diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts
index e307c7a1b4..876844ca1e 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,14 @@ export const IonTabBar = defineComponent({
          * land on /tabs/tab1/child instead of /tabs/tab1.
          */
         if (activeTab !== prevActiveTab || (prevHref !== currentRoute.pathname)) {
-          const search = (currentRoute.search !== undefined) ? `?${currentRoute.search}` : '';
+
+          /**
+           * By default the search is `undefined` in Ionic Vue,
+           * but Vue Router can set the search to the empty string.
+           * We check for truthy here because empty string is falsy
+           * and currentRoute.search cannot ever be a boolean.
+           */
+          const search = (currentRoute.search) ? `?${currentRoute.search}` : '';
           tabs[activeTab] = {
             ...tabs[activeTab],
             currentHref: currentRoute.pathname + search
diff --git a/packages/vue/test-app/tests/e2e/specs/tabs.js b/packages/vue/test-app/tests/e2e/specs/tabs.js
index 6a831134de..376ebfa1a3 100644
--- a/packages/vue/test-app/tests/e2e/specs/tabs.js
+++ b/packages/vue/test-app/tests/e2e/specs/tabs.js
@@ -305,7 +305,30 @@ describe('Tabs', () => {
     cy.ionPageHidden('tab2');
 
     cy.url().should('include', '/tabs/tab1/child-one?key=value');
-  })
+  });
+
+  // Verifies fix for https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-framework/issues/23699
+  it('should handle clicking tab multiple times without query string', () => {
+    cy.visit('http://localhost:8080/tabs/tab1');
+
+    cy.ionPageVisible('tab1');
+
+    cy.get('ion-tab-button#tab-button-tab2').click();
+    cy.ionPageVisible('tab2');
+    cy.ionPageHidden('tab1');
+
+    cy.get('ion-tab-button#tab-button-tab1').click();
+    cy.ionPageVisible('tab1');
+    cy.ionPageHidden('tab2');
+
+    cy.get('ion-tab-button#tab-button-tab1').click();
+    cy.ionPageVisible('tab1');
+    cy.ionPageHidden('tab2');
+
+    cy.get('ion-tab-button#tab-button-tab2').click();
+    cy.ionPageVisible('tab2');
+    cy.ionPageHidden('tab1');
+  });
 })
 
 describe('Tabs - Swipe to Go Back', () => {