diff --git a/packages/terra-tabs/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/terra-tabs/CHANGELOG.md
index eddf3cb04fc..f60867931ae 100644
--- a/packages/terra-tabs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/terra-tabs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+* Fixed
+  * Fixed keyboard navigation after mouse click for draggable tabs.
+
 ## Unreleased
 
 ## 7.11.0 - (October 20, 2023)
diff --git a/packages/terra-tabs/src/common-tabs/_Tab.jsx b/packages/terra-tabs/src/common-tabs/_Tab.jsx
index 8de966b75f4..3e6e136c9b9 100644
--- a/packages/terra-tabs/src/common-tabs/_Tab.jsx
+++ b/packages/terra-tabs/src/common-tabs/_Tab.jsx
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ const Tab = ({
         onChange(event, itemKey);
       }
     }
+    // Fix for keyboard navigation after mouse click which was failing due to draggable props.
+    if (isDraggable) {
+      event.currentTarget.focus();
+    }
   }
   attributes.tabIndex = isSelected ? 0 : -1;
   attributes.onClick = onClick;
diff --git a/packages/terra-tabs/tests/wdio/tabs-spec.js b/packages/terra-tabs/tests/wdio/tabs-spec.js
index 12a597563fd..f61c5504e09 100644
--- a/packages/terra-tabs/tests/wdio/tabs-spec.js
+++ b/packages/terra-tabs/tests/wdio/tabs-spec.js
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ Terra.describeViewports('Tabs - Drag and Drop', ['medium'], () => {
     browser.keys(['Tab', 'Tab', 'Space', 'ArrowRight', 'Space']);
     Terra.validates.element('After Drag and Drop', { selector: '#root' });
   });
+  it('should navigate with keyboard after mouse click', () => {
+    $('#controlledTabs-Radiology').click();
+    browser.keys(['ArrowRight']);
+    expect($('#controlledTabs-Cardiology')).toBeFocused();
+  });
 });
 
 Terra.describeViewports('Tabs - Add and Close', ['medium'], () => {