diff --git a/.changeset/healthy-emus-pump.md b/.changeset/healthy-emus-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f81b9bd6390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/healthy-emus-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/polaris': patch
+---
+
+Update tokens for border of `Tabs` on hover and pressed state to create better quality interaction.
diff --git a/polaris-react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.scss b/polaris-react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.scss
index b140358606e..4791bffadc7 100644
--- a/polaris-react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.scss
+++ b/polaris-react/src/components/Tabs/Tabs.scss
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $item-vertical-padding: $item-min-height * 0.5;
       background-color: transparent;
       // stylelint-disable-next-line selector-max-specificity -- generated by polaris-migrator DO NOT COPY
       &::before {
-        background-color: var(--p-color-border-hover);
+        background-color: var(--p-color-bg-strong-hover);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ $item-vertical-padding: $item-min-height * 0.5;
       background-color: transparent;
       // stylelint-disable-next-line selector-max-specificity -- generated by polaris-migrator DO NOT COPY
       &::before {
-        background: var(--p-color-bg-primary-subdued-active);
+        background-color: var(--p-color-bg-strong-active);
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/polaris-react/src/components/Tag/Tag.scss b/polaris-react/src/components/Tag/Tag.scss
index 1c5cb47eec9..58cf1ccea05 100644
--- a/polaris-react/src/components/Tag/Tag.scss
+++ b/polaris-react/src/components/Tag/Tag.scss
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $button-size: 20px;
     }
 
     &:active {
-      background: var(--p-color-bg-strong-active);
+      background: var(--p-color-bg-strong-hover);
     }
 
     &:disabled {