diff --git a/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/TabbedViewExtensions.cs b/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/TabbedViewExtensions.cs
index 6c5ae4cf06b6..055c4ad3998b 100644
--- a/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/TabbedViewExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Core/src/Platform/iOS/TabbedViewExtensions.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ internal static void UpdateiOS15TabBarAppearance(
 			if (effectiveBarColor != null)
 			{
 				_tabBarAppearance.BackgroundColor = effectiveBarColor;
+				if (OperatingSystem.IsIOSVersionAtLeast(26))
+				{
+					tabBar.BackgroundColor = effectiveBarColor;
+				}
 			}
 
 			// Set BarTextColor
@@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ internal static void UpdateiOS15TabBarAppearance(
 				newSize.Width = isRegularTabBar ? regularSquareSize : compactSquareSize;
 				newSize.Height = newSize.Width;
 			}
-			
+
 			return image.ResizeImageSource(newSize.Width, newSize.Height, new CGSize(image.Size.Width, image.Size.Height));
 		}
 	}