diff --git a/platform/nativescript/runtime/components/tab-strip-item.js b/platform/nativescript/runtime/components/tab-strip-item.js
index 0cf80364..6acf1972 100644
--- a/platform/nativescript/runtime/components/tab-strip-item.js
+++ b/platform/nativescript/runtime/components/tab-strip-item.js
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 export default {
-  template: `<NativeTabStripItem><slot /></NativeTabStripItem>`,
+  render(h) {
+    return h(
+      'NativeTabStripItem',
+      {
+        on: this.$listeners,
+        attrs: this.$attrs
+      },
+      this.$slots.default
+    )
+  },
 
   mounted() {
     let _nativeView = this.$el.nativeView