diff --git a/.changeset/rh-tabs-expand-event-doc.md b/.changeset/rh-tabs-expand-event-doc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a5f8d9f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rh-tabs-expand-event-doc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+"@rhds/elements": patch
+---
+`<rh-tabs>`: corrects the custom element manifest's event name for the `expand` event
diff --git a/elements/rh-tabs/rh-tab.ts b/elements/rh-tabs/rh-tab.ts
index a00509618e..a09f07cd29 100644
--- a/elements/rh-tabs/rh-tab.ts
+++ b/elements/rh-tabs/rh-tab.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import styles from './rh-tab.css';
  * @cssprop {<length>} --rh-tabs-link-padding-inline-end - Tab padding inline end {@default 32px`}
  * @cssprop {<length>} --rh-tabs-link-padding-block-end - Tab padding block end {@default `16px`}
  *
- * @fires { TabExpandEvent } tab-expand - when a tab expands
+ * @fires { TabExpandEvent } expand - when a tab expands
  */
 @customElement('rh-tab')
 export class RhTab extends BaseTab {