diff --git a/client/src/views/portal/fields/tab-list.js b/client/src/views/portal/fields/tab-list.js
index 05e5287980..831df892b2 100644
--- a/client/src/views/portal/fields/tab-list.js
+++ b/client/src/views/portal/fields/tab-list.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ export default class extends TabListFieldView {
                 return true;
             }
 
-            return !!this.getMetadata().get(`scopes.${tab}.aclPortal`);
+            return this.getMetadata().get(`scopes.${tab}.aclPortal`) ||
+                this.getMetadata().get(`scopes.${tab}.tabPortal`);
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/schema/metadata/scopes.json b/schema/metadata/scopes.json
index 9887e5ab9a..d6652bab78 100644
--- a/schema/metadata/scopes.json
+++ b/schema/metadata/scopes.json
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
             "description": "A permission level required for a user to have the scope available as a navbar tab. Examples: portal, massUpdate.",
             "type": ["string", "null"]
         },
+        "tabPortal": {
+            "description": "To allow the navbar tab for the portal even if aclPortal is false. As if v9.3.0.",
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "type": {
             "description": "A template type of the entity. E.g. Base, BasePlus, Person, Company, CategoryTree, Event.",
             "type": ["string", "null"]