diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTab.tsx b/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTab.tsx
index 4f377f367..0eee7107f 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTab.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ interface NavTabProps {
   index: number;
   isDraggable: boolean;
   contextActions?: ResolvableContextAction | ResolvableContextAction[];
+  /**
+   * Optional render function to render content after the tab title.
+   *
+   * @param tab The tab to render content for
+   * @returns The content to render after the tab title
+   */
+  renderAfterTabContent?: (tab: NavTabItem) => React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 const NavTab = memo(
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@ const NavTab = memo(
     index,
     isDraggable,
     contextActions,
+    renderAfterTabContent,
   }: NavTabProps) => {
     const { key, isClosable = onClose != null, title, icon } = tab;
 
@@ -98,6 +106,7 @@ const NavTab = memo(
                 {title}
                 <Tooltip>{title}</Tooltip>
               </span>
+              {renderAfterTabContent?.(tab)}
               {isClosable && (
                 <Button
                   kind="ghost"
diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTabList.test.tsx b/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTabList.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3e844708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTabList.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import NavTabList, { type NavTabItem } from './NavTabList';
+
+// Helper to build tabs
+function makeTabs(count = 3): NavTabItem[] {
+  return Array.from({ length: count }, (_, i) => ({
+    key: `TAB_${i + 1}`,
+    title: `Tab ${i + 1}`,
+    isClosable: false,
+  }));
+}
+
+// JSDOM doesn't implement scrollIntoView; stub to avoid errors triggered by effect
+window.HTMLElement.prototype.scrollIntoView = jest.fn();
+
+describe('NavTabList renderAfterTabContent', () => {
+  it('renders content after tab title when renderAfterTabContent provided', async () => {
+    const tabs = makeTabs(3);
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const onSelect = jest.fn();
+
+    render(
+      <NavTabList
+        activeKey={tabs[0].key}
+        tabs={tabs}
+        onSelect={onSelect}
+        renderAfterTabContent={tab => <span>{`${tab.title}-slot`}</span>}
+      />
+    );
+
+    // Assert each tab's content is rendered
+    tabs.forEach(tab => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(`${tab.title}-slot`)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    // Selecting a tab still works with content present
+    await user.click(screen.getByText('Tab 2'));
+    expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('TAB_2');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTabList.tsx b/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTabList.tsx
index 0240855c4..e31c8187f 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTabList.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/navigation/NavTabList.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ type NavTabListProps<T extends NavTabItem = NavTabItem> = {
    * @returns Additional context items for the tab
    */
   makeContextActions?: (tab: T) => ContextAction | ContextAction[];
+
+  /**
+   * Optional render function to render content after each tab's title.
+   * Should be wrapped in useCallback to avoid unnecessary re-renders.
+   *
+   * @param tab The tab to render content for
+   * @returns The content to render after the tab title
+   */
+  renderAfterTabContent?: (tab: T) => React.ReactNode;
 };
 
 function isScrolledLeft(element: HTMLElement): boolean {
@@ -181,6 +190,7 @@ function NavTabList({
   onReorder,
   onClose,
   makeContextActions,
+  renderAfterTabContent,
 }: NavTabListProps): React.ReactElement {
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>();
   const [isOverflowing, setIsOverflowing] = useState(true);
@@ -431,6 +441,7 @@ function NavTabList({
         onClose={onClose}
         isDraggable={onReorder != null}
         contextActions={tabContextActionMap.get(key)}
+        renderAfterTabContent={renderAfterTabContent}
       />
     );
   });