diff --git a/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Sources/NativeUIPlugin/Components/NativeUIVerticalBars.swift b/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Sources/NativeUIPlugin/Components/NativeUIVerticalBars.swift
index cb74276c0..0b01de1cd 100644
--- a/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Sources/NativeUIPlugin/Components/NativeUIVerticalBars.swift
+++ b/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Sources/NativeUIPlugin/Components/NativeUIVerticalBars.swift
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ private struct NativeUIVerticalBarsView: View {
                 TabView(selection: Binding(get: { model.selection }, set: { model.select($0) })) {
                     ForEach(model.tabs) { item in
                         NativeUIVerticalBarsPage(model: model)
+                        // Keep toolbar and search accents independent of the tab selection.
+                        .tint(nil)
                         .tag(item.id)
                         .tabItem { NativeUIVerticalBarsLabel(item: item) }
                         .modifier(NativeUIVerticalBarsBadge(badge: item.badge))
@@ -249,6 +251,7 @@ private struct NativeUIVerticalBarsView: View {
                         .accessibilityIdentifier(item.id)
                     }
                 }
+                .tint(model.tabTint.map { Color(uiColor: NativeUIRendering.color($0)) })
                 .modifier(NativeUIExtensionAccessory(content: model.accessory))
             }
         }
diff --git a/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Tests/NativeUIPluginTests/NativeUISnapshotTests.swift b/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Tests/NativeUIPluginTests/NativeUISnapshotTests.swift
index 1bb40cc6e..ed4ea314b 100644
--- a/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Tests/NativeUIPluginTests/NativeUISnapshotTests.swift
+++ b/packages/capacitor-native-ui/ios/Tests/NativeUIPluginTests/NativeUISnapshotTests.swift
@@ -52,7 +52,22 @@ final class NativeUISnapshotTests: XCTestCase {
             if let tabs = parent as? UITabBarController { return tabs }
             return parent.children.lazy.compactMap { tabController($0) }.first
         }
+        func assertTint(_ actual: UIColor?, _ expected: UIColor?, traits: UITraitCollection,
+                        file: StaticString = #filePath, line: UInt = #line) throws {
+            func components(_ color: UIColor?) throws -> [CGFloat] {
+                let color = try XCTUnwrap(color, file: file, line: line).resolvedColor(with: traits)
+                var red: CGFloat = 0, green: CGFloat = 0, blue: CGFloat = 0, alpha: CGFloat = 0
+                XCTAssertTrue(color.getRed(&red, green: &green, blue: &blue, alpha: &alpha), file: file, line: line)
+                return [red, green, blue, alpha]
+            }
+            // SwiftUI may resolve a dynamic UIColor into a different RGB color
+            // space with tiny rounding differences. Compare the rendered components.
+            for (actual, expected) in zip(try components(actual), try components(expected)) {
+                XCTAssertEqual(actual, expected, accuracy: 0.001, file: file, line: line)
+            }
+        }
         var systemTint: UIColor?
+        var controllerSystemTint: UIColor?
         for (index, tint) in ([nil, "rgb(255, 0, 0)", "rgb(255, 0, 0)", "rgb(128, 0, 128)", nil] as [String?]).enumerated() {
             var value = control(["kind": "tab-bar", "placement": "vertical-bars", "items": [
                 item(["id": "first", "label": "First", "selected": index % 2 == 0]),
@@ -64,8 +79,16 @@ final class NativeUISnapshotTests: XCTestCase {
             rail.apply(try decode([value]).controls, rendering: NativeUIControlRendering(), edge: "right", animated: false)
             try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 500_000_000)
             let tabs = try XCTUnwrap(tabController(owner))
-            if index == 0 { systemTint = tabs.tabBar.tintColor }
-            XCTAssertEqual(tabs.tabBar.tintColor, tint.map { NativeUIRendering.color($0) } ?? systemTint)
+            if index == 0 { systemTint = tabs.tabBar.tintColor; controllerSystemTint = tabs.view.tintColor }
+            try assertTint(tabs.tabBar.tintColor, tint.map { NativeUIRendering.color($0) } ?? systemTint, traits: tabs.traitCollection)
+            if tint == nil {
+                try assertTint(tabs.view.tintColor, controllerSystemTint, traits: tabs.traitCollection)
+            }
+            if let tint {
+                // On iOS 27.1, the visible SwiftUI rail follows its controller's
+                // accent; setting only the legacy UITabBar property leaves it blue.
+                try assertTint(tabs.view.tintColor, NativeUIRendering.color(tint), traits: tabs.traitCollection)
+            }
             XCTAssertEqual(tabs.selectedIndex, index % 2)
             XCTAssertEqual(tabs.traitCollection.userInterfaceStyle, index == 3 ? .dark : .light)
             XCTAssertNil(tabs.tabBar.items?.first?.standardAppearance, "Keep the native background and state appearances")