diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 25144ad2de978..b5af2577f57a0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -55216,6 +55216,7 @@
 				"@wordpress/icons": "file:../icons",
 				"@wordpress/plugins": "file:../plugins",
 				"@wordpress/preferences": "file:../preferences",
+				"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 				"@wordpress/viewport": "file:../viewport",
 				"classnames": "^2.3.1"
 			},
@@ -70031,6 +70032,7 @@
 				"@wordpress/icons": "file:../icons",
 				"@wordpress/plugins": "file:../plugins",
 				"@wordpress/preferences": "file:../preferences",
+				"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 				"@wordpress/viewport": "file:../viewport",
 				"classnames": "^2.3.1"
 			}
diff --git a/packages/interface/lock-unlock.js b/packages/interface/lock-unlock.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b6e29bb71c7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/interface/lock-unlock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { __dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules } from '@wordpress/private-apis';
+
+export const { lock, unlock } =
+	__dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules(
+		'I know using unstable features means my theme or plugin will inevitably break in the next version of WordPress.',
+		'@wordpress/interface'
+	);
diff --git a/packages/interface/package.json b/packages/interface/package.json
index df3d53990e0f5..7356a7b52d1d4 100644
--- a/packages/interface/package.json
+++ b/packages/interface/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 		"@wordpress/icons": "file:../icons",
 		"@wordpress/plugins": "file:../plugins",
 		"@wordpress/preferences": "file:../preferences",
+		"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 		"@wordpress/viewport": "file:../viewport",
 		"classnames": "^2.3.1"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/index.js b/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/index.js
index bc8f7358b834d..985d963227257 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/index.js
+++ b/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/index.js
@@ -13,15 +13,22 @@ import {
 	__experimentalText as Text,
 	__experimentalTruncate as Truncate,
 	FlexItem,
-	TabPanel,
 	Card,
 	CardHeader,
 	CardBody,
+	privateApis as componentsPrivateApis,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
-import { useMemo, useCallback, useState } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useMemo, useState } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { chevronLeft, chevronRight, Icon } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { isRTL, __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { unlock } from '../../../lock-unlock';
+
+const { Tabs } = unlock( componentsPrivateApis );
+
 const PREFERENCES_MENU = 'preferences-menu';
 
 export default function PreferencesModalTabs( { sections } ) {
@@ -32,7 +39,7 @@ export default function PreferencesModalTabs( { sections } ) {
 	const [ activeMenu, setActiveMenu ] = useState( PREFERENCES_MENU );
 	/**
 	 * Create helper objects from `sections` for easier data handling.
-	 * `tabs` is used for creating the `TabPanel` and `sectionsContentMap`
+	 * `tabs` is used for creating the `Tabs` and `sectionsContentMap`
 	 * is used for easier access to active tab's content.
 	 */
 	const { tabs, sectionsContentMap } = useMemo( () => {
@@ -53,26 +60,41 @@ export default function PreferencesModalTabs( { sections } ) {
 		return mappedTabs;
 	}, [ sections ] );
 
-	const getCurrentTab = useCallback(
-		( tab ) => sectionsContentMap[ tab.name ] || null,
-		[ sectionsContentMap ]
-	);
-
 	let modalContent;
 	// We render different components based on the viewport size.
 	if ( isLargeViewport ) {
 		modalContent = (
-			<TabPanel
-				className="interface-preferences__tabs"
-				tabs={ tabs }
-				initialTabName={
-					activeMenu !== PREFERENCES_MENU ? activeMenu : undefined
-				}
-				onSelect={ setActiveMenu }
-				orientation="vertical"
-			>
-				{ getCurrentTab }
-			</TabPanel>
+			<div className="interface-preferences__tabs">
+				<Tabs
+					initialTabId={
+						activeMenu !== PREFERENCES_MENU ? activeMenu : undefined
+					}
+					onSelect={ setActiveMenu }
+					orientation="vertical"
+				>
+					<Tabs.TabList className="interface-preferences__tabs-tablist">
+						{ tabs.map( ( tab ) => (
+							<Tabs.Tab
+								tabId={ tab.name }
+								key={ tab.name }
+								className="interface-preferences__tabs-tab"
+							>
+								{ tab.title }
+							</Tabs.Tab>
+						) ) }
+					</Tabs.TabList>
+					{ tabs.map( ( tab ) => (
+						<Tabs.TabPanel
+							tabId={ tab.name }
+							key={ tab.name }
+							className="interface-preferences__tabs-tabpanel"
+							focusable={ false }
+						>
+							{ sectionsContentMap[ tab.name ] || null }
+						</Tabs.TabPanel>
+					) ) }
+				</Tabs>
+			</div>
 		);
 	} else {
 		modalContent = (
diff --git a/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss b/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss
index 04b71f0a773a2..f598545d69c25 100644
--- a/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss
+++ b/packages/interface/src/components/preferences-modal-tabs/style.scss
@@ -1,45 +1,44 @@
 $vertical-tabs-width: 160px;
 
-.interface-preferences__tabs {
-	.components-tab-panel__tabs {
-		position: absolute;
-		top: $header-height + $grid-unit-30;
-		// Aligns button text instead of button box.
-		left: $grid-unit-20;
-		width: $vertical-tabs-width;
-
-		.components-tab-panel__tabs-item {
-			border-radius: $radius-block-ui;
-			font-weight: 400;
-
-			&.is-active {
-				background: $gray-100;
-				box-shadow: none;
-				font-weight: 500;
-			}
-
-			&.is-active::after {
-				content: none;
-			}
-
-			&:focus:not(:disabled) {
-				box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
-				// Windows high contrast mode.
-				outline: 2px solid transparent;
-			}
-
-			&:focus-visible::before {
-				content: none;
-			}
-		}
+.interface-preferences__tabs-tablist {
+	position: absolute;
+	top: $header-height + $grid-unit-30;
+	// Aligns button text instead of button box.
+	left: $grid-unit-20;
+	width: $vertical-tabs-width;
+
+}
+
+.interface-preferences__tabs-tab {
+	border-radius: $radius-block-ui;
+	font-weight: 400;
+
+	&[aria-selected="true"] {
+		background: $gray-100;
+		box-shadow: none;
+		font-weight: 500;
+	}
+
+	&[aria-selected="true"]::after {
+		content: none;
+	}
+
+	&[role="tab"]:focus:not(:disabled) {
+		box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+		// Windows high contrast mode.
+		outline: 2px solid transparent;
 	}
 
-	.components-tab-panel__tab-content {
-		padding-left: $grid-unit-30;
-		margin-left: $vertical-tabs-width;
+	&:focus-visible::before {
+		content: none;
 	}
 }
 
+.interface-preferences__tabs-tabpanel {
+	padding-left: $grid-unit-30;
+	margin-left: $vertical-tabs-width;
+}
+
 @media (max-width: #{ ($break-medium - 1) }) {
 	// Keep the navigator component from overflowing the modal content area
 	// to ensure that sticky position elements stick where intended.
diff --git a/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js b/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js
index 619478cf76386..4195991381d02 100644
--- a/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js
+++ b/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const CORE_MODULES_USING_PRIVATE_APIS = [
 	'@wordpress/edit-widgets',
 	'@wordpress/editor',
 	'@wordpress/format-library',
+	'@wordpress/interface',
 	'@wordpress/patterns',
 	'@wordpress/reusable-blocks',
 	'@wordpress/router',