diff --git a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
index 01e9220..800c393 100644
--- a/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
+++ b/src/components/mdTabs/mdTabs.vue
@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@
           'md-disabled': header.disabled
         };
       },
+      registerTab(tabData) {
+        let hasActive = false;
+
+        for (let tab of Object.keys(this.tabList)) {
+          if (this.tabList[tab].active) {
+            hasActive = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+
+        this.$set(this.tabList, tabData.id, tabData);
+
+        if (!hasActive) {
+          this.tabList[tabData.id].active = true;
+        }
+      },
       registerTab(tabData) {
         this.$set(this.tabList, tabData.id, tabData);
       },