent', async () => {
+  const page = await newE2EPage({
+    url: '/src/components/tab-bar/test/translucent?ionic:_testing=true'
+  });
+
+  const compare = await page.compareScreenshot();
+  expect(compare).toMatchScreenshot();
+});
diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/translucent/index.html b/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/translucent/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04dc027816
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/test/translucent/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html dir="ltr">
+
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title>Tab Bar - Spec</title>
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no, viewport-fit=cover">
+  <script src="../../../../../scripts/testing/scripts.js"></script>
+  <script src="../../../../../dist/ionic.js"></script>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../../../css/ionic.bundle.css">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../../../scripts/testing/styles.css">
+</head>
+
+<body>
+  <!-- Default -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent selected-tab="1">
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-label>Recents</ion-label>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-label>Favorites</ion-label>
+      <ion-badge>6</ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-label>Settings</ion-label>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <!-- Badges -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent selected-tab="1">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+      <ion-label>Item One Max</ion-label>
+      <ion-badge color="danger"></ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+      <ion-badge color="danger">88</ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+      <ion-badge color="danger">888+</ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent selected-tab="1">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2" layout="icon-bottom">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+      <ion-label>Item One Max</ion-label>
+      <ion-badge color="danger"></ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+      <ion-badge color="danger">88</ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+      <ion-badge color="danger">888+</ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent selected-tab="1">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent selected-tab="1">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2" layout="icon-bottom">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+      <ion-label>Item One Max</ion-label>
+      <ion-badge color="danger">88</ion-badge>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <!-- Custom Height -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent color="danger" selected-tab="3" class="custom-height">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <!-- Custom Height / Alignment -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent color="tertiary" selected-tab="3" class="custom-height custom-top">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <!-- Translucent -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent>
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <!-- Translucent / Custom Color -->
+  <ion-tab-bar translucent class="custom-background">
+    <ion-tab-button tab="1">
+      <ion-icon name="heart"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="2">
+      <ion-icon name="musical-note"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="3">
+      <ion-icon name="today"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+
+    <ion-tab-button tab="4">
+      <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
+    </ion-tab-button>
+  </ion-tab-bar>
+
+  <style>
+    body {
+      background: linear-gradient(
+        to right, orange , yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet
+      );
+    }
+
+    ion-tab-bar {
+      margin-bottom: 5px;
+    }
+
+    .custom-height {
+      height: 80px;
+    }
+
+    .custom-top ion-tab-button {
+      justify-content: start;
+    }
+
+    .custom-background {
+      --background: rgba(124, 243, 217, 0.6);
+    }
+  </style>
+</body>
+
+</html>