diff --git a/javafx-ui-controls/src/javafx/scene/control/Tab.java b/javafx-ui-controls/src/javafx/scene/control/Tab.java
--- a/javafx-ui-controls/src/javafx/scene/control/Tab.java
+++ b/javafx-ui-controls/src/javafx/scene/control/Tab.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import javafx.beans.DefaultProperty;
+import javafx.beans.InvalidationListener;
+import javafx.beans.Observable;
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanPropertyBase;
 import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyBooleanWrapper;
@@ -219,10 +221,32 @@
 
     private ReadOnlyObjectWrapper<TabPane> tabPanePropertyImpl() {
         if (tabPane == null) {
-            tabPane = new ReadOnlyObjectWrapper<TabPane>(this, "tabPane");
+            tabPane = new ReadOnlyObjectWrapper<TabPane>(this, "tabPane") {
+                private TabPane oldParent;
+                
+                @Override
+                protected void invalidated() {
+                    if( oldParent != null ) {
+                        oldParent.disabledProperty().addListener(parentDisabledChangedListener);
+                    }
+                    updateDisabled();
+                    TabPane newParent = get();
+                    if( newParent != null ) {
+                        newParent.disabledProperty().addListener(parentDisabledChangedListener);
+                    }
+                    oldParent = newParent;
+                    super.invalidated();
+                }
+            };
         }
         return tabPane;
     }
+    
+    private final InvalidationListener parentDisabledChangedListener = new InvalidationListener() {
+        @Override public void invalidated(Observable valueModel) {
+            updateDisabled();
+        }
+    };
 
     private StringProperty text;
 
diff --git a/javafx-ui-controls/test/javafx/scene/control/TabTest.java b/javafx-ui-controls/test/javafx/scene/control/TabTest.java
--- a/javafx-ui-controls/test/javafx/scene/control/TabTest.java
+++ b/javafx-ui-controls/test/javafx/scene/control/TabTest.java
@@ -429,5 +429,21 @@
         assertTrue(tab.isDisable());
     }
     
-
+    @Test public void setDisableAndSeeDisabledValue() {
+        tab.setDisable(true);
+        assertTrue(tab.isDisabled());
+    }
+    
+    @Test public void setDisableOnTabPaneAndSeeValue() {
+        assertFalse(tab.isDisable());
+        assertFalse(tab.isDisabled());
+        
+        dummyTabPane.setDisable(true);
+        assertFalse(tab.isDisable());
+        assertTrue(tab.isDisabled());
+        
+        dummyTabPane.setDisable(false);
+        assertFalse(tab.isDisable());
+        assertFalse(tab.isDisabled());
+    }
 }