diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
index 7b8ec5f014..e9230fbc73 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-react/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ let Panel = forwardRefWithAs(function Panel<TTag extends ElementType = typeof DE
     tabIndex: selected ? 0 : -1,
   }
 
-  if (!selected && (props.unmount ?? true)) {
+  if (!selected && (props.unmount ?? true) && !(props.static ?? true)) {
     return <Hidden as="span" {...ourProps} />
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts b/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
index a60236b5a7..26a54da69a 100644
--- a/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
+++ b/packages/@headlessui-vue/src/components/tabs/tabs.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export let TabPanel = defineComponent({
         tabIndex: selected.value ? 0 : -1,
       }
 
-      if (!selected.value && props.unmount) {
+      if (!selected.value && props.unmount && !props.static) {
         return h(Hidden, { as: 'span', ...ourProps })
       }