diff --git a/src/cpp/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/qtabwidget_wrap.cpp b/src/cpp/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/qtabwidget_wrap.cpp
index d4f4b4f61..50ae0d7e1 100644
--- a/src/cpp/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/qtabwidget_wrap.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget/qtabwidget_wrap.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ Napi::Value QTabWidgetWrap::addTab(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
       Napi::ObjectWrap<QWidgetWrap>::Unwrap(pageObject);
   QIconWrap* iconWrap = Napi::ObjectWrap<QIconWrap>::Unwrap(iconObject);
 
-  this->instance->addTab(pageObjectWrap->getInternalInstance(),
-                         *iconWrap->getInternalInstance(), label.c_str());
-  return env.Null();
+  int index =
+      this->instance->addTab(pageObjectWrap->getInternalInstance(),
+                             *iconWrap->getInternalInstance(), label.c_str());
+  return Napi::Number::New(env, index);
 }
 
 Napi::Value QTabWidgetWrap::setTabPosition(const Napi::CallbackInfo& info) {
diff --git a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget.ts b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget.ts
index b99440946..e66e74ce2 100644
--- a/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget.ts
+++ b/src/lib/QtWidgets/QTabWidget.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ export class QTabWidget extends NodeWidget<QTabWidgetSignals> {
         this.native = native;
     }
 
-    addTab(page: NodeWidget<any>, icon: QIcon, label: string): void {
-        this.native.addTab(page.native, icon.native, label);
+    addTab(page: NodeWidget<any>, icon: QIcon, label: string): number {
+        const index = this.native.addTab(page.native, icon.native, label);
         this.tabs.push(page);
         page.setFlexNodeSizeControlled(true);
+        return index;
     }
 
     setTabPosition(tabPosition: TabPosition): void {