diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatLabelUI.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatLabelUI.java
index 78371eb3..ae629b55 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatLabelUI.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatLabelUI.java
@@ -110,14 +110,26 @@ public class FlatLabelUI
 			c.getClientProperty( "html.disable" ) != Boolean.TRUE &&
 			needsFontBaseSize( text ) )
 		{
-			int headIndex = text.indexOf( "<head>" );
-
 			// BASE_SIZE rule is parsed in javax.swing.text.html.StyleSheet.addRule()
 			String style = "<style>BASE_SIZE " + c.getFont().getSize() + "</style>";
-			if( headIndex < 0 )
-				style = "<head>" + style + "</head>";
 
-			int insertIndex = headIndex >= 0 ? (headIndex + "<head>".length()) : "<html>".length();
+			String lowerText = text.toLowerCase();
+			int headIndex;
+			int styleIndex;
+
+			int insertIndex;
+			if( (headIndex = lowerText.indexOf( "<head>" )) >= 0 ) {
+				// there is a <head> tag --> insert after <head> tag
+				insertIndex = headIndex + "<head>".length();
+			} else if( (styleIndex = lowerText.indexOf( "<style>" )) >= 0 ) {
+				// there is a <style> tag --> insert before <style> tag
+				insertIndex = styleIndex;
+			} else {
+				// no <head> or <style> tag --> insert <head> tag after <html> tag
+				style = "<head>" + style + "</head>";
+				insertIndex = "<html>".length();
+			}
+
 			text = text.substring( 0, insertIndex )
 				+ style
 				+ text.substring( insertIndex );
diff --git a/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.java b/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.java
index b9056331..94696f60 100644
--- a/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.java
+++ b/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.java
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ public class FlatHtmlTest
 		JLabel label48 = new JLabel();
 		JLabel label54 = new JLabel();
 		JLabel label56 = new JLabel();
+		JLabel label57 = new JLabel();
 
 		//======== this ========
 		setLayout(new MigLayout(
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ public class FlatHtmlTest
 				"[]para" +
 				"[]para" +
 				"[]" +
+				"[]" +
 				"[]"));
 
 			//---- label22 ----
@@ -588,6 +590,10 @@ public class FlatHtmlTest
 			//---- label56 ----
 			label56.setText("<html><head><style>body { color: red }</style></head>leading <big>red</big> trailing</html>");
 			panel2.add(label56, "cell 0 8 7 1");
+
+			//---- label57 ----
+			label57.setText("<html><style>body { color: red }</style><p>leading <big>red</big> trailing</p></html>");
+			panel2.add(label57, "cell 0 9 7 1");
 		}
 		add(panel2, "cell 4 2");
 		// JFormDesigner - End of component initialization  //GEN-END:initComponents
diff --git a/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.jfd b/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.jfd
index 05001e47..7fe5c8a1 100644
--- a/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.jfd
+++ b/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatHtmlTest.jfd
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ new FormModel {
 			add( new FormContainer( "javax.swing.JPanel", new FormLayoutManager( class net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout ) {
 				"$layoutConstraints": "insets 0,hidemode 3"
 				"$columnConstraints": "[fill]para[fill][fill][fill][fill][fill][fill]"
-				"$rowConstraints": "[][][][][][]para[]para[][]"
+				"$rowConstraints": "[][][][][][]para[]para[][][]"
 			} ) {
 				name: "panel2"
 				auxiliary() {
@@ -594,6 +594,12 @@ new FormModel {
 				}, new FormLayoutConstraints( class net.miginfocom.layout.CC ) {
 					"value": "cell 0 8 7 1"
 				} )
+				add( new FormComponent( "javax.swing.JLabel" ) {
+					name: "label57"
+					"text": "<html><style>body { color: red }</style><p>leading <big>red</big> trailing</p></html>"
+				}, new FormLayoutConstraints( class net.miginfocom.layout.CC ) {
+					"value": "cell 0 9 7 1"
+				} )
 			}, new FormLayoutConstraints( class net.miginfocom.layout.CC ) {
 				"value": "cell 4 2"
 			} )
