From 0aaed1aadd105d2a627a2b8c278d409d442c9855 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krzysztof Ligarski <krzysztof.ligarski@swmansion.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 14:04:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] set tint color for tab bar controller's view

---
 ios/bottom-tabs/RNSTabBarAppearanceCoordinator.mm | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ios/bottom-tabs/RNSTabBarAppearanceCoordinator.mm b/ios/bottom-tabs/RNSTabBarAppearanceCoordinator.mm
index a24a6f1bef..d4a31576fa 100644
--- a/ios/bottom-tabs/RNSTabBarAppearanceCoordinator.mm
+++ b/ios/bottom-tabs/RNSTabBarAppearanceCoordinator.mm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #import <React/RCTImageLoader.h>
 #import "RCTConvert+RNSBottomTabs.h"
 #import "RNSConversions.h"
+#import "RNSTabBarController.h"
 #import "RNSTabsScreenViewController.h"
 
 @implementation RNSTabBarAppearanceCoordinator
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ - (void)updateAppearanceOfTabBar:(nullable UITabBar *)tabBar
   // Step 1 - configure host-specific appearance
   tabBar.tintColor = hostComponentView.tabBarTintColor;
 
+  // Set tint color for iPadOS tab bar. This is the official way recommended by Apple:
+  // https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/761056?answerId=798245022#798245022
+  hostComponentView.controller.view.tintColor = hostComponentView.tabBarTintColor;
+
   if (tabScreenCtrls == nil) {
     return;
   }