diff --git a/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.test.tsx b/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.test.tsx
index f1e2deef47..5b1fe927ed 100644
--- a/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { Icon28NewsfeedOutline } from '@vkontakte/icons';
+import {
+  AppRootContext,
+  DEFAULT_APP_ROOT_CONTEXT_VALUE,
+} from '../../components/AppRoot/AppRootContext';
 import { baselineComponent, userEvent } from '../../testing/utils';
 import { TabbarItem } from './TabbarItem';
+import styles from '../../styles/focusVisible.module.css';
 
 describe('TabbarItem', () => {
   baselineComponent((props) => (
@@ -39,4 +44,51 @@ describe('TabbarItem', () => {
     await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('test'));
     expect(cb).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  function renderTabbarItemForFocus({ withKeyboardInput }: { withKeyboardInput: boolean }) {
+    const onFocusStub = jest.fn();
+    const onBlurStub = jest.fn();
+
+    return {
+      onFocusStub,
+      onBlurStub,
+      ...render(
+        <AppRootContext.Provider
+          value={{ ...DEFAULT_APP_ROOT_CONTEXT_VALUE, keyboardInput: withKeyboardInput }}
+        >
+          <TabbarItem onFocus={onFocusStub} onBlur={onBlurStub} data-testid="test" />,
+        </AppRootContext.Provider>,
+      ),
+    };
+  }
+
+  it('shows focus visible on focus with keyboard', async () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+    const component = renderTabbarItemForFocus({ withKeyboardInput: true });
+
+    await userEvent.tab();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('presentation')).toHaveClass(styles['-focus-visible--focused']);
+
+    await userEvent.tab();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('presentation')).not.toHaveClass(styles['-focus-visible--focused']);
+
+    expect(component.onFocusStub).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(component.onBlurStub).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('does not show focus visible on focus without keyboard', async () => {
+    jest.useFakeTimers();
+
+    const component = renderTabbarItemForFocus({ withKeyboardInput: false });
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getByTestId('test'));
+    expect(screen.getByRole('presentation')).not.toHaveClass(styles['-focus-visible--focused']);
+
+    await userEvent.tab();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('presentation')).not.toHaveClass(styles['-focus-visible--focused']);
+
+    expect(component.onFocusStub).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(component.onBlurStub).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.tsx b/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.tsx
index ae1d0030ca..d570d207d0 100644
--- a/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/vkui/src/components/TabbarItem/TabbarItem.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { classNames, hasReactNode, noop } from '@vkontakte/vkjs';
+import { useFocusVisible } from '../../hooks/useFocusVisible';
+import { useFocusVisibleClassName } from '../../hooks/useFocusVisibleClassName';
 import { usePlatform } from '../../hooks/usePlatform';
+import { callMultiple } from '../../lib/callMultiple';
 import { COMMON_WARNINGS, warnOnce } from '../../lib/warnOnce';
 import type { HasComponent, HasRootRef } from '../../types';
 import { RootComponent } from '../RootComponent/RootComponent';
@@ -38,6 +41,8 @@ export const TabbarItem = ({
   href,
   Component = href ? 'a' : 'button',
   disabled,
+  onFocus: onFocusProp,
+  onBlur: onBlurProp,
   ...restProps
 }: TabbarItemProps): React.ReactNode => {
   const platform = usePlatform();
@@ -50,11 +55,22 @@ export const TabbarItem = ({
     }
   }
 
+  const {
+    focusVisible,
+    onFocus: handleFocusVisibleOnFocus,
+    onBlur: handleFocusVisibleOnBlur,
+  } = useFocusVisible();
+  const focusVisibleClassNames = useFocusVisibleClassName({
+    focusVisible,
+  });
+
   return (
     <RootComponent
       Component={Component}
       {...restProps}
       disabled={disabled}
+      onFocus={callMultiple(handleFocusVisibleOnFocus, onFocusProp)}
+      onBlur={callMultiple(handleFocusVisibleOnBlur, onBlurProp)}
       href={href}
       baseClassName={classNames(
         styles.host,
@@ -69,8 +85,9 @@ export const TabbarItem = ({
         activeMode={platform === 'ios' ? styles.tappableActive : 'background'}
         activeEffectDelay={platform === 'ios' ? 0 : 300}
         hasHover={false}
-        className={styles.tappable}
+        className={classNames(styles.tappable, focusVisibleClassNames)}
         onClick={noop}
+        tabIndex={-1}
       />
       <div className={styles.in}>
         <div className={styles.icon}>