diff --git a/panel/layout/base.py b/panel/layout/base.py
index 30931de79e..8c6f3eb0b6 100644
--- a/panel/layout/base.py
+++ b/panel/layout/base.py
@@ -719,11 +719,11 @@ def clone(self, *objects: Any, **params: Any) -> NamedListLike:
         """
         if objects:
             overrides = objects
-        elif 'objects' in params:
-            raise ValueError(
-                'Tabs objects should be supplied either as positional '
-                'arguments or as a keyword, not both.'
-            )
+            if 'objects' in params:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    'Tabs objects should be supplied either as positional '
+                    'arguments or as a keyword, not both.'
+                )
         elif 'objects' in params:
             overrides = params.pop('objects')
         else:
diff --git a/panel/tests/layout/test_base.py b/panel/tests/layout/test_base.py
index 20097b282b..0044e04c7d 100644
--- a/panel/tests/layout/test_base.py
+++ b/panel/tests/layout/test_base.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_layout_radd_list(panel, document, comm):
     assert model.children == [div3, div4, div1, div2]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('panel', [Column, Row])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('panel', [Column, Row, Accordion, Tabs])
 def test_layout_add_error(panel, document, comm):
     div1 = Div()
     div2 = Div()
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def test_layout_clear(panel, document, comm):
     assert p1._models == p2._models == {}
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('panel', [Column, Row])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('panel', [Column, Row, Accordion, Tabs])
 def test_layout_clone_args(panel):
     div1 = Div()
     div2 = Div()
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def test_layout_clone_args(panel):
     assert layout.objects[1].object is clone.objects[0].object
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('panel', [Column, Row])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('panel', [Column, Row, Accordion, Tabs])
 def test_layout_clone_kwargs(panel):
     div1 = Div()
     div2 = Div()