diff --git a/.changeset/nine-moles-sort.md b/.changeset/nine-moles-sort.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e3d65dc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nine-moles-sort.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@heroui/tabs": patch
+---
+
+fix unresponsive modal after switching tabs inside (#5543)
diff --git a/packages/components/tabs/__tests__/tabs.test.tsx b/packages/components/tabs/__tests__/tabs.test.tsx
index 9734e5c1f7..89fd7ec857 100644
--- a/packages/components/tabs/__tests__/tabs.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/tabs/__tests__/tabs.test.tsx
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import type {UserEvent} from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import type {TabsProps} from "../src";
 
 import * as React from "react";
-import {act, render, fireEvent, within} from "@testing-library/react";
+import {act, render, fireEvent, within, waitFor} from "@testing-library/react";
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event";
 import {focus} from "@heroui/test-utils";
 import {spy, shouldIgnoreReactWarning} from "@heroui/test-utils";
+import {Modal, ModalContent, ModalHeader, ModalBody, ModalFooter} from "@heroui/modal";
+import {Button} from "@heroui/button";
 
 import {Tabs, Tab} from "../src";
 
@@ -435,4 +437,106 @@ describe("Tabs", () => {
     expect(item2Click).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(tab2).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
   });
+
+  it("should allow reopening modal with tabs without blocking", async () => {
+    const TestComponent = () => {
+      const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = React.useState(false);
+
+      return (
+        <>
+          <Button data-testid="open-modal-btn" onPress={() => setIsOpen(true)}>
+            Open Modal
+          </Button>
+          <Modal data-testid="test-modal" isOpen={isOpen} onOpenChange={setIsOpen}>
+            <ModalContent>
+              {(onClose) => (
+                <>
+                  <ModalHeader>Test Modal with Tabs</ModalHeader>
+                  <ModalBody>
+                    <Tabs aria-label="Test tabs" data-testid="modal-tabs">
+                      <Tab key="tab1" data-testid="tab-1" title="Tab 1">
+                        <div data-testid="tab1-content">Content for Tab 1</div>
+                      </Tab>
+                      <Tab key="tab2" data-testid="tab-2" title="Tab 2">
+                        <div data-testid="tab2-content">Content for Tab 2</div>
+                      </Tab>
+                      <Tab key="tab3" data-testid="tab-3" title="Tab 3">
+                        <div data-testid="tab3-content">Content for Tab 3</div>
+                      </Tab>
+                    </Tabs>
+                  </ModalBody>
+                  <ModalFooter>
+                    <Button data-testid="close-modal-btn" onPress={onClose}>
+                      Close
+                    </Button>
+                  </ModalFooter>
+                </>
+              )}
+            </ModalContent>
+          </Modal>
+        </>
+      );
+    };
+
+    const {getByTestId, getByRole, queryByRole} = render(<TestComponent />);
+
+    const openButton = getByTestId("open-modal-btn");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(openButton);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const modal = getByRole("dialog");
+
+      expect(modal).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    const tabButtons = getByRole("dialog").querySelectorAll('[role="tab"]');
+
+    expect(tabButtons).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(tabButtons[1]);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(tabButtons[1]).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+    });
+
+    const closeButton = getByTestId("close-modal-btn");
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(closeButton);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(
+      () => {
+        expect(queryByRole("dialog")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      },
+      {timeout: 1000},
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(openButton);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const modal = getByRole("dialog");
+
+      expect(modal).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    const newTabButtons = getByRole("dialog").querySelectorAll('[role="tab"]');
+
+    expect(newTabButtons).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.click(newTabButtons[2]);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(newTabButtons[2]).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/components/tabs/package.json b/packages/components/tabs/package.json
index 24fb54adca..8a28d438ad 100644
--- a/packages/components/tabs/package.json
+++ b/packages/components/tabs/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "@heroui/input": "workspace:*",
     "@heroui/test-utils": "workspace:*",
     "@heroui/button": "workspace:*",
+    "@heroui/modal": "workspace:*",
     "@heroui/shared-icons": "workspace:*",
     "clean-package": "2.2.0",
     "react": "18.3.0",
diff --git a/packages/components/tabs/src/tab.tsx b/packages/components/tabs/src/tab.tsx
index d3f68ad4ac..d346c545d3 100644
--- a/packages/components/tabs/src/tab.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/tabs/src/tab.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ const Tab = forwardRef<"button", TabItemProps>((props, ref) => {
     rerender: true,
   });
 
+  const isInModal = domRef?.current?.closest('[aria-modal="true"]') !== null;
+
   const handleClick = () => {
     if (!domRef?.current || !listRef?.current) return;
 
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ const Tab = forwardRef<"button", TabItemProps>((props, ref) => {
       title={otherProps?.titleValue}
       type={Component === "button" ? "button" : undefined}
     >
-      {isSelected && !disableAnimation && !disableCursorAnimation && isMounted ? (
+      {isSelected && !disableAnimation && !disableCursorAnimation && isMounted && !isInModal ? (
         // use synchronous loading for domMax here
         // since lazy loading produces different behaviour
         <LazyMotion features={domMax}>
diff --git a/packages/components/tabs/src/tabs.tsx b/packages/components/tabs/src/tabs.tsx
index 2d8c0ffb79..a1b289388b 100644
--- a/packages/components/tabs/src/tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/tabs/src/tabs.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const Tabs = forwardRef(function Tabs<T extends object>(
     Component,
     values,
     state,
+    domRef,
     destroyInactiveTabPanel,
     getBaseProps,
     getTabListProps,
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ const Tabs = forwardRef(function Tabs<T extends object>(
 
   const layoutId = useId();
 
-  const layoutGroupEnabled = !props.disableAnimation && !props.disableCursorAnimation;
+  const isInModal = domRef?.current?.closest('[aria-modal="true"]') !== null;
+
+  const layoutGroupEnabled = !props.disableAnimation && !props.disableCursorAnimation && !isInModal;
 
   const tabsProps = {
     state,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 20859ca7c0..cfcdceed94 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2811,6 +2811,9 @@ importers:
       '@heroui/input':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../input
+      '@heroui/modal':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../modal
       '@heroui/shared-icons':
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../utilities/shared-icons