diff --git a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.scss b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.scss
index 7dc0f3d0e7b..759b8847d78 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/tab-bar/tab-bar.ionic.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
   gap: globals.$ion-space-300;
 
+  box-shadow: #{globals.$ion-elevation-2};
+
   // TODO(ROU-10853): replace this value with a layer token
   z-index: 10;
 }
@@ -54,8 +56,6 @@
 
   width: fit-content;
 
-  box-shadow: #{globals.$ion-elevation-2};
-
   contain: content;
 }