diff --git a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
index 439c45a312d966..fb5e36f1fb6e61 100644
--- a/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ### Experimental
 
 -   `Tabs`: Add `focusable` prop to the `Tabs.TabPanel` sub-component ([#55287](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/55287))
+-   `Tabs`: Update sub-components to accept relevant HTML element props ([#55860](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/55860))
 
 ### Enhancements
 
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/README.md b/packages/components/src/tabs/README.md
index 8fb4e0e73caec2..423216e940584d 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/README.md
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/README.md
@@ -159,19 +159,6 @@ The children elements, which should be a series of `Tabs.TabPanel` components.
 
 -   Required: No
 
-###### `className`: `string`
-
-The class name to apply to the tablist.
-
--   Required: No
--   Default: ''
-
-###### `style`: `React.CSSProperties`
-
-Custom CSS styles for the tablist.
-
-- Required: No
-
 #### Tab
 
 ##### Props
@@ -182,24 +169,12 @@ The id of the tab, which is prepended with the `Tabs` instance ID.
 
 - Required: Yes
 
-###### `style`: `React.CSSProperties`
-
-Custom CSS styles for the tab.
-
-- Required: No
-
 ###### `children`: `React.ReactNode`
 
 The children elements, generally the text to display on the tab.
 
 - Required: No
 
-###### `className`: `string`
-
-The class name to apply to the tab.
-
-- Required: No
-
 ###### `disabled`: `boolean`
 
 Determines if the tab button should be disabled.
@@ -229,18 +204,6 @@ The id of the tabpanel, which is combined with the `Tabs` instance ID and the su
 
 - Required: Yes
 
-###### `className`: `string`
-
-The class name to apply to the tabpanel.
-
-- Required: No
-
-###### `style`: `React.CSSProperties`
-
-Custom CSS styles for the tab.
-
-- Required: No
-
 ###### `focusable`: `boolean`
 
 Determines whether or not the tabpanel element should be focusable. If `false`, pressing the tab key will skip over the tabpanel, and instead focus on the first focusable element in the panel (if there is one).
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx b/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx
index 75b3df1c1ba01e..03e5d80871c56a 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/tab.tsx
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ import type { TabProps } from './types';
 import warning from '@wordpress/warning';
 import { TabsContext } from './context';
 import { Tab as StyledTab } from './styles';
+import type { WordPressComponentProps } from '../context';
 
-export const Tab = forwardRef< HTMLButtonElement, TabProps >( function Tab(
-	{ children, id, className, disabled, render, style },
-	ref
-) {
+export const Tab = forwardRef<
+	HTMLButtonElement,
+	WordPressComponentProps< TabProps, 'button', false >
+>( function Tab( { children, id, disabled, render, ...otherProps }, ref ) {
 	const context = useContext( TabsContext );
 	if ( ! context ) {
 		warning( '`Tabs.TabList` must be wrapped in a `Tabs` component.' );
@@ -28,10 +29,9 @@ export const Tab = forwardRef< HTMLButtonElement, TabProps >( function Tab(
 			ref={ ref }
 			store={ store }
 			id={ instancedTabId }
-			className={ className }
-			style={ style }
 			disabled={ disabled }
 			render={ render }
+			{ ...otherProps }
 		>
 			{ children }
 		</StyledTab>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/tablist.tsx b/packages/components/src/tabs/tablist.tsx
index 02255fefd20827..7a53115910796c 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/tablist.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/tablist.tsx
@@ -16,25 +16,26 @@ import { forwardRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 import type { TabListProps } from './types';
 import { useTabsContext } from './context';
 import { TabListWrapper } from './styles';
+import type { WordPressComponentProps } from '../context';
 
-export const TabList = forwardRef< HTMLDivElement, TabListProps >(
-	function TabList( { children, className, style }, ref ) {
-		const context = useTabsContext();
-		if ( ! context ) {
-			warning( '`Tabs.TabList` must be wrapped in a `Tabs` component.' );
-			return null;
-		}
-		const { store } = context;
-		return (
-			<Ariakit.TabList
-				ref={ ref }
-				style={ style }
-				store={ store }
-				className={ className }
-				render={ <TabListWrapper /> }
-			>
-				{ children }
-			</Ariakit.TabList>
-		);
+export const TabList = forwardRef<
+	HTMLDivElement,
+	WordPressComponentProps< TabListProps, 'div', false >
+>( function TabList( { children, ...otherProps }, ref ) {
+	const context = useTabsContext();
+	if ( ! context ) {
+		warning( '`Tabs.TabList` must be wrapped in a `Tabs` component.' );
+		return null;
 	}
-);
+	const { store } = context;
+	return (
+		<Ariakit.TabList
+			ref={ ref }
+			store={ store }
+			render={ <TabListWrapper /> }
+			{ ...otherProps }
+		>
+			{ children }
+		</Ariakit.TabList>
+	);
+} );
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/tabpanel.tsx b/packages/components/src/tabs/tabpanel.tsx
index b5339141a56eca..f477d1d3b4b437 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/tabpanel.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/tabpanel.tsx
@@ -16,30 +16,28 @@ import { TabPanel as StyledTabPanel } from './styles';
 
 import warning from '@wordpress/warning';
 import { TabsContext } from './context';
+import type { WordPressComponentProps } from '../context';
 
-export const TabPanel = forwardRef< HTMLDivElement, TabPanelProps >(
-	function TabPanel(
-		{ children, id, className, style, focusable = true },
-		ref
-	) {
-		const context = useContext( TabsContext );
-		if ( ! context ) {
-			warning( '`Tabs.TabPanel` must be wrapped in a `Tabs` component.' );
-			return null;
-		}
-		const { store, instanceId } = context;
-
-		return (
-			<StyledTabPanel
-				focusable={ focusable }
-				ref={ ref }
-				style={ style }
-				store={ store }
-				id={ `${ instanceId }-${ id }-view` }
-				className={ className }
-			>
-				{ children }
-			</StyledTabPanel>
-		);
+export const TabPanel = forwardRef<
+	HTMLDivElement,
+	WordPressComponentProps< TabPanelProps, 'div', false >
+>( function TabPanel( { children, id, focusable = true, ...otherProps }, ref ) {
+	const context = useContext( TabsContext );
+	if ( ! context ) {
+		warning( '`Tabs.TabPanel` must be wrapped in a `Tabs` component.' );
+		return null;
 	}
-);
+	const { store, instanceId } = context;
+
+	return (
+		<StyledTabPanel
+			ref={ ref }
+			store={ store }
+			id={ `${ instanceId }-${ id }-view` }
+			focusable={ focusable }
+			{ ...otherProps }
+		>
+			{ children }
+		</StyledTabPanel>
+	);
+} );
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/test/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/tabs/test/index.tsx
index 67b7bf588e74e8..d2a035e436c194 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/test/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/test/index.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { wordpress, category, media } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { useState } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import { useState } from '@wordpress/element';
  */
 import Tabs from '..';
 import type { TabsProps } from '../types';
-import type { IconType } from '../../icon';
 
 type Tab = {
 	id: string;
@@ -23,7 +21,6 @@ type Tab = {
 	content: React.ReactNode;
 	tab: {
 		className?: string;
-		icon?: IconType;
 		disabled?: boolean;
 	};
 	tabpanel?: {
@@ -36,19 +33,19 @@ const TABS: Tab[] = [
 		id: 'alpha',
 		title: 'Alpha',
 		content: 'Selected tab: Alpha',
-		tab: { className: 'alpha-class', icon: wordpress },
+		tab: { className: 'alpha-class' },
 	},
 	{
 		id: 'beta',
 		title: 'Beta',
 		content: 'Selected tab: Beta',
-		tab: { className: 'beta-class', icon: category },
+		tab: { className: 'beta-class' },
 	},
 	{
 		id: 'gamma',
 		title: 'Gamma',
 		content: 'Selected tab: Gamma',
-		tab: { className: 'gamma-class', icon: media },
+		tab: { className: 'gamma-class' },
 	},
 ];
 
@@ -58,17 +55,15 @@ const TABS_WITH_DELTA: Tab[] = [
 		id: 'delta',
 		title: 'Delta',
 		content: 'Selected tab: Delta',
-		tab: { className: 'delta-class', icon: media },
+		tab: { className: 'delta-class' },
 	},
 ];
 
 const UncontrolledTabs = ( {
 	tabs,
-	showTabIcons = false,
 	...props
 }: Omit< TabsProps, 'children' > & {
 	tabs: Tab[];
-	showTabIcons?: boolean;
 } ) => {
 	return (
 		<Tabs { ...props }>
@@ -79,9 +74,8 @@ const UncontrolledTabs = ( {
 						id={ tabObj.id }
 						className={ tabObj.tab.className }
 						disabled={ tabObj.tab.disabled }
-						icon={ showTabIcons ? tabObj.tab.icon : undefined }
 					>
-						{ showTabIcons ? null : tabObj.title }
+						{ tabObj.title }
 					</Tabs.Tab>
 				) ) }
 			</Tabs.TabList>
@@ -100,11 +94,9 @@ const UncontrolledTabs = ( {
 
 const ControlledTabs = ( {
 	tabs,
-	showTabIcons = false,
 	...props
 }: Omit< TabsProps, 'children' > & {
 	tabs: Tab[];
-	showTabIcons?: boolean;
 } ) => {
 	const [ selectedTabId, setSelectedTabId ] = useState<
 		string | undefined | null
@@ -126,9 +118,8 @@ const ControlledTabs = ( {
 						id={ tabObj.id }
 						className={ tabObj.tab.className }
 						disabled={ tabObj.tab.disabled }
-						icon={ showTabIcons ? tabObj.tab.icon : undefined }
 					>
-						{ showTabIcons ? null : tabObj.title }
+						{ tabObj.title }
 					</Tabs.Tab>
 				) ) }
 			</Tabs.TabList>
diff --git a/packages/components/src/tabs/types.ts b/packages/components/src/tabs/types.ts
index 9874fe6cb6ccfa..8b071937410919 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/tabs/types.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/tabs/types.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-imports
 import type * as Ariakit from '@ariakit/react';
 
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-import type { IconType } from '../icon';
-
 export type TabsContextProps =
 	| {
 			/**
@@ -78,14 +73,6 @@ export type TabListProps = {
 	 * The children elements, which should be a series of `Tabs.TabPanel` components.
 	 */
 	children?: React.ReactNode;
-	/**
-	 * The class name to apply to the tablist.
-	 */
-	className?: string;
-	/**
-	 * Custom CSS styles for the rendered tablist.
-	 */
-	style?: React.CSSProperties;
 };
 
 export type TabProps = {
@@ -93,22 +80,10 @@ export type TabProps = {
 	 * The id of the tab, which is prepended with the `Tabs` instanceId.
 	 */
 	id: string;
-	/**
-	 * Custom CSS styles for the tab.
-	 */
-	style?: React.CSSProperties;
 	/**
 	 * The children elements, generally the text to display on the tab.
 	 */
 	children?: React.ReactNode;
-	/**
-	 * The class name to apply to the tab button.
-	 */
-	className?: string;
-	/**
-	 * The icon used for the tab button.
-	 */
-	icon?: IconType;
 	/**
 	 * Determines if the tab button should be disabled.
 	 *
@@ -131,14 +106,6 @@ export type TabPanelProps = {
 	 * A unique identifier for the tabpanel, which is used to generate a unique `id` for the underlying element.
 	 */
 	id: string;
-	/**
-	 * The class name to apply to the tabpanel.
-	 */
-	className?: string;
-	/**
-	 * Custom CSS styles for the rendered `TabPanel` component.
-	 */
-	style?: React.CSSProperties;
 	/**
 	 * Determines whether or not the tabpanel element should be focusable.
 	 * If `false`, pressing the tab key will skip over the tabpanel, and instead