diff --git a/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/Resources/Version2/PriorityDefault/TabView.xaml b/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/Resources/Version2/PriorityDefault/TabView.xaml
index f533572fbd6d..3f7ef901a41c 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/Resources/Version2/PriorityDefault/TabView.xaml
+++ b/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/Resources/Version2/PriorityDefault/TabView.xaml
@@ -701,6 +701,12 @@
                                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
 
+                            <!-- Uno workaround: On Android, the Height of ContentPresenters inside this Grid is not bing calculated correctly -->
+                            <!-- It can be removed once this PR is merged: https://github.com/unoplatform/uno/pull/18261 -->
+                            <android:Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+                            </android:Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
                             <Viewbox x:Name="IconBox"
                                     MaxWidth="{ThemeResource TabViewItemHeaderIconSize}"
                                     MaxHeight="{ThemeResource TabViewItemHeaderIconSize}"
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/themeresources_v2.xaml b/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/themeresources_v2.xaml
index ec5ccd5fd285..cee6228cea7f 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/themeresources_v2.xaml
+++ b/src/Uno.UI.FluentTheme.v2/themeresources_v2.xaml
@@ -22960,6 +22960,11 @@
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
               </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+              <!-- Uno workaround: On Android, the Height of ContentPresenters inside this Grid is not bing calculated correctly -->
+              <!-- It can be removed once this PR is merged: https://github.com/unoplatform/uno/pull/18261 -->
+              <android:Grid.RowDefinitions>
+                <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
+              </android:Grid.RowDefinitions>
               <Viewbox x:Name="IconBox" MaxWidth="{ThemeResource TabViewItemHeaderIconSize}" MaxHeight="{ThemeResource TabViewItemHeaderIconSize}" Margin="{ThemeResource TabViewItemHeaderIconMargin}">
                 <ContentControl x:Name="IconControl" Content="{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Path=TabViewTemplateSettings.IconElement}" IsTabStop="False" Foreground="{ThemeResource TabViewItemIconForeground}" HighContrastAdjustment="None" />
               </Viewbox>
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TabView.cs b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TabView.cs
index a0664399a982..5d61d6150962 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TabView.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI.RuntimeTests/Tests/Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls/Given_TabView.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 using static Uno.UI.Extensions.ViewExtensions;
 using static Private.Infrastructure.TestServices;
 
+#if __IOS__
+using UIKit;
+#elif __MACOS__
+using AppKit;
+#endif
+
 namespace Uno.UI.RuntimeTests.Tests.Microsoft_UI_Xaml_Controls;
 
 [TestClass]
@@ -155,6 +161,45 @@ public async Task When_DataBinding()
 		Assert.AreEqual(0, SUT.SelectedIndex);
 	}
 
+#if !WINAPPSDK // GetTemplateChild is protected in UWP while public in Uno.
+	[TestMethod]
+	public async Task When_Items_Should_ShowHeader()
+	{
+		var SUT = new TabView
+		{
+			TabItems =
+			{
+				new TabViewItem { Header = "Tab 1" },
+				new TabViewItem { Header = "Tab 2" }
+			}
+		};
+
+		await UITestHelper.Load(SUT);
+
+		var tabviewItem1 = SUT.ContainerFromIndex(0) as TabViewItem;
+		var headerPresenter1 = (ContentPresenter)tabviewItem1.GetTemplateChild("ContentPresenter");
+		Assert.IsTrue(headerPresenter1.ActualWidth > 0, "TabViewItem header for index  0 should have a non-zero width.");
+		Assert.IsTrue(headerPresenter1.ActualHeight > 0, "TabViewItem header for index  0 should have a non-zero height.");
+
+		var closeButton1 = (Button)tabviewItem1.GetTemplateChild("CloseButton");
+
+		var buttonLabel1 =
+#if __IOS__ || __MACOS__
+		closeButton1.FindFirstChild<ImplicitTextBlock>();
+#else
+		((ContentPresenter)closeButton1.GetTemplateChild("ContentPresenter")).FindFirstChild<ImplicitTextBlock>();
+#endif
+
+		Assert.IsTrue(buttonLabel1.ActualWidth > 0, "TabViewItem Button for index 0 should have a non-zero width.");
+		Assert.IsTrue(buttonLabel1.ActualHeight > 0, "TabViewItem Button  for index 0 should have a non-zero height.");
+
+		var tabviewItem2 = SUT.ContainerFromIndex(1) as TabViewItem;
+		var headerPresenter2 = (ContentPresenter)tabviewItem2.GetTemplateChild("ContentPresenter");
+		Assert.IsTrue(headerPresenter2.ActualWidth > 0, "TabViewItem header for index  1  should have a non-zero width.");
+		Assert.IsTrue(headerPresenter2.ActualHeight > 0, "TabViewItem header for index  1  should have a non-zero height.");
+	}
+#endif
+
 	[TestMethod]
 	public async Task When_SelectedItem_Changed_Binding()
 	{