diff --git a/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts b/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
index e47ec382d6..2da8c0fd5e 100644
--- a/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
+++ b/angular/src/directives/proxies.ts
@@ -865,14 +865,14 @@ export class Tab {
 }
 
 export declare interface TabBar extends StencilComponents<'IonTabBar'> {}
-@Component({ selector: 'ion-tab-bar', changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush, encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None, template: '<ng-content></ng-content>', inputs: ['mode', 'color', 'layout', 'placement', 'selectedTab', 'translucent'] })
+@Component({ selector: 'ion-tab-bar', changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush, encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None, template: '<ng-content></ng-content>', inputs: ['mode', 'color', 'layout', 'selectedTab', 'translucent'] })
 export class TabBar {
   ionTabBarChanged: EventEmitter<CustomEvent>;
 
   constructor(c: ChangeDetectorRef, r: ElementRef) {
     c.detach();
     const el = r.nativeElement;
-    proxyInputs(this, el, ['mode', 'color', 'layout', 'placement', 'selectedTab', 'translucent']);
+    proxyInputs(this, el, ['mode', 'color', 'layout', 'selectedTab', 'translucent']);
     proxyOutputs(this, el, ['ionTabBarChanged']);
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/package.json b/core/package.json
index 78ae9e6e1c..1b4048acc0 100644
--- a/core/package.json
+++ b/core/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "ionicons": "4.4.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@stencil/core": "0.15.2-2",
+    "@stencil/core": "0.15.2",
     "@stencil/sass": "0.1.1",
     "@stencil/utils": "latest",
     "@types/jest": "^23.3.1",
diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 94927c2521..de77d49289 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ import {
   TabbarChangedDetail,
   TabbarClickDetail,
   TabbarLayout,
-  TabbarPlacement,
   TextFieldTypes,
   TextInputChangeEvent,
   ToastOptions,
@@ -4441,7 +4440,7 @@ export namespace Components {
     */
     'color'?: Color;
     /**
-    * Set the layout of the text and icon in the tabbar.
+    * Set the layout of the text and icon in the tab bar.
     */
     'layout': TabbarLayout;
     /**
@@ -4449,10 +4448,6 @@ export namespace Components {
     */
     'mode': Mode;
     /**
-    * Set the position of the tabbar, relative to the content.
-    */
-    'placement': TabbarPlacement;
-    /**
     * The selected tab component
     */
     'selectedTab'?: string;
@@ -4467,7 +4462,7 @@ export namespace Components {
     */
     'color'?: Color;
     /**
-    * Set the layout of the text and icon in the tabbar.
+    * Set the layout of the text and icon in the tab bar.
     */
     'layout'?: TabbarLayout;
     /**
@@ -4476,10 +4471,6 @@ export namespace Components {
     'mode'?: Mode;
     'onIonTabBarChanged'?: (event: CustomEvent<TabbarChangedDetail>) => void;
     /**
-    * Set the position of the tabbar, relative to the content.
-    */
-    'placement'?: TabbarPlacement;
-    /**
     * The selected tab component
     */
     'selectedTab'?: string;
diff --git a/core/src/components/router/test/basic/index.html b/core/src/components/router/test/basic/index.html
index 0a405f1016..2a8fb21fe8 100644
--- a/core/src/components/router/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/router/test/basic/index.html
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     inline tab 4
   </ion-tab>
 
-  <ion-tab-bar>
+  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
 
     <ion-tab-button tab="tab-one">
       <ion-label>Plain List</ion-label>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/readme.md b/core/src/components/tab-bar/readme.md
index c5fca1c7e2..3e8ec3f252 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/readme.md
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/readme.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Tab bar is the UI component that implements the array of button of `ion-tabs`. It's provided by default when `ion-tabs` is used, though, this "implicit" tab bar can not be customized.
 
-In order to have a custom tabbar, it should be provided in user's markup as direct children of `ion-tabs`:
+In order to have a custom tab bar, it should be provided in user's markup as direct children of `ion-tabs`:
 
 ```html
 <style>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ In order to have a custom tabbar, it should be provided in user's markup as dire
   <ion-tab></ion-tab>
 
   <!-- User provided ion-tab-bar that can be customized -->
-  <ion-tab-bar color="dark" layout="icon-only">
+  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom" color="dark" layout="icon-only">
 </ion-tabs>
 ```
 
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ In order to have a custom tabbar, it should be provided in user's markup as dire
 | Property      | Attribute      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Type                                                                                       |
 | ------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | `color`       | `color`        | The color to use from your application's color palette. Default options are: `"primary"`, `"secondary"`, `"tertiary"`, `"success"`, `"warning"`, `"danger"`, `"light"`, `"medium"`, and `"dark"`. For more information on colors, see [theming](/docs/theming/basics). | `string \| undefined`                                                                      |
-| `layout`      | `layout`       | Set the layout of the text and icon in the tabbar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `"icon-bottom" \| "icon-end" \| "icon-hide" \| "icon-start" \| "icon-top" \| "label-hide"` |
+| `layout`      | `layout`       | Set the layout of the text and icon in the tab bar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `"icon-bottom" \| "icon-end" \| "icon-hide" \| "icon-start" \| "icon-top" \| "label-hide"` |
 | `mode`        | `mode`         | The mode determines which platform styles to use. Possible values are: `"ios"` or `"md"`.                                                                                                                                                                              | `"ios" \| "md"`                                                                            |
-| `placement`   | `placement`    | Set the position of the tabbar, relative to the content.                                                                                                                                                                                                               | `"bottom" \| "top"`                                                                        |
 | `selectedTab` | `selected-tab` | The selected tab component                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `string \| undefined`                                                                      |
 | `translucent` | `translucent`  | If `true`, the tab bar will be translucent. Defaults to `false`.                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `boolean`                                                                                  |
 
diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar-interface.ts b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar-interface.ts
index 875e1ab132..72ed222586 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar-interface.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar-interface.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 export type TabbarLayout = 'icon-top' | 'icon-start' | 'icon-end' | 'icon-bottom' | 'icon-hide' | 'label-hide';
-export type TabbarPlacement = 'top' | 'bottom';
 
 export interface TabbarChangedDetail {
   tab?: string;
diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.scss b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.scss
index e54e5f2a87..9be468c0f4 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  order: 1;
 
   width: auto;
 
@@ -37,13 +36,11 @@
   --background-focused: #{current-color(shade)};
 }
 
-:host(.placement-top) {
-  order: -1;
-
+:host([slot="top"]) {
   border-bottom: var(--border);
 }
 
-:host(.placement-bottom) {
+:host([slot="bottom"]) {
   padding-bottom: var(--ion-safe-area-bottom, 0);
 
   border-top: var(--border);
diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.tsx b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.tsx
index 7186fbb165..a813f34dd8 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, ComponentInterface, Element, Event, EventEmitter, Listen, Prop, QueueApi, State, Watch } from '@stencil/core';
 
-import { Color, Mode, TabbarChangedDetail, TabbarLayout, TabbarPlacement } from '../../interface';
+import { Color, Mode, TabbarChangedDetail, TabbarLayout } from '../../interface';
 import { createColorClasses } from '../../utils/theme';
 
 @Component({
@@ -34,15 +34,10 @@ export class TabBar implements ComponentInterface {
   @Prop() color?: Color;
 
   /**
-   * Set the layout of the text and icon in the tabbar.
+   * Set the layout of the text and icon in the tab bar.
    */
   @Prop() layout: TabbarLayout = 'icon-top';
 
-  /**
-   * Set the position of the tabbar, relative to the content.
-   */
-  @Prop() placement: TabbarPlacement = 'bottom';
-
   /**
    * The selected tab component
    */
@@ -69,7 +64,7 @@ export class TabBar implements ComponentInterface {
 
   @Listen('body:keyboardWillShow')
   protected onKeyboardWillShow() {
-    if (this.placement === 'bottom') {
+    if (this.el.getAttribute('slot') === 'bottom') {
       this.keyboardVisible = true;
     }
   }
@@ -79,15 +74,13 @@ export class TabBar implements ComponentInterface {
   }
 
   hostData() {
-    const { color, translucent, placement, keyboardVisible } = this;
+    const { color, translucent, keyboardVisible } = this;
     return {
-      role: 'tablist',
+      'role': 'tablist',
       'aria-hidden': keyboardVisible ? 'true' : null,
-      'slot': 'tabbar',
       class: {
         ...createColorClasses(color),
         'tabbar-translucent': translucent,
-        [`placement-${placement}`]: true,
         'tabbar-hidden': keyboardVisible,
       }
     };
diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-button/usage/javascript.md b/core/src/components/tab-button/usage/javascript.md
index 41b996b72a..7c73f0f28f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-button/usage/javascript.md
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-button/usage/javascript.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ```html
 <ion-tabs>
 
-  <ion-tab-bar>
+  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
     <ion-tab-button tab="schedule" href="/app/tabs/(schedule:schedule)">
       <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
       <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md b/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md
index 71ac26111c..34a63449c5 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/readme.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ In order to do so, an `ion-tab-bar` should be provided as a direct child of `ion
   <ion-tab tab="home">Home Content</ion-tab>
   <ion-tab tab="settings">Settings Content</ion-tab>
 
-  <ion-tab-bar>
+  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
 
     <ion-tab-button tab="home">
       <ion-label>Home</ion-label>
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ In order to do so, an `ion-tab-bar` should be provided as a direct child of `ion
 
 Note that both `ion-tabs` and `ion-tab-bar` can be used as standalone elements. They don’t depend on each other to work, but they are usually used together in order to implement a tab-based navigation that feels like a native app.
 
+`ion-tab-bar` always needs `slot="bottom"` in order to be projected into `ion-tabs` at the right place.
+
 ## The "tab" property
 
 Each `ion-tab-button` will activate one of the tabs when tapped.
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ Using tabs with Angular's router is fairly straight forward. The only additional
 ```html
 
 <ion-tabs>
-  <ion-tab-bar>
+  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
     <ion-tab-button tab="schedule" href="/app/tabs/(schedule:schedule)">
       <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
       <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx b/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
index f4e973c378..8a39825c84 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -196,10 +196,11 @@ export class Tabs implements NavOutlet {
 
   render() {
     return [
+      <slot name="top"></slot>,
       <div class="tabs-inner">
         <slot></slot>
       </div>,
-      <slot name="tabbar"></slot>
+      <slot name="bottom"></slot>
     ];
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html b/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html
index 76db45e1f5..7ccea8318f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/test/basic/index.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
       <ion-tab tab="tab-four" component="page-one"></ion-tab>
 
-      <ion-tab-bar>
+      <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
         <ion-tab-button href="" tab="tab-one" class="e2eTabOneButton">
           <ion-label>Tab One</ion-label>
           <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/test/placements/index.html b/core/src/components/tabs/test/placements/index.html
index 007508ff8e..0afb9b95dd 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/test/placements/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/test/placements/index.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
       <ion-tab tab="page-one" disabled icon="chatboxes" component="page-one"></ion-tab>
 
-      <ion-tab-bar placement="top">
+      <ion-tab-bar slot="top">
         <ion-tab-button tab="star-tab">
           <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
         </ion-tab-button>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/test/preview/index.html b/core/src/components/tabs/test/preview/index.html
index b8c82d1cba..df4f59a357 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/test/preview/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/test/preview/index.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
       <ion-tab tab="tab-four" component="page-one"></ion-tab>
 
-      <ion-tab-bar>
+      <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
         <ion-tab-button tab="tab-one">
           <ion-label>Plain List</ion-label>
           <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html b/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
index c1b264d567..1d4db1306e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/test/vanilla/index.html
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       <div class="div-two" slot="not-initialized">Div Two</div>
     </ion-tab>
 
-    <ion-tab-bar>
+    <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
       <ion-tab-button tab="tab-one">
         <ion-label>Tab One</ion-label>
         <ion-icon name="star"></ion-icon>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/usage/angular.md b/core/src/components/tabs/usage/angular.md
index 41b996b72a..7c73f0f28f 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/usage/angular.md
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/usage/angular.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ```html
 <ion-tabs>
 
-  <ion-tab-bar>
+  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
     <ion-tab-button tab="schedule" href="/app/tabs/(schedule:schedule)">
       <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
       <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/usage/javascript.md b/core/src/components/tabs/usage/javascript.md
index d1b911884c..5ad3af3fe0 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/usage/javascript.md
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/usage/javascript.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   <ion-tab tab="tab-map" component="page-map"></ion-tab>
   <ion-tab tab="tab-about" component="page-about"></ion-tab>
 
-  <ion-tab-bar>
+  <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">
     <ion-tab-button tab="tab-schedule">
       <ion-icon name="calendar"></ion-icon>
       <ion-label>Schedule</ion-label>