diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46ba447..7faecd0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 bootstrap extension Change Log
 - Bug #68: Fixed `yii\bootstrap\Nav` handling empty items (freezy-sk)
 - Bug #81: Fixed `yii\bootstrap\ActiveField::radioList()` and `yii\bootstrap\ActiveField::checkboxList()` ignore `itemOptions` (mikehaertl)
 - Bug #98: Fixed `yii\bootstrap\ButtonDropdown` setting `href` attribute for non `a` tags (13nightevil)
+- Bug #124: Fixed `yii\bootstrap\Tabs` to use `tag` configuration option for item container (arturf)
 - Enh #45: Added support for Bootstrap checkbox/radio toggle buttons (RomeroMsk, klimov-paul)
 
 2.0.5 September 23, 2015
diff --git a/Tabs.php b/Tabs.php
index c6bc35f..3044f11 100644
--- a/Tabs.php
+++ b/Tabs.php
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ class Tabs extends Widget
                 }
 
                 if ($this->renderTabContent) {
-                    $panes[] = Html::tag('div', isset($item['content']) ? $item['content'] : '', $options);
+                    $tag = ArrayHelper::remove($options, 'tag', 'div');
+                    $panes[] = Html::tag($tag, isset($item['content']) ? $item['content'] : '', $options);
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/TabsTest.php b/tests/TabsTest.php
index 43b432c..08e37a6 100644
--- a/tests/TabsTest.php
+++ b/tests/TabsTest.php
@@ -106,4 +106,24 @@ class TabsTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertNotContains('InvisibleItem', $html);
         $this->assertNotContains('Invisible Item Content', $html);
     }
+
+    public function testItem()
+    {
+        $checkTag = 'article';
+
+        $out = Tabs::widget([
+            'items' => [
+                [
+                    'label' => 'Page1', 'content' => 'Page1',
+                ],
+                [
+                    'label' => 'Page2', 'content' => 'Page2',
+                ],
+            ],
+            'itemOptions' => ['tag' => $checkTag],
+            'renderTabContent' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertContains('<' . $checkTag, $out);
+    }
 }