diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/GUIUtil.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/GUIUtil.java
index d4f40c862..011784b95 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/GUIUtil.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/GUIUtil.java
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
 package net.sf.openrocket.gui.util;
 
-import java.awt.Component;
-import java.awt.Container;
-import java.awt.Dimension;
-import java.awt.Font;
-import java.awt.Image;
-import java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager;
-import java.awt.Point;
-import java.awt.Toolkit;
-import java.awt.Window;
+import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
 import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 import java.awt.event.ComponentAdapter;
@@ -258,6 +250,7 @@ public class GUIUtil {
 		try {
 			// Set system L&F
 			UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
+			UIManager.put("TabbedPane.foreground", Color.black);
 			
 			// Check whether we have an ugly L&F
 			LookAndFeel laf = UIManager.getLookAndFeel();