diff --git a/lib/components/Tabs.js b/lib/components/Tabs.js
index ad99d53fbe..b87d0495ad 100644
--- a/lib/components/Tabs.js
+++ b/lib/components/Tabs.js
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ import jss from 'js-stylesheet';
 import uuid from '../helpers/uuid';
 import childrenPropType from '../helpers/childrenPropType';
 
-// Determine if a node from event.target is a Tab element
-function isTabNode(node) {
-  return node.nodeName === 'LI' && node.getAttribute('role') === 'tab';
-}
-
 // Determine if a tab node is disabled
 function isTabDisabled(node) {
   return node.getAttribute('aria-disabled') === 'true';
@@ -70,7 +65,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
   handleClick(e) {
     let node = e.target;
     do {
-      if (isTabNode(node)) {
+      if (this.isTabNode(node)) {
         if (isTabDisabled(node)) {
           return;
         }
@@ -83,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
   },
 
   handleKeyDown(e) {
-    if (isTabNode(e.target)) {
+    if (this.isTabNode(e.target)) {
       let index = this.state.selectedIndex;
       let preventDefault = false;
 
@@ -305,12 +300,36 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         )}
         onClick={this.handleClick}
         onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}
+        role="tabs"
       >
         {this.getChildren()}
       </div>
     );
   },
 
+  // Determine if a node from event.target is a Tab element for the current Tabs container.
+  // If the clicked element is not a Tab, it returns false.
+  // If it finds another Tabs container between the Tab and `this`, it returns false.
+  isTabNode(node) {
+    // return immediately if the clicked element is not a Tab.
+    if ((node.nodeName === 'LI' && node.getAttribute('role') === 'tab') === false) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    
+    // Check if the first occurrence of a Tabs container is `this` one.
+    let nodeAncestor = node.parentElement;
+    let lastAncestor = node;
+    do {
+      if (nodeAncestor === findDOMNode(this)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      lastAncestor = nodeAncestor;
+      nodeAncestor = nodeAncestor.parentElement;
+    } while (lastAncestor.getAttribute('role') !== 'tabs');
+    
+    return false;
+  },
+
   // This is an anti-pattern, so sue me
   copyPropsToState(props) {
     let selectedIndex = props.selectedIndex;