diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatClientProperties.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatClientProperties.java
index 570b3eab..c9b8bc5a 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatClientProperties.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatClientProperties.java
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ public interface FlatClientProperties
 	 */
 	String TABBED_PANE_TAB_INSETS = "JTabbedPane.tabInsets";
 
+	/**
+	 * Specifies the insets of the tab area.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <strong>Component</strong> {@link javax.swing.JTabbedPane}
+	 * <strong>Value type</strong> {@link java.awt.Insets}
+	 */
+	String TABBED_PANE_TAB_AREA_INSETS = "JTabbedPane.tabAreaInsets";
+
 	/**
 	 * Specifies whether tabs are closable.
 	 * If set to {@code true} on a tabbed pane component, all tabs in that tabbed pane are closable.
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatTabbedPaneUI.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatTabbedPaneUI.java
index 927ef56a..ff9baeb5 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatTabbedPaneUI.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatTabbedPaneUI.java
@@ -604,6 +604,10 @@ public class FlatTabbedPaneUI
 		Insets currentTabAreaInsets = super.getTabAreaInsets( tabPlacement );
 		Insets insets = (Insets) currentTabAreaInsets.clone();
 
+		Object value = tabPane.getClientProperty( TABBED_PANE_TAB_AREA_INSETS );
+		if( value instanceof Insets )
+			rotateInsets( (Insets) value, insets, tabPlacement );
+
 		// This is a "trick" to get rid of the cropped edge:
 		//     super.getTabAreaInsets() returns private field BasicTabbedPaneUI.currentTabAreaInsets,
 		//     which is also used to translate the origin of the cropped edge in
@@ -1937,6 +1941,7 @@ public class FlatTabbedPaneUI
 				case TABBED_PANE_MAXIMUM_TAB_WIDTH:
 				case TABBED_PANE_TAB_HEIGHT:
 				case TABBED_PANE_TAB_INSETS:
+				case TABBED_PANE_TAB_AREA_INSETS:
 				case TABBED_PANE_HIDDEN_TABS_NAVIGATION:
 				case TABBED_PANE_TAB_AREA_ALIGNMENT:
 				case TABBED_PANE_TAB_WIDTH_MODE:
diff --git a/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatContainerTest.java b/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatContainerTest.java
index c3d2593a..80d935fd 100644
--- a/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatContainerTest.java
+++ b/flatlaf-testing/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/testing/FlatContainerTest.java
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ public class FlatContainerTest
 	}
 
 	private void tabAreaInsetsChanged() {
-		UIManager.put( "TabbedPane.tabAreaInsets", tabAreaInsetsCheckBox.isSelected() ? new Insets( 5, 5, 10, 10 ) : null );
-		FlatLaf.updateUI();
+		Insets insets = tabAreaInsetsCheckBox.isSelected() ? new Insets( 5, 5, 10, 10 ) : null;
+		putTabbedPanesClientProperty( TABBED_PANE_TAB_AREA_INSETS, insets );
 	}
 
 	private void smallerTabHeightChanged() {