diff --git a/scss/_tabs.scss b/scss/_tabs.scss
index da22c030e7..e6d0b56308 100644
--- a/scss/_tabs.scss
+++ b/scss/_tabs.scss
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
     &.tab-item-active,
     &.active,
     &.activated {
+      color: inherit !important;
       margin-top: -$tabs-striped-border-width;
       border-style: solid;
       border-width: $tabs-striped-border-width 0 0 0;