diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index 7f8038edef..d83f68b1ff 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ a.subdued‎ {
 
 .tabs-icon-top .tab-item,
 .tabs-icon-bottom .tab-item {
-  font-size: 10px;
+  font-size: 12px;
   line-height: 14px; }
 
 .tab-item .icon {
@@ -3058,7 +3058,7 @@ a.subdued‎ {
 
 .tabs-icon-left .tab-item,
 .tabs-icon-right .tab-item {
-  font-size: 10px; }
+  font-size: 12px; }
   .tabs-icon-left .tab-item .icon,
   .tabs-icon-right .tab-item .icon {
     display: inline-block;
diff --git a/scss/_tabs.scss b/scss/_tabs.scss
index 02b299022d..3b38c5b692 100644
--- a/scss/_tabs.scss
+++ b/scss/_tabs.scss
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
 .tabs-icon-top .tab-item,
 .tabs-icon-bottom .tab-item {
-  font-size: $tabs-text-with-icon-font-size;
+  font-size: $tabs-text-font-size-side-icon;
   line-height: $tabs-text-font-size;
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 .tabs-icon-left .tab-item,
 .tabs-icon-right .tab-item {
-  font-size: $tabs-text-with-icon-font-size;
+  font-size: $tabs-text-font-size-side-icon;
 
   .icon {
     display: inline-block;
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 7aa4791a6e..83176650d8 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ $bar-default-active-border:       $bar-light-active-border;
 
 $tabs-height:                      49px !default;
 $tabs-text-font-size:              14px !default;
-$tabs-text-with-icon-font-size:    10px !default;
+$tabs-text-font-size-side-icon:    12px !default;
 $tabs-icon-size:                   32px !default;
 
 $tabs-light-bg:                    $button-light-bg;