diff --git a/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss b/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
index 5708065e740..181bcd1fd9d 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
+++ b/src/components/tabs/tabs.ios.scss
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ $tab-button-ios-inactive-color:       $toolbar-ios-inactive-color !default;
 ion-tabbar {
   border-top: 1px solid $toolbar-ios-border-color;
   background: $tabbar-ios-background;
+  justify-content: center;
 }
 
 ion-tabs[tabbarPlacement=top] ion-tabbar {