diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/HorizontalCombinationViews/Tabs.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/HorizontalCombinationViews/Tabs.swift
index 178e9c3d..dae0e818 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/HorizontalCombinationViews/Tabs.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Atomic/Molecules/HorizontalCombinationViews/Tabs.swift
@@ -25,7 +25,21 @@ import VDS
     open var additionalData: [AnyHashable : Any]?
     
     //delegate
-    weak public var delegate: TabsDelegate?
+    weak public var delegate: TabsDelegate? { 
+        didSet {
+            if let delegate {
+                onTabDidSelect = { [weak self] index in
+                    guard let self else { return }
+                    delegate.didSelectItem(.init(row: index, section: 0), tabs: self)
+                }
+                
+                onTabShouldSelect = { [weak self] index in
+                    guard let self else { return true }
+                    return delegate.shouldSelectItem(.init(row: index, section: 0), tabs: self)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
         
     //-------------------------------------------------
     // MARK: - Layout Views
@@ -55,17 +69,5 @@ import VDS
         selectedIndex = viewModel.selectedIndex
         surface = viewModel.style ?? .light
         tabModels = viewModel.tabs.compactMap { TabModel(text: $0.label.text) }
-        
-        if let delegate {
-            onTabDidSelect = { [weak self] index in
-                guard let self else { return }
-                delegate.didSelectItem(.init(row: index, section: 0), tabs: self)
-            }
-            
-            onTabShouldSelect = { [weak self] index in
-                guard let self else { return true }
-                return delegate.shouldSelectItem(.init(row: index, section: 0), tabs: self)
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift
index 85e487ae..30585d46 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Managers/SubNav/SubNavManagerController.swift
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import MVMCore
+import VDSColorTokens
 
 open class SubNavManagerController: ViewController, MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol, TabsDelegate, MVMCorePresentationDelegateProtocol, SubNavSwipeNavigationProtocol {
     
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ open class SubNavManagerController: ViewController, MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol,
     private var tabsModel: TabsModel
     public lazy var tabs: Tabs = {
         let tabs = Tabs(model: tabsModel, delegateObjectIVar, nil)
+        tabs.fillContainer = true
         tabs.delegate = self
         return tabs
     }()
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ open class SubNavManagerController: ViewController, MVMCoreViewManagerProtocol,
     open override func pageShown() {
         // Currently not calling super until we can decouple page shown logics for managers.
         hideNavigationBarLine(true)
+        
+        //set the tabs backgroundColor
+        tabs.backgroundColor = (viewController as? PageProtocol)?.pageModel?.navigationBar?.backgroundColor?.uiColor ?? VDSColor.backgroundPrimaryLight
     }
     
     open override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {