diff --git a/modules/ui/tabs/config.el b/modules/ui/tabs/config.el
index b4d2b9124..d46ea273f 100644
--- a/modules/ui/tabs/config.el
+++ b/modules/ui/tabs/config.el
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
     (add-hook 'doom-first-file-hook #'centaur-tabs-mode))
 
   :config
+  (defun +tabs-buffer-list ()
+    (seq-filter (lambda (b)
+                  (cond ((eq (current-buffer) b) b)
+                        ((doom-temp-buffer-p b) nil)
+                        ((doom-unreal-buffer-p b) nil)
+                        ((buffer-file-name b) b)
+                        ((buffer-live-p b) b)))
+                (if (bound-and-true-p persp-mode)
+                    (persp-buffer-list)
+                  (buffer-list))))
+  (setq centaur-tabs-buffer-list-function #'+tabs-buffer-list)
+
   (add-hook! '(+doom-dashboard-mode-hook +popup-buffer-mode-hook)
     (defun +tabs-disable-centaur-tabs-mode-maybe-h ()
       "Disable `centaur-tabs-mode' in current buffer."