diff --git a/scene/gui/tabs.cpp b/scene/gui/tabs.cpp
index 80e0c4eefd5..afef675bc18 100644
--- a/scene/gui/tabs.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/tabs.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,11 @@ void Tabs::_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				}
 			}
 
+			if (max_drawn_tab <= 0) {
+				// Return early if there are no actual tabs to handle input for.
+				return;
+			}
+
 			int found = -1;
 			for (int i = offset; i <= max_drawn_tab; i++) {
 				if (tabs[i].rb_rect.has_point(pos)) {