diff --git a/material/partials/tabs-item.html b/material/partials/tabs-item.html
index aef42d77e..686b5a59b 100644
--- a/material/partials/tabs-item.html
+++ b/material/partials/tabs-item.html
@@ -11,15 +11,21 @@
     {% endif %}
   </li>
 {% elif nav_item.children and nav_item.children | length > 0 %}
-  <li class="md-tabs__item">
-    {% if nav_item.active %}
-      <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}" title="{{ nav_item.title }}" class="md-tabs__link md-tabs__link--active">
-        {{ nav_item.title }}
-      </a>
-    {% else %}
-      <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}" title="{{ nav_item.title }}" class="md-tabs__link">
-        {{ nav_item.title }}
-      </a>
-    {% endif %}
-  </li>
+  {% set title = title | default(nav_item.title) %}
+  {% if (nav_item.children | first).children | length > 0 %}
+    {% set nav_item = nav_item.children | first %}
+    {% include "partials/tabs-item.html" %}
+  {% else %}
+    <li class="md-tabs__item">
+      {% if nav_item.active %}
+        <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}" title="{{ title }}" class="md-tabs__link md-tabs__link--active">
+          {{ title }}
+        </a>
+      {% else %}
+        <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}" title="{{ title }}" class="md-tabs__link">
+          {{ title }}
+        </a>
+      {% endif %}
+    </li>
+  {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/src/partials/tabs-item.html b/src/partials/tabs-item.html
index acfb04ede..60759edd3 100644
--- a/src/partials/tabs-item.html
+++ b/src/partials/tabs-item.html
@@ -38,18 +38,27 @@
 
 <!-- Main navigation item with nested items -->
 {% elif nav_item.children and nav_item.children | length > 0 %}
-  <li class="md-tabs__item">
-    {% if nav_item.active %}
-      <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}"
-          title="{{ nav_item.title }}"
-          class="md-tabs__link md-tabs__link--active">
-        {{ nav_item.title }}
-      </a>
-    {% else %}
-      <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}"
-          title="{{ nav_item.title }}" class="md-tabs__link">
-        {{ nav_item.title }}
-      </a>
-    {% endif %}
-  </li>
+  {% set title = title | default(nav_item.title) %}
+
+  <!-- Recurse, if the first item has nested items -->
+  {% if (nav_item.children | first).children | length > 0 %}
+    {% set nav_item = nav_item.children | first %}
+    {% include "partials/tabs-item.html" %}
+
+  <!-- Render item -->
+  {% else %}
+    <li class="md-tabs__item">
+      {% if nav_item.active %}
+        <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}"
+            title="{{ title }}" class="md-tabs__link md-tabs__link--active">
+          {{ title }}
+        </a>
+      {% else %}
+        <a href="{{ (nav_item.children | first).url }}"
+            title="{{ title }}" class="md-tabs__link">
+          {{ title }}
+        </a>
+      {% endif %}
+    </li>
+  {% endif %}
 {% endif %}