diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index b49fcdd88..1f385a82e 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 - **Segment** - Fixed incorrect margin set on `attached segment` #2503
 - **Card** - `centered cards` variation now works similar to `centered card`. #2520
 - **Checkbox** - Fixed issue in chrome where radio checkbox would appear incorrectly when no default value was selected #2505
+- **Tab** - Tab now correctly obeys `cache` setting. Removed use of API's local caching by default. #2493
 
 **Additional Bugs**
 - **Dimmer** - Dimmer now removes variations like `blurring` and `inverted` when `destroy` is called.
diff --git a/src/definitions/modules/tab.js b/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
index 57cbb24d7..e1860d8b3 100644
--- a/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
+++ b/src/definitions/modules/tab.js
@@ -440,9 +440,12 @@ $.fn.tab = function(parameters) {
             var
               $tab        = module.get.tabElement(tabPath),
               apiSettings = {
-                dataType  : 'html',
-                on        : 'now',
-                cache     : 'local',
+                dataType : 'html',
+                on       : 'now',
+                cache    : settings.alwaysRefresh,
+                headers  : {
+                  'X-Remote': true
+                },
                 onSuccess : function(response) {
                   module.cache.add(fullTabPath, response);
                   module.update.content(tabPath, response);
@@ -486,12 +489,9 @@ $.fn.tab = function(parameters) {
               module.debug('Content is already loading', fullTabPath);
             }
             else if($.api !== undefined) {
-              requestSettings = $.extend(true, {
-                headers: {
-                  'X-Remote': true
-                }
-              }, settings.apiSettings, apiSettings);
+              requestSettings = $.extend(true, {}, settings.apiSettings, apiSettings);
               module.debug('Retrieving remote content', fullTabPath, requestSettings);
+              module.set.loading(tabPath);
               $tab.api(requestSettings);
             }
             else {