diff --git a/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc b/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc
index 5a293a4956ca..ee10ec85782d 100644
--- a/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/color/brave_color_mixer.cc
@@ -724,4 +724,11 @@ void AddBravifiedTabStripColorMixer(ui::ColorProvider* provider,
       ui::AlphaBlend({nala::kColorDividerStrong},
                      {kColorTabBackgroundInactiveFrameActive}, 0.75 * 0xff);
   mixer[kColorTabDividerFrameInactive] = {kColorTabDividerFrameActive};
+
+  if (key.color_mode == ui::ColorProviderKey::ColorMode::kDark) {
+    mixer[kColorTabBackgroundActiveFrameActive] = {
+        nala::kColorDesktopbrowserTabbarActiveTabHorizontal};
+    mixer[kColorTabBackgroundInactiveHoverFrameActive] = {
+        nala::kColorDesktopbrowserTabbarHoverTabHorizontal};
+  }
 }
diff --git a/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc b/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc
index 18103af8fe5f..310c04561f02 100644
--- a/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/views/tabs/brave_tab_style_views.inc.cc
@@ -169,15 +169,6 @@ SkPath BraveVerticalTabStyle::GetPath(
     }
   }
 
-  const bool is_tab_tiled = IsTabTiled(tab());
-
-  if (is_tab_tiled && !tab()->IsActive() &&
-      (path_type == TabStyle::PathType::kBorder ||
-       path_type == TabStyle::PathType::kFill)) {
-    // We don't want inactive tab in a tile to have border or fill.
-    return SkPath();
-  }
-
   const bool is_pinned = tab()->data().pinned;
 
   // Calculate the bounds of the actual path.
@@ -216,7 +207,7 @@ SkPath BraveVerticalTabStyle::GetPath(
     }
   }
 
-  if (is_tab_tiled && path_type != TabStyle::PathType::kHitTest) {
+  if (IsTabTiled(tab()) && path_type != TabStyle::PathType::kHitTest) {
     if (ShouldShowVerticalTabs()) {
       constexpr auto kPaddingForVerticalTab = 4;
       tab_top += scale * kPaddingForVerticalTab;
@@ -397,6 +388,18 @@ void BraveVerticalTabStyle::PaintTab(gfx::Canvas* canvas) const {
 SkColor BraveVerticalTabStyle::GetTargetTabBackgroundColor(
     TabStyle::TabSelectionState selection_state,
     bool hovered) const {
+  const ui::ColorProvider* cp = tab()->GetColorProvider();
+  if (!cp) {
+    return gfx::kPlaceholderColor;
+  }
+
+  // Tab in tile doesn't have background in inactive state.
+  if (IsTabTiled(tab()) && !tab()->IsActive() && !hovered) {
+    return cp->GetColor(ShouldShowVerticalTabs()
+                            ? kColorBraveSplitViewTileBackgroundVertical
+                            : kColorBraveSplitViewTileBackgroundHorizontal);
+  }
+
   if (!ShouldShowVerticalTabs()) {
     return BraveTabStyleViews::GetTargetTabBackgroundColor(selection_state,
                                                            hovered);
@@ -408,11 +411,6 @@ SkColor BraveVerticalTabStyle::GetTargetTabBackgroundColor(
                                                            hovered);
   }
 
-  const ui::ColorProvider* cp = tab()->GetColorProvider();
-  if (!cp) {
-    return gfx::kPlaceholderColor;
-  }
-
   if (selection_state == TabStyle::TabSelectionState::kInactive) {
     return cp->GetColor(hovered ? kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveHoverBackground
                                 : kColorBraveVerticalTabInactiveBackground);