diff --git a/packages/blade/src/components/Tabs/types.ts b/packages/blade/src/components/Tabs/types.ts
index 0dcf31037d6..46a75d6397c 100644
--- a/packages/blade/src/components/Tabs/types.ts
+++ b/packages/blade/src/components/Tabs/types.ts
@@ -55,20 +55,11 @@ type TabsProps = {
   isLazy?: boolean;
 } & DataAnalyticsAttribute;
 
-type TabItemProps = {
-  /**
-   * The label of the tab item.
-   */
-  children?: React.ReactNode;
+type TabItemCommonProps = {
   /**
    * The value of the tab item.
    */
   value: string;
-  /**
-   * Leading element of the tab item.
-   * Can be used to render an Icon.
-   */
-  leading?: IconComponent;
   /**
    * Trailing element of the tab item.
    * Can be used to render a Badge/Counter component.
@@ -94,6 +85,32 @@ type TabItemProps = {
   onClick?: (event: React.MouseEvent) => void;
 };
 
+type TabItemWithoutLeadingProps = TabItemCommonProps & {
+  /**
+   * The content of the tab item.
+   */
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  /**
+   * Leading element of the tab item.
+   * Can be used to render an Icon.
+   */
+  leading?: undefined;
+};
+
+type TabItemWithOutChildrenProps = TabItemCommonProps & {
+  /**
+   * Leading element of the tab item.
+   * Can be used to render an Icon.
+   */
+  leading: IconComponent;
+  /**
+   * The content of the tab item.
+   */
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+};
+
+type TabItemProps = TabItemWithoutLeadingProps | TabItemWithOutChildrenProps;
+
 type TabPanelProps = {
   /**
    * The value of the tab panel. This will be used to match the selected tab.