diff --git a/cypress/integration/realm_settings_events_test.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/realm_settings_events_test.spec.ts
index 344cedfe72..461c385a23 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/realm_settings_events_test.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/realm_settings_events_test.spec.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe("Realm settings events tab tests", () => {
 
   it("Realm header settings", () => {
     sidebarPage.goToRealmSettings();
-    cy.get("#pf-tab-securityDefences-securityDefences").click();
+    cy.findByTestId("rs-security-defenses-tab").click();
     cy.findByTestId("headers-form-tab-save").should("be.disabled");
     cy.get("#xFrameOptions").clear().type("DENY");
     cy.findByTestId("headers-form-tab-save").should("be.enabled").click();
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe("Realm settings events tab tests", () => {
 
   it("Brute force detection", () => {
     sidebarPage.goToRealmSettings();
-    cy.get("#pf-tab-securityDefences-securityDefences").click();
+    cy.findAllByTestId("rs-security-defenses-tab").click();
     cy.get("#pf-tab-20-bruteForce").click();
 
     cy.findByTestId("brute-force-tab-save").should("be.disabled");
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6fd031f7ad..d07bb00104 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         "@keycloak/keycloak-admin-client": "^17.0.0-dev.11",
         "@patternfly/patternfly": "^4.164.2",
         "@patternfly/react-code-editor": "^4.22.1",
-        "@patternfly/react-core": "^4.181.1",
+        "@patternfly/react-core": "^4.183.10",
         "@patternfly/react-icons": "^4.32.1",
         "@patternfly/react-table": "^4.50.1",
         "dagre": "^0.8.5",
@@ -3714,13 +3714,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@patternfly/react-core": {
-      "version": "4.181.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-core/-/react-core-4.181.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5pt4R8Cg8CkA6xCY4v6wurpwn8WIS8N8NqQEtp56WABMVpZC+TE7k1TSsrDDR1WhJlxsl48VbsANkwMYLlsSJg==",
+      "version": "4.183.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-core/-/react-core-4.183.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d87q/WCvqWYMffq+zqRuNWXUWx6nQRdrJucJBhmjnYGnyQm9Agr0EgqBFyjQA8cnk+uTubCC+wYsmjDdDMUm1A==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@patternfly/react-icons": "^4.32.1",
-        "@patternfly/react-styles": "^4.31.1",
-        "@patternfly/react-tokens": "^4.33.1",
+        "@patternfly/react-icons": "^4.34.10",
+        "@patternfly/react-styles": "^4.33.10",
+        "@patternfly/react-tokens": "^4.35.10",
         "focus-trap": "6.2.2",
         "react-dropzone": "9.0.0",
         "tippy.js": "5.1.2",
@@ -3732,18 +3732,18 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@patternfly/react-icons": {
-      "version": "4.32.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-icons/-/react-icons-4.32.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-E7Fpnvax37e2ow8Xc2GngQBM7IuOpRyphZXCIUAk/NGsqpvFX27YhIVZiOUIAuBXAI5VXQBwueW/tmhmlXP7+w==",
+      "version": "4.34.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-icons/-/react-icons-4.34.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oEDFfyzBWeMO9EQYC2P5MrvR6mxq/kaQKHoC8xFbY449HnC3aloT+dk5kvMqpjcjV2teCSV/qE/4K+m9XZVm9w==",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0",
         "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@patternfly/react-styles": {
-      "version": "4.31.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-styles/-/react-styles-4.31.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Yw2hgg3T2qEqPYej5xprYD0iTTkzFMNjaF8u/YFyZOBNwfhjK8QQDZx8Du7Z6em8zGtajXFG5rZqxDiiz8bDfQ=="
+      "version": "4.33.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-styles/-/react-styles-4.33.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pMvpJmQyLRrqlspxp8CPgbIWquEdH/zIBHOQj5XWc8Zk83tZxYi+9tLyTO+RxG5kvtUVxsP+3vncrGxqmmzlQA=="
     },
     "node_modules/@patternfly/react-table": {
       "version": "4.50.1",
@@ -3763,9 +3763,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@patternfly/react-tokens": {
-      "version": "4.33.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-tokens/-/react-tokens-4.33.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-n06+BYDviOEuoo+qE9f0Jm1DkMDpwtXWyaJFHsvi8w8uddQEsBGGoP7lpkwZj15u6jc+F9IDgk/j+EkTScrvUA=="
+      "version": "4.35.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-tokens/-/react-tokens-4.35.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yb2m8tsLeWr5oU7UGh2NUcrJ+V6vZrGroerYMwFvcCzh1GWmxOU1ElYlsSdt+TPPLv+ZscbpSlolQmrQtAaueg=="
     },
     "node_modules/@rollup/plugin-commonjs": {
       "version": "16.0.0",
@@ -24191,13 +24191,13 @@
       }
     },
     "@patternfly/react-core": {
-      "version": "4.181.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-core/-/react-core-4.181.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-5pt4R8Cg8CkA6xCY4v6wurpwn8WIS8N8NqQEtp56WABMVpZC+TE7k1TSsrDDR1WhJlxsl48VbsANkwMYLlsSJg==",
+      "version": "4.183.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-core/-/react-core-4.183.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d87q/WCvqWYMffq+zqRuNWXUWx6nQRdrJucJBhmjnYGnyQm9Agr0EgqBFyjQA8cnk+uTubCC+wYsmjDdDMUm1A==",
       "requires": {
-        "@patternfly/react-icons": "^4.32.1",
-        "@patternfly/react-styles": "^4.31.1",
-        "@patternfly/react-tokens": "^4.33.1",
+        "@patternfly/react-icons": "^4.34.10",
+        "@patternfly/react-styles": "^4.33.10",
+        "@patternfly/react-tokens": "^4.35.10",
         "focus-trap": "6.2.2",
         "react-dropzone": "9.0.0",
         "tippy.js": "5.1.2",
@@ -24205,15 +24205,15 @@
       }
     },
     "@patternfly/react-icons": {
-      "version": "4.32.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-icons/-/react-icons-4.32.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-E7Fpnvax37e2ow8Xc2GngQBM7IuOpRyphZXCIUAk/NGsqpvFX27YhIVZiOUIAuBXAI5VXQBwueW/tmhmlXP7+w==",
+      "version": "4.34.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-icons/-/react-icons-4.34.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-oEDFfyzBWeMO9EQYC2P5MrvR6mxq/kaQKHoC8xFbY449HnC3aloT+dk5kvMqpjcjV2teCSV/qE/4K+m9XZVm9w==",
       "requires": {}
     },
     "@patternfly/react-styles": {
-      "version": "4.31.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-styles/-/react-styles-4.31.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Yw2hgg3T2qEqPYej5xprYD0iTTkzFMNjaF8u/YFyZOBNwfhjK8QQDZx8Du7Z6em8zGtajXFG5rZqxDiiz8bDfQ=="
+      "version": "4.33.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-styles/-/react-styles-4.33.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pMvpJmQyLRrqlspxp8CPgbIWquEdH/zIBHOQj5XWc8Zk83tZxYi+9tLyTO+RxG5kvtUVxsP+3vncrGxqmmzlQA=="
     },
     "@patternfly/react-table": {
       "version": "4.50.1",
@@ -24229,9 +24229,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@patternfly/react-tokens": {
-      "version": "4.33.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-tokens/-/react-tokens-4.33.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-n06+BYDviOEuoo+qE9f0Jm1DkMDpwtXWyaJFHsvi8w8uddQEsBGGoP7lpkwZj15u6jc+F9IDgk/j+EkTScrvUA=="
+      "version": "4.35.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@patternfly/react-tokens/-/react-tokens-4.35.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yb2m8tsLeWr5oU7UGh2NUcrJ+V6vZrGroerYMwFvcCzh1GWmxOU1ElYlsSdt+TPPLv+ZscbpSlolQmrQtAaueg=="
     },
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": {
       "version": "16.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4285eb129b..369c6003a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "@keycloak/keycloak-admin-client": "^17.0.0-dev.11",
     "@patternfly/patternfly": "^4.164.2",
     "@patternfly/react-code-editor": "^4.22.1",
-    "@patternfly/react-core": "^4.181.1",
+    "@patternfly/react-core": "^4.183.10",
     "@patternfly/react-icons": "^4.32.1",
     "@patternfly/react-table": "^4.50.1",
     "dagre": "^0.8.5",
diff --git a/src/components/routable-tabs/RoutableTabs.tsx b/src/components/routable-tabs/RoutableTabs.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7bcc6ad42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/routable-tabs/RoutableTabs.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import {
+  TabProps,
+  Tabs,
+  TabsComponent,
+  TabsProps,
+} from "@patternfly/react-core";
+import type { History, LocationDescriptorObject } from "history";
+import React, {
+  Children,
+  isValidElement,
+  JSXElementConstructor,
+  ReactElement,
+} from "react";
+import { useLocation } from "react-router-dom";
+
+type ChildElement = ReactElement<TabProps, JSXElementConstructor<TabProps>>;
+type Child = ChildElement | boolean | null | undefined;
+
+// TODO: Figure out why we need to omit 'ref' from the props.
+type RoutableTabsProps = { children: Child | Child[] } & Omit<
+  TabsProps,
+  "ref" | "activeKey" | "component" | "children"
+>;
+
+export const RoutableTabs = ({
+  children,
+  ...otherProps
+}: RoutableTabsProps) => {
+  const { pathname } = useLocation();
+
+  // Extract event keys from children.
+  const eventKeys = Children.toArray(children)
+    .filter((child): child is ChildElement => isValidElement(child))
+    .map((child) => child.props.eventKey.toString());
+
+  // Determine if there is an exact match.
+  const exactMatch = eventKeys.find((eventKey) => eventKey === pathname);
+
+  // Determine which event keys at least partially match the current path, then sort them so the nearest match ends up on top.
+  const nearestMatch = eventKeys
+    .filter((eventKey) => pathname.includes(eventKey))
+    .sort((a, b) => a.length - b.length)
+    .pop();
+
+  return (
+    <Tabs
+      activeKey={exactMatch ?? nearestMatch ?? pathname}
+      component={TabsComponent.nav}
+      inset={{
+        default: "insetNone",
+        md: "insetSm",
+        xl: "inset2xl",
+        "2xl": "insetLg",
+      }}
+      {...otherProps}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Tabs>
+  );
+};
+
+type RoutableTabParams = {
+  to: LocationDescriptorObject;
+  history: History<unknown>;
+};
+
+export const routableTab = ({ to, history }: RoutableTabParams) => ({
+  eventKey: to.pathname ?? "",
+  href: history.createHref(to),
+});
diff --git a/src/realm-settings/RealmSettingsTabs.tsx b/src/realm-settings/RealmSettingsTabs.tsx
index 2310c0c4ad..679f959b4b 100644
--- a/src/realm-settings/RealmSettingsTabs.tsx
+++ b/src/realm-settings/RealmSettingsTabs.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import type RealmRepresentation from "@keycloak/keycloak-admin-client/lib/defs/r
 import type ComponentRepresentation from "@keycloak/keycloak-admin-client/lib/defs/componentRepresentation";
 
 import { useConfirmDialog } from "../components/confirm-dialog/ConfirmDialog";
-import { KeycloakTabs } from "../components/keycloak-tabs/KeycloakTabs";
+import {
+  routableTab,
+  RoutableTabs,
+} from "../components/routable-tabs/RoutableTabs";
 import { useRealm } from "../context/realm-context/RealmContext";
 import { useRealms } from "../context/RealmsContext";
 import { ViewHeader } from "../components/view-header/ViewHeader";
@@ -247,12 +250,14 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
       />
       <PageSection variant="light" className="pf-u-p-0">
         <FormProvider {...form}>
-          <KeycloakTabs isBox mountOnEnter>
+          <RoutableTabs isBox mountOnEnter>
             <Tab
-              eventKey="general"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("general")}</TabTitleText>}
               data-testid="rs-general-tab"
-              aria-label="general-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({ realm: realmName }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <RealmSettingsGeneralTab
                 save={save}
@@ -260,10 +265,12 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
               />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              eventKey="login"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("login")}</TabTitleText>}
               data-testid="rs-login-tab"
-              aria-label="login-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({ realm: realmName, tab: "login" }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <RealmSettingsLoginTab
                 refresh={refresh}
@@ -272,18 +279,22 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
               />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              eventKey="email"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("email")}</TabTitleText>}
               data-testid="rs-email-tab"
-              aria-label="email-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({ realm: realmName, tab: "email" }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <RealmSettingsEmailTab realm={realm} />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              eventKey="themes"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("themes")}</TabTitleText>}
               data-testid="rs-themes-tab"
-              aria-label="themes-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({ realm: realmName, tab: "themes" }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <RealmSettingsThemesTab
                 save={save}
@@ -291,10 +302,12 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
               />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              eventKey="keys"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("realm-settings:keys")}</TabTitleText>}
               data-testid="rs-keys-tab"
-              aria-label="keys-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({ realm: realmName, tab: "keys" }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <Tabs
                 activeKey={activeTab}
@@ -325,18 +338,22 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
               </Tabs>
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              eventKey="events"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("events")}</TabTitleText>}
               data-testid="rs-realm-events-tab"
-              aria-label="realm-events-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({ realm: realmName, tab: "events" }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <EventsTab />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              id="localization"
-              eventKey="localization"
-              data-testid="rs-localization-tab"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("localization")}</TabTitleText>}
+              data-testid="rs-localization-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({ realm: realmName, tab: "localization" }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <LocalizationTab
                 key={key}
@@ -347,29 +364,43 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
               />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              id="securityDefences"
-              eventKey="securityDefences"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("securityDefences")}</TabTitleText>}
+              data-testid="rs-security-defenses-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({
+                  realm: realmName,
+                  tab: "securityDefences",
+                }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <SecurityDefences save={save} reset={() => resetForm(realm)} />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              id="sessions"
-              eventKey="sessions"
-              data-testid="rs-sessions-tab"
-              aria-label="sessions-tab"
               title={
                 <TabTitleText>{t("realm-settings:sessions")}</TabTitleText>
               }
+              data-testid="rs-sessions-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({
+                  realm: realmName,
+                  tab: "sessions",
+                }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <RealmSettingsSessionsTab key={key} realm={realm} save={save} />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              id="tokens"
-              eventKey="tokens"
-              data-testid="rs-tokens-tab"
-              aria-label="tokens-tab"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("realm-settings:tokens")}</TabTitleText>}
+              data-testid="rs-tokens-tab"
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({
+                  realm: realmName,
+                  tab: "tokens",
+                }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <RealmSettingsTokensTab
                 save={save}
@@ -378,14 +409,19 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
               />
             </Tab>
             <Tab
-              eventKey="clientPolicies"
               title={
                 <TabTitleText>
                   {t("realm-settings:clientPolicies")}
                 </TabTitleText>
               }
               data-testid="rs-clientPolicies-tab"
-              aria-label={t("clientPoliciesTab")}
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({
+                  realm: realmName,
+                  tab: "clientPolicies",
+                }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <Tabs
                 activeKey={activeTab}
@@ -434,26 +470,37 @@ export const RealmSettingsTabs = ({
             {isFeatureEnabled(Feature.DeclarativeUserProfile) &&
               userProfileEnabled === "true" && (
                 <Tab
-                  eventKey="userProfile"
-                  data-testid="rs-user-profile-tab"
                   title={
                     <TabTitleText>
                       {t("realm-settings:userProfile")}
                     </TabTitleText>
                   }
+                  data-testid="rs-user-profile-tab"
+                  {...routableTab({
+                    to: toRealmSettings({
+                      realm: realmName,
+                      tab: "userProfile",
+                    }),
+                    history,
+                  })}
                 >
                   <UserProfileTab />
                 </Tab>
               )}
             <Tab
-              eventKey="userRegistration"
               title={<TabTitleText>{t("userRegistration")}</TabTitleText>}
               data-testid="rs-userRegistration-tab"
-              aria-label={t("userRegistrationTab")}
+              {...routableTab({
+                to: toRealmSettings({
+                  realm: realmName,
+                  tab: "userRegistration",
+                }),
+                history,
+              })}
             >
               <UserRegistration />
             </Tab>
-          </KeycloakTabs>
+          </RoutableTabs>
         </FormProvider>
       </PageSection>
     </>
diff --git a/src/realm-settings/routes/RealmSettings.ts b/src/realm-settings/routes/RealmSettings.ts
index 4728b8ae6b..3ea3ca1e82 100644
--- a/src/realm-settings/routes/RealmSettings.ts
+++ b/src/realm-settings/routes/RealmSettings.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import { generatePath } from "react-router-dom";
 import type { RouteDef } from "../../route-config";
 
 export type RealmSettingsTab =
-  | "general"
   | "login"
   | "email"
   | "themes"
   | "keys"
   | "events"
+  | "localization"
   | "securityDefences"
   | "sessions"
   | "tokens"