diff --git a/lisp/faces.el b/lisp/faces.el
index 4555c92f201..f87ef932023 100644
--- a/lisp/faces.el
+++ b/lisp/faces.el
@@ -2963,10 +2963,14 @@ Note: Other faces cannot inherit from the cursor face."
   :group 'basic-faces)
 
 (defface tab-bar
-  '((((class color) (min-colors 88))
+  '((((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :inherit variable-pitch
      :background "grey85"
      :foreground "black")
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :inherit variable-pitch
+     :background "grey20"
+     :foreground "white")
     (((class mono))
      :background "grey")
     (t
@@ -2976,11 +2980,16 @@ Note: Other faces cannot inherit from the cursor face."
   :group 'basic-faces)
 
 (defface tab-line
-  '((((class color) (min-colors 88))
+  '((((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :inherit variable-pitch
      :height 0.9
      :background "grey85"
      :foreground "black")
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :inherit variable-pitch
+     :height 0.9
+     :background "grey20"
+     :foreground "white")
     (((class mono))
      :background "grey")
     (t
diff --git a/lisp/tab-bar.el b/lisp/tab-bar.el
index f9df4110757..8f70866d99f 100644
--- a/lisp/tab-bar.el
+++ b/lisp/tab-bar.el
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@
 (defface tab-bar-tab
   '((default
       :inherit tab-bar)
-    (((class color) (min-colors 88))
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button))
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button)
+     :background "grey40"
+     :foreground "white")
     (t
      :inverse-video nil))
   "Tab bar face for selected tab."
@@ -59,8 +63,10 @@
 (defface tab-bar-tab-inactive
   '((default
       :inherit tab-bar-tab)
-    (((class color) (min-colors 88))
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :background "grey75")
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :background "grey20")
     (t
      :inverse-video t))
   "Tab bar face for non-selected tab."
@@ -86,10 +92,14 @@
   :group 'tab-bar-faces)
 
 (defface tab-bar-tab-highlight
-  '((((class color) (min-colors 88))
+  '((((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button)
      :background "grey85"
      :foreground "black")
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button)
+     :background "grey40"
+     :foreground "white")
     (t :inverse-video nil))
   "Tab bar face for highlighting."
   :version "31.1"
diff --git a/lisp/tab-line.el b/lisp/tab-line.el
index 7ff36a5250f..aa75f738285 100644
--- a/lisp/tab-line.el
+++ b/lisp/tab-line.el
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@ is selected."
 
 (defface tab-line-tab
   '((default :inherit tab-line)
-    (((class color) (min-colors 88))
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button))
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button)
+     :background "grey40"
+     :foreground "white")
     (t :inverse-video nil))
   "Tab line face for selected tab."
   :version "27.1"
@@ -71,8 +75,10 @@ is selected."
 
 (defface tab-line-tab-inactive
   '((default :inherit tab-line-tab)
-    (((class color) (min-colors 88))
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :background "grey75")
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :background "grey20")
     (t :inverse-video t))
   "Tab line face for non-selected tab."
   :version "27.1"
@@ -115,17 +121,23 @@ function `tab-line-tab-face-group'."
 
 (defface tab-line-tab-current
   '((default :inherit tab-line-tab)
-    (((class color) (min-colors 88))
-     :background "grey85"))
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
+     :background "grey85")
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :background "grey40"))
   "Tab line face for tab with current buffer in selected window."
   :version "27.1"
   :group 'tab-line-faces)
 
 (defface tab-line-highlight
-  '((((class color) (min-colors 88))
+  '((((class color) (min-colors 88) (background light))
      :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button)
      :background "grey85"
      :foreground "black")
+    (((class color) (min-colors 88) (background dark))
+     :box (:line-width 1 :style released-button)
+     :background "grey40"
+     :foreground "white")
     (t :inverse-video nil))
   "Tab line face for highlighting."
   :version "27.1"