diff --git a/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c b/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c
index f2fc59fb4b6..d2b4f1df14e 100644
--- a/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c
+++ b/dll/win32/comctl32/tab.c
@@ -2800,7 +2800,11 @@ TAB_SetItemT (TAB_INFO *infoPtr, INT iItem, LPTCITEMW tabItem, BOOL bUnicode)
 
   /* Update and repaint tabs */
   TAB_SetItemBounds(infoPtr);
+#ifdef __REACTOS__
+  RedrawWindow(infoPtr->hwnd, NULL, NULL, RDW_ERASE | RDW_INVALIDATE | RDW_UPDATENOW);
+#else
   TAB_InvalidateTabArea(infoPtr);
+#endif
 
   return TRUE;
 }