diff --git a/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelector.js b/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelector.js
index 79cd1a6dd17d..4efa033c60d0 100644
--- a/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelector.js
+++ b/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelector.js
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ const getBackgroundColor = (position, routesLength, tabIndex) => {
 
 function TabSelector({state, navigation, onTabPress, position}) {
     const {translate} = useLocalize();
-
     return (
         <View style={styles.tabSelector}>
             {_.map(state.routes, (route, index) => {
@@ -120,6 +119,7 @@ function TabSelector({state, navigation, onTabPress, position}) {
                         activeOpacity={activeOpacity}
                         inactiveOpacity={inactiveOpacity}
                         backgroundColor={backgroundColor}
+                        isFocused={isFocused}
                     />
                 );
             })}
diff --git a/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelectorItem.js b/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelectorItem.js
index d0ea8fcc773b..6611b8acf914 100644
--- a/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelectorItem.js
+++ b/src/components/TabSelector/TabSelectorItem.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Animated} from 'react-native';
+import {Animated, StyleSheet} from 'react-native';
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import styles from '../../styles/styles';
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const propTypes = {
     /** Animated opacity value while the label is in active state */
     // eslint-disable-next-line
     activeOpacity: PropTypes.any,
+
+    /** Whether this tab is active */
+    isFocused: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 const defaultProps = {
@@ -36,29 +39,32 @@ const defaultProps = {
     backgroundColor: '',
     inactiveOpacity: 1,
     activeOpacity: 0,
+    isFocused: false,
 };
 
-const AnimatedPressableWithFeedback = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(PressableWithFeedback);
-
-function TabSelectorItem({icon, title, onPress, backgroundColor, activeOpacity, inactiveOpacity}) {
+function TabSelectorItem({icon, title, onPress, backgroundColor, activeOpacity, inactiveOpacity, isFocused}) {
     return (
-        <AnimatedPressableWithFeedback
+        <PressableWithFeedback
             accessibilityLabel={title}
-            style={[styles.tabSelectorButton, {backgroundColor}]}
+            style={[styles.tabSelectorButton]}
             wrapperStyle={[styles.flex1]}
             onPress={onPress}
         >
-            <TabIcon
-                icon={icon}
-                activeOpacity={activeOpacity}
-                inactiveOpacity={inactiveOpacity}
-            />
-            <TabLabel
-                title={title}
-                activeOpacity={activeOpacity}
-                inactiveOpacity={inactiveOpacity}
-            />
-        </AnimatedPressableWithFeedback>
+            {({hovered}) => (
+                <Animated.View style={[styles.tabSelectorButton, StyleSheet.absoluteFill, styles.tabBackground(hovered, isFocused, backgroundColor)]}>
+                    <TabIcon
+                        icon={icon}
+                        activeOpacity={styles.tabOpacity(hovered, isFocused, activeOpacity, inactiveOpacity)}
+                        inactiveOpacity={styles.tabOpacity(hovered, isFocused, inactiveOpacity, activeOpacity)}
+                    />
+                    <TabLabel
+                        title={title}
+                        activeOpacity={styles.tabOpacity(hovered, isFocused, activeOpacity, inactiveOpacity)}
+                        inactiveOpacity={styles.tabOpacity(hovered, isFocused, inactiveOpacity, activeOpacity)}
+                    />
+                </Animated.View>
+            )}
+        </PressableWithFeedback>
     );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/styles/styles.js b/src/styles/styles.js
index f36e552c2ecd..d4aacfff96aa 100644
--- a/src/styles/styles.js
+++ b/src/styles/styles.js
@@ -3486,11 +3486,17 @@ const styles = (theme) => ({
 
     tabText: (isSelected) => ({
         marginLeft: 8,
-        fontFamily: isSelected ? fontFamily.EXP_NEUE_BOLD : fontFamily.EXP_NEUE,
-        fontWeight: isSelected ? fontWeightBold : 400,
+        fontFamily: fontFamily.EXP_NEUE_BOLD,
+        fontWeight: fontWeightBold,
         color: isSelected ? theme.textLight : theme.textSupporting,
     }),
 
+    tabBackground: (hovered, isFocused, background) => ({
+        backgroundColor: hovered && !isFocused ? theme.highlightBG : background,
+    }),
+
+    tabOpacity: (hovered, isFocused, activeOpacityValue, inactiveOpacityValue) => (hovered && !isFocused ? inactiveOpacityValue : activeOpacityValue),
+
     /**
      * @param {String} backgroundColor
      * @param {Number} height