diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/__tests__/index.test.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/__tests__/index.test.tsx
index 90f150b6ef1d..58a1a636fdbd 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/__tests__/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/__tests__/index.test.tsx
@@ -132,12 +132,9 @@ describe('Tabs', () => {
       renderer.create(
         <TestProviders>
           <Tabs
-            // @ts-expect-error: for an edge-case that we didn't write types for
             values={tabs.map((t, idx) => ({label: t, value: idx}))}
-            // @ts-expect-error: for an edge-case that we didn't write types for
             defaultValue={0}>
             {tabs.map((t, idx) => (
-              // @ts-expect-error: for an edge-case that we didn't write types for
               <TabItem key={idx} value={idx}>
                 {t}
               </TabItem>
@@ -199,4 +196,19 @@ describe('Tabs', () => {
       );
     }).not.toThrow();
   });
+
+  it('allows a tab to be falsy', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      renderer.create(
+        <TestProviders>
+          <Tabs>
+            <TabItem value="val1">Val1</TabItem>
+            {null}
+            {false}
+            {undefined}
+          </Tabs>
+        </TestProviders>,
+      );
+    }).not.toThrow();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/index.tsx
index e989d082a53e..7ccb52c9dc08 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/Tabs/index.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-import React, {cloneElement} from 'react';
+import React, {cloneElement, type ReactElement} from 'react';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import {
   useScrollPositionBlocker,
   useTabs,
+  type TabItemProps,
 } from '@docusaurus/theme-common/internal';
 import useIsBrowser from '@docusaurus/useIsBrowser';
 import type {Props} from '@theme/Tabs';
@@ -109,10 +110,11 @@ function TabContent({
   children,
   selectedValue,
 }: Props & ReturnType<typeof useTabs>) {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
-  children = Array.isArray(children) ? children : [children];
+  const childTabs = (Array.isArray(children) ? children : [children]).filter(
+    Boolean,
+  ) as ReactElement<TabItemProps>[];
   if (lazy) {
-    const selectedTabItem = children.find(
+    const selectedTabItem = childTabs.find(
       (tabItem) => tabItem.props.value === selectedValue,
     );
     if (!selectedTabItem) {
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ function TabContent({
   }
   return (
     <div className="margin-top--md">
-      {children.map((tabItem, i) =>
+      {childTabs.map((tabItem, i) =>
         cloneElement(tabItem, {
           key: i,
           hidden: tabItem.props.value !== selectedValue,
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/tabsUtils.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/tabsUtils.tsx
index 64b3d6446ed2..5b974b8af58d 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/tabsUtils.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/tabsUtils.tsx
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ export interface TabValue {
   readonly default?: boolean;
 }
 
+type TabItem = ReactElement<TabItemProps> | null | false | undefined;
+
 export interface TabsProps {
   readonly lazy?: boolean;
   readonly block?: boolean;
-  readonly children:
-    | readonly ReactElement<TabItemProps>[]
-    | ReactElement<TabItemProps>;
+  readonly children: TabItem[] | TabItem;
   readonly defaultValue?: string | null;
   readonly values?: readonly TabValue[];
   readonly groupId?: string;
@@ -55,14 +55,16 @@ export interface TabItemProps {
 // A very rough duck type, but good enough to guard against mistakes while
 // allowing customization
 function isTabItem(
-  comp: ReactElement<object>,
+  comp: ReactElement<unknown>,
 ): comp is ReactElement<TabItemProps> {
-  return 'value' in comp.props;
+  const {props} = comp;
+  return !!props && typeof props === 'object' && 'value' in props;
 }
 
 function ensureValidChildren(children: TabsProps['children']) {
-  return React.Children.map(children, (child) => {
-    if (isValidElement(child) && isTabItem(child)) {
+  return (React.Children.map(children, (child) => {
+    // Pass falsy values through: allow conditionally not rendering a tab
+    if (!child || (isValidElement(child) && isTabItem(child))) {
       return child;
     }
     // child.type.name will give non-sensical values in prod because of
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ function ensureValidChildren(children: TabsProps['children']) {
         typeof child.type === 'string' ? child.type : child.type.name
       }>: all children of the <Tabs> component should be <TabItem>, and every <TabItem> should have a unique "value" prop.`,
     );
-  });
+  })?.filter(Boolean) ?? []) as ReactElement<TabItemProps>[];
 }
 
 function extractChildrenTabValues(children: TabsProps['children']): TabValue[] {