diff --git a/components/tabs/tab-link.directive.ts b/components/tabs/tab-link.directive.ts
index 499bdeef5f2..187d36302e2 100644
--- a/components/tabs/tab-link.directive.ts
+++ b/components/tabs/tab-link.directive.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://github.com/NG-ZORRO/ng-zorro-antd/blob/master/LICENSE
  */
 
-import { Directive, Host, Optional, Self, TemplateRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { Directive, ElementRef, Host, Optional, Self, TemplateRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouterLink, RouterLinkWithHref } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { TabTemplateContext } from './interfaces';
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@ export class NzTabLinkTemplateDirective {
   exportAs: 'nzTabLink'
 })
 export class NzTabLinkDirective {
-  constructor(@Optional() @Self() public routerLink?: RouterLink, @Optional() @Self() public routerLinkWithHref?: RouterLinkWithHref) {}
+  constructor(
+    public elementRef: ElementRef<HTMLAnchorElement>,
+    @Optional() @Self() public routerLink?: RouterLink,
+    @Optional() @Self() public routerLinkWithHref?: RouterLinkWithHref
+  ) {}
 }
diff --git a/components/tabs/tabset.component.spec.ts b/components/tabs/tabset.component.spec.ts
index 460892fb869..5bc91594943 100644
--- a/components/tabs/tabset.component.spec.ts
+++ b/components/tabs/tabset.component.spec.ts
@@ -851,6 +851,47 @@ xdescribe('NzTabSet router', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('NzTabSet router', () => {
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<RouterTabsTestComponent>;
+  let tabs: DebugElement;
+  let router: Router;
+  describe('basic', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [CommonModule, NzTabsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes(routes)],
+        declarations: [RouterTabsTestComponent]
+      }).compileComponents();
+
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(RouterTabsTestComponent);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      tabs = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(NzTabSetComponent));
+    });
+
+    it('should change router and emit handleSelection once when click', fakeAsync(() => {
+      fixture.ngZone!.run(() => {
+        router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+        router.initialNavigation();
+        const component = fixture.componentInstance;
+        spyOn(component, 'handleSelection');
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+
+        expect((tabs.componentInstance as NzTabSetComponent).nzSelectedIndex).toBe(0);
+        expect(component.handleSelection).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+
+        // select the second tab
+        const tabLabel = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('.ant-tabs-tab'))[1];
+        tabLabel.nativeElement.click();
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+        flush();
+
+        expect((tabs.componentInstance as NzTabSetComponent).nzSelectedIndex).toBe(1);
+        expect(component.handleSelection).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      });
+    }));
+  });
+});
+
 @Component({
   template: `
     <nz-tabset
@@ -1068,7 +1109,7 @@ class DeprecatedAPITabsTestComponent {
 
 @Component({
   template: `
-    <nz-tabset nzLinkRouter>
+    <nz-tabset nzLinkRouter (nzSelectedIndexChange)="handleSelection($event)">
       <nz-tab nzTitle="default">
         <a *nzTabLink nz-tab-link [routerLink]="['.']">One</a>
         One
@@ -1081,7 +1122,11 @@ class DeprecatedAPITabsTestComponent {
     <router-outlet></router-outlet>
   `
 })
-export class RouterTabsTestComponent {}
+export class RouterTabsTestComponent {
+  handleSelection(_event: number): void {
+    // noop
+  }
+}
 
 const routes: Routes = [
   {
diff --git a/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts b/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts
index 1f568a88619..e1dcc777f41 100644
--- a/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts
+++ b/components/tabs/tabset.component.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ let nextId = 0;
         [style.margin-bottom.px]="position === 'vertical' ? nzTabBarGutter : null"
         [class.ant-tabs-tab-active]="nzSelectedIndex === i"
         [class.ant-tabs-tab-disabled]="tab.nzDisabled"
-        (click)="clickNavItem(tab, i)"
+        (click)="clickNavItem(tab, i, $event)"
         (contextmenu)="contextmenuNavItem(tab, $event)"
         *ngFor="let tab of tabs; let i = index"
       >
@@ -383,11 +383,22 @@ export class NzTabSetComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentChecked, OnDestroy
     }
   }
 
-  clickNavItem(tab: NzTabComponent, index: number): void {
+  clickNavItem(tab: NzTabComponent, index: number, e: MouseEvent): void {
     if (!tab.nzDisabled) {
       // ignore nzCanDeactivate
       tab.nzClick.emit();
-      this.setSelectedIndex(index);
+      if (!this.isRouterLinkClickEvent(index, e)) {
+        this.setSelectedIndex(index);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private isRouterLinkClickEvent(index: number, event: MouseEvent): boolean {
+    const target = event.target as HTMLElement;
+    if (this.nzLinkRouter) {
+      return !!this.tabs.toArray()[index]?.linkDirective?.elementRef.nativeElement.contains(target);
+    } else {
+      return false;
     }
   }
 
@@ -444,7 +455,6 @@ export class NzTabSetComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentChecked, OnDestroy
       const index = this.findShouldActiveTabIndex();
       if (index !== this.selectedIndex) {
         this.setSelectedIndex(index);
-        this.nzSelectedIndexChange.emit(index);
       }
       this.nzHideAll = index === -1;
     }