diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtwidgets.pas b/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtwidgets.pas
index e0b2614ed0..7fa681926f 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtwidgets.pas
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtwidgets.pas
@@ -4495,7 +4495,7 @@ end;
 procedure TQtTabWidget.setFocusPolicy(const APolicy: QtFocusPolicy);
 begin
   inherited setFocusPolicy(APolicy);
-  QWidget_setFocusPolicy(TabBar, QtNoFocus{APolicy});
+  QWidget_setFocusPolicy(TabBar, QtClickFocus);
 end;
 
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