diff --git a/thonny/plugins/base_ui_themes.py b/thonny/plugins/base_ui_themes.py
index 8cfe72468..c67661472 100644
--- a/thonny/plugins/base_ui_themes.py
+++ b/thonny/plugins/base_ui_themes.py
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ def enhanced_aqua() -> CompoundUiThemeSettings:
             "TPanedWindow": {"configure": {"background": "systemDialogBackgroundActive"}},
             "TFrame": {"configure": {"background": "systemDialogBackgroundActive"}},
             "ViewTab.TLabel": {"configure": {"padding": [scale(5), 0]}},
+            "Tab": {"map": {"foreground": [("selected", "systemSelectedTabTextColor")]}},
             "Active.ViewTab.TLabel": {
                 "configure": {
                     # "font" : "BoldTkDefaultFont",