diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts
index 682c366483..343fab1558 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabBar.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ interface Tab {
 
 export const IonTabBar = defineComponent({
   name: 'IonTabBar',
+  props: {
+    _tabsWillChange: { type: Function, default: () => {} },
+    _tabsDidChange: { type: Function, default: () => {} }
+  },
   mounted() {
     const ionRouter: any = inject('navManager');
     const tabState: TabState = {
@@ -102,12 +106,16 @@ export const IonTabBar = defineComponent({
         }
       }
 
-      const activeChild = childNodes.find((child: VNode) => child.el.tab === activeTab);
+      const activeChild = childNodes.find((child: VNode) => child.props.tab === activeTab);
       const tabBar = this.$refs.ionTabBar;
-
+      const tabDidChange = activeTab !== prevActiveTab;
       if (activeChild && tabBar) {
+        tabDidChange && this.$props._tabsWillChange(activeTab);
+
         ionRouter.handleSetCurrentTab(activeTab);
         tabBar.selectedTab = tabState.activeTab = activeTab;
+
+        tabDidChange && this.$props._tabsDidChange(activeTab);
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts
index 9d4df7ae11..e292d53035 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/components/IonTabs.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { h, defineComponent, VNode } from 'vue';
 import { IonRouterOutlet } from './IonRouterOutlet';
 
+const WILL_CHANGE = 'ionTabsWillChange';
+const DID_CHANGE = 'ionTabsDidChange';
+
 export const IonTabs = defineComponent({
   name: 'IonTabs',
+  emits: [WILL_CHANGE, DID_CHANGE],
   render() {
-    const { $slots: slots } = this;
+    const { $slots: slots, $emit } = this;
     const slottedContent = slots.default && slots.default();
     let childrenToRender = [
       h('div', {
@@ -25,14 +29,25 @@ export const IonTabs = defineComponent({
      * not show above the tab content.
      */
     if (slottedContent && slottedContent.length > 0) {
-      const topSlottedTabBar = slottedContent.find((child: VNode) => {
-        const isTabBar = child.type && (child.type as any).name === 'IonTabBar';
-        const hasTopSlot = child.props?.slot === 'top';
+      const slottedTabBar = slottedContent.find((child: VNode) => child.type && (child.type as any).name === 'IonTabBar');
+      const hasTopSlotTabBar = slottedTabBar && slottedTabBar.props?.slot === 'top';
 
-        return isTabBar && hasTopSlot;
-      });
+      if (slottedTabBar) {
+        if (!slottedTabBar.props) {
+          slottedTabBar.props = {};
+        }
+        /**
+         * ionTabsWillChange and ionTabsDidChange are
+         * fired from `ion-tabs`, so we need to pass these down
+         * as props so they can fire when the active tab changes.
+         * TODO: We may want to move logic from the tab bar into here
+         * so we do not have code split across two components.
+         */
+        slottedTabBar.props._tabsWillChange = (tab: string) => $emit(WILL_CHANGE, { tab });
+        slottedTabBar.props._tabsDidChange = (tab: string) => $emit(DID_CHANGE, { tab });
+      }
 
-      if (topSlottedTabBar) {
+      if (hasTopSlotTabBar) {
         childrenToRender = [
           ...slottedContent,
           ...childrenToRender
diff --git a/packages/vue/test-app/tests/unit/tabs.spec.ts b/packages/vue/test-app/tests/unit/tabs.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0262da6d34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vue/test-app/tests/unit/tabs.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+import { mount, flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { createRouter, createWebHistory } from '@ionic/vue-router';
+import { IonicVue, IonApp, IonRouterOutlet, IonPage, IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonLabel } from '@ionic/vue';
+
+const App = {
+  components: { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet },
+  template: '<ion-app><ion-router-outlet /></ion-app>',
+}
+
+const Tabs = {
+  components: { IonPage, IonTabs, IonTabBar, IonTabButton, IonLabel },
+  template: `
+    <ion-page>
+      <ion-tabs>
+        <ion-tab-bar slot="top">
+          <ion-tab-button tab="tab1" href="/tab1">
+            <ion-label>Tab 1</ion-label>
+          </ion-tab-button>
+          <ion-tab-button tab="tab2" href="/tab2">
+            <ion-label>Tab 2</ion-label>
+          </ion-tab-button>
+        </ion-tab-bar>
+      </ion-tabs>
+    </ion-page>
+  `,
+}
+const Tab1 = {
+  components: { IonPage },
+  template: `<ion-page>Tab 1</ion-page>`
+}
+const Tab2 = {
+  components: { IonPage },
+  template: `<ion-page>Tab 2</ion-page>`
+}
+
+describe('ion-tabs', () => {
+  (HTMLElement.prototype as HTMLIonRouterOutletElement).commit = jest.fn();
+
+  it('should emit will change and did change events when changing tab', async () => {
+    const router = createRouter({
+      history: createWebHistory(process.env.BASE_URL),
+      routes: [
+        {
+          path: '/',
+          component: Tabs,
+          children: [
+            {
+              path: '',
+              redirect: 'tab1'
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab1',
+              component: Tab1,
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab2',
+              component: Tab2
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    router.push('/');
+    await router.isReady();
+    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+      global: {
+        plugins: [router, IonicVue]
+      }
+    });
+
+    const tabs = wrapper.findComponent(IonTabs);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+
+    router.push('/tab2')
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(2);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange[1]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab2' }]);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(2);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange[1]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab2' }]);
+  });
+
+  it('should not emit will change and did change events when going to same tab again', async () => {
+    const router = createRouter({
+      history: createWebHistory(process.env.BASE_URL),
+      routes: [
+        {
+          path: '/',
+          component: Tabs,
+          children: [
+            {
+              path: '',
+              redirect: 'tab1'
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab1',
+              component: Tab1,
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab2',
+              component: Tab2
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    router.push('/');
+    await router.isReady();
+    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+      global: {
+        plugins: [router, IonicVue]
+      }
+    });
+
+    const tabs = wrapper.findComponent(IonTabs);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+
+    router.push('/tab1')
+    await flushPromises()
+
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should not emit will change and did change events when going to a non tabs page', async () => {
+    const Sibling = {
+      components: { IonPage },
+      template: `<ion-page>Sibling Page</ion-page>`
+    }
+    const router = createRouter({
+      history: createWebHistory(process.env.BASE_URL),
+      routes: [
+        {
+          path: '/',
+          component: Tabs,
+          children: [
+            {
+              path: '',
+              redirect: 'tab1'
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab1',
+              component: Tab1
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab2',
+              component: Tab2
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          path: '/sibling',
+          component: Sibling
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    router.push('/');
+    await router.isReady();
+    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+      global: {
+        plugins: [router, IonicVue]
+      }
+    });
+
+    const tabs = wrapper.findComponent(IonTabs);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+
+    router.push('/sibling');
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
+
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  it('should not emit will change and did change events when going to child tab page', async () => {
+    const Child = {
+      components: { IonPage },
+      template: `<ion-page>Child Page</ion-page>`
+    }
+    const router = createRouter({
+      history: createWebHistory(process.env.BASE_URL),
+      routes: [
+        {
+          path: '/',
+          component: Tabs,
+          children: [
+            {
+              path: '',
+              redirect: 'tab1'
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab1',
+              component: Tab1,
+              children: [
+                {
+                  path: 'child',
+                  component: Child
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              path: 'tab2',
+              component: Tab2
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    });
+
+    router.push('/');
+    await router.isReady();
+    const wrapper = mount(App, {
+      global: {
+        plugins: [router, IonicVue]
+      }
+    });
+
+    const tabs = wrapper.findComponent(IonTabs);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange[0]).toEqual([{ tab: 'tab1' }]);
+
+    router.push('/tab1/child');
+    await flushPromises();
+
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
+
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsWillChange.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(tabs.emitted().ionTabsDidChange.length).toEqual(1);
+  });
+});