diff -r 5563905417bb -r d1626c1471cf javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/TabPaneSkin.java
--- a/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/TabPaneSkin.java	Wed Jan 02 13:05:34 2013 +0100
+++ b/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/TabPaneSkin.java	Wed Jan 02 23:45:45 2013 +0100
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
 import javafx.scene.input.MouseButton;
 import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
+import javafx.scene.layout.Region;
 import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
+import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
 import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
 import javafx.scene.transform.Rotate;
 import javafx.util.Duration;
@@ -919,6 +921,10 @@
             
             updateGraphicRotation();
 
+            final int padding = 1;
+            final Rectangle keyboardFocus = new Rectangle();
+            keyboardFocus.getStyleClass().add("focus-indicator");
+            
             inner = new StackPane() {
                 @Override protected void layoutChildren() {
                     Side tabPosition = getSkinnable().getSide();
@@ -929,8 +935,11 @@
                     double w = getWidth() - paddingLeft + paddingRight;
                     double h = getHeight() - paddingTop + paddingBottom;
 
-                    double labelWidth = snapSize(label.prefWidth(-1));
-                    double labelHeight = snapSize(label.prefHeight(-1));
+                    double prefLabelWidth = snapSize(label.prefWidth(-1));
+                    double prefLabelHeight = snapSize(label.prefHeight(-1));
+                    
+                    double labelAreaWidth = prefLabelWidth;
+                    double labelAreaHeight = prefLabelHeight;
                     double closeBtnWidth = showCloseButton() ? snapSize(closeBtn.prefWidth(-1)) : 0;
                     double closeBtnHeight = showCloseButton() ? snapSize(closeBtn.prefHeight(-1)) : 0;
                     double minWidth = snapSize(getSkinnable().getTabMinWidth());
@@ -938,38 +947,51 @@
                     double minHeight = snapSize(getSkinnable().getTabMinHeight());
                     double maxHeight = snapSize(getSkinnable().getTabMaxHeight());
 
-                    double childrenWidth = labelWidth + closeBtnWidth;
-                    double childrenHeight = Math.max(labelHeight, closeBtnHeight);
+                    double childrenWidth = labelAreaWidth + closeBtnWidth;
+                    double childrenHeight = Math.max(labelAreaHeight, closeBtnHeight);
 
+                    double labelWidth = prefLabelWidth;
+                    double labelHeight = prefLabelHeight;
+                    
                     if (childrenWidth > maxWidth && maxWidth != Double.MAX_VALUE) {
+                        labelAreaWidth = maxWidth - closeBtnWidth;
                         labelWidth = maxWidth - closeBtnWidth;
                     } else if (childrenWidth < minWidth) {
-                        labelWidth = minWidth - closeBtnWidth;
+                        labelAreaWidth = minWidth - closeBtnWidth;
                     }
 
                     if (childrenHeight > maxHeight && maxHeight != Double.MAX_VALUE) {
+                        labelAreaHeight = maxHeight;
                         labelHeight = maxHeight;
                     } else if (childrenHeight < minHeight) {
-                        labelHeight = minHeight;
+                        labelAreaHeight = minHeight;
                     }
 
                     if (animating) {
-                        if (prefWidth.getValue() < labelWidth) {
-                            labelWidth = prefWidth.getValue();
+                        if (prefWidth.getValue() < labelAreaWidth) {
+                            labelAreaWidth = prefWidth.getValue();
                         }
                         closeBtn.setVisible(false);
                     } else {
                         closeBtn.setVisible(showCloseButton());
                     }
                     
+                    
                     label.resize(labelWidth, labelHeight);
-
+                    
+                    
                     double labelStartX = paddingLeft;
                     double closeBtnStartX = (maxWidth != Double.MAX_VALUE ? maxWidth : w) - paddingRight - closeBtnWidth;
                     
-                    positionInArea(label, labelStartX, paddingTop, labelWidth, h,
+                    positionInArea(label, labelStartX, paddingTop, labelAreaWidth, h,
                             /*baseline ignored*/0, HPos.CENTER, VPos.CENTER);
 
+                    keyboardFocus.setX(label.getLayoutX() - padding);
+                    keyboardFocus.setY(label.getLayoutY() - padding);
+                    keyboardFocus.setWidth(label.getWidth() + padding*2);
+                    keyboardFocus.setHeight(label.getHeight() + padding*2);
+                    
+                    
                     if (closeBtn.isVisible()) {
                         closeBtn.resize(closeBtnWidth, closeBtnHeight);
                         positionInArea(closeBtn, closeBtnStartX, paddingTop, closeBtnWidth, h,
@@ -979,7 +1001,7 @@
             };
             inner.getStyleClass().add("tab-container");
             inner.setRotate(getSkinnable().getSide().equals(Side.BOTTOM) ? 180.0F : 0.0F);
-            inner.getChildren().addAll(label, closeBtn);
+            inner.getChildren().addAll(label, keyboardFocus, closeBtn);
 
             getChildren().addAll(inner);
 
diff -r 5563905417bb -r d1626c1471cf javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/caspian/caspian.css
--- a/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/caspian/caspian.css	Wed Jan 02 13:05:34 2013 +0100
+++ b/javafx-ui-controls/src/com/sun/javafx/scene/control/skin/caspian/caspian.css	Wed Jan 02 23:45:45 2013 +0100
@@ -2631,6 +2631,16 @@
     -fx-background-radius: 5 5 0 0, 4 4 0 0;
 }
 
+.tab-pane > .tab-header-area > .headers-region > .tab .focus-indicator {
+	-fx-fill: transparent;
+}
+
+.tab-pane:focused > .tab-header-area > .headers-region > .tab:selected .focus-indicator {
+	-fx-stroke: -fx-focus-color; 
+	-fx-stroke-width: 1; 
+	-fx-stroke-dash-array: 5 3;
+}
+
 .tab-pane > .tab-header-area > .headers-region > .tab:disabled {
     -fx-opacity: -fx-disabled-opacity;
 }