diff --git a/examples/widgets/doc/src/addressbook.qdoc b/examples/widgets/doc/src/addressbook.qdoc
index cd7cd09f5b..1fa0bfa9d4 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/doc/src/addressbook.qdoc
+++ b/examples/widgets/doc/src/addressbook.qdoc
@@ -220,11 +220,12 @@
     The QItemSelectionModel class provides a
     \l{QItemSelectionModel::selectionChanged()}{selectionChanged}
     signal that is connected to \c{AddressWidget}'s
-    \c selectionChanged() signal. This signal to signal connection
-    is necessary to enable the \uicontrol{Edit Entry...} and
-    \uicontrol{Remove Entry} actions in \c MainWindow's Tools menu. This
-    connection is further explained in \c MainWindow's
-    implementation.
+    \c selectionChanged() signal. We also connect
+    QTabWidget::currentChanged() signal to the lambda expression which
+    emits \c{AddressWidget}'s \c selectionChanged() as well. These
+    connections are necessary to enable the \uicontrol{Edit Entry...} and
+    \uicontrol{Remove Entry} actions in \c MainWindow's Tools menu.
+    It is further explained in \c MainWindow's implementation.
 
     Each table view in the address book is added as a tab to the
     QTabWidget with the relevant label, obtained from the QStringList
diff --git a/examples/widgets/itemviews/addressbook/addresswidget.cpp b/examples/widgets/itemviews/addressbook/addresswidget.cpp
index 9480d2ca8e..143f6266dd 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/itemviews/addressbook/addresswidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/widgets/itemviews/addressbook/addresswidget.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@ void AddressWidget::setupTabs()
             &QItemSelectionModel::selectionChanged,
             this, &AddressWidget::selectionChanged);
 
+        connect(this, &QTabWidget::currentChanged, this, [this](int tabIndex) {
+            auto *tableView = qobject_cast<QTableView *>(widget(tabIndex));
+            if (tableView)
+                emit selectionChanged(tableView->selectionModel()->selection());
+        });
+
         addTab(tableView, str);
     }
 }