--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTabbedPaneUI.java	Fri Apr 17 16:28:02 2009 +0400
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTabbedPaneUI.java	Sat Apr 25 21:17:50 2009 +0400
@@ -379,6 +379,14 @@
             opaque = Boolean.FALSE;
         }
         LookAndFeel.installProperty(tabPane, "opaque", opaque);
+
+        // Fix for 6711145 BasicTabbedPanuUI should not throw a NPE if these
+        // keys are missing. So we are setting them to there default values here
+        // if the keys are missing.
+        if (tabInsets == null) tabInsets = new Insets(0,4,1,4);
+        if (selectedTabPadInsets == null) selectedTabPadInsets = new Insets(2,2,2,1);
+        if (tabAreaInsets == null) tabAreaInsets = new Insets(3,2,0,2);
+        if (contentBorderInsets == null) contentBorderInsets = new Insets(2,2,3,3);
     }
 
     protected void uninstallDefaults() {