--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTabbedPaneUI.java	Fri Oct 10 13:11:08 2014 +0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/basic/BasicTabbedPaneUI.java	Fri Oct 10 11:26:51 2014 +0400
@@ -3239,6 +3239,7 @@
                 }
             }
             tabScroller.tabPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(totalWidth, totalHeight));
+            tabScroller.tabPanel.invalidate();
         }
     }
 
@@ -3606,6 +3607,7 @@
             setFocusIndex(tabPane.getSelectedIndex(), false);
 
             if (scrollableTabLayoutEnabled()) {
+                ensureCurrentLayout();
                 int index = tabPane.getSelectedIndex();
                 if (index < rects.length && index != -1) {
                     tabScroller.tabPanel.scrollRectToVisible(

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/javax/swing/JTabbedPane/7170310/bug7170310.java	Fri Oct 10 11:26:51 2014 +0400
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+import java.awt.Component;
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import java.awt.Rectangle;
+import java.awt.Toolkit;
+import javax.swing.JComponent;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
+import javax.swing.JViewport;
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.UIManager;
+import javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel;
+
+import sun.awt.SunToolkit;
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 7170310
+ * @author Alexey Ivanov
+ * @summary Selected tab should be scrolled into view.
+ * @run main bug7170310
+ */
+public class bug7170310 {
+    private static final int TABS_NUMBER = 3;
+
+    private static volatile JTabbedPane tabbedPane;
+    private static volatile int count = 1;
+
+    private static volatile JFrame frame;
+
+    private static volatile Exception exception = null;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        try {
+            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new MetalLookAndFeel());
+            SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(bug7170310::createAndShowUI);
+
+            SunToolkit toolkit = (SunToolkit) Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
+            toolkit.realSync();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < TABS_NUMBER; i++) {
+                SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(bug7170310::addTab);
+                toolkit.realSync();
+            }
+
+            SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(bug7170310::check);
+
+            if (exception != null) {
+                System.out.println("Test failed: " + exception.getMessage());
+                throw exception;
+            } else {
+                System.out.printf("Test passed");
+            }
+        } finally {
+            frame.dispose();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void createAndShowUI() {
+        frame = new JFrame("bug7170310");
+        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        frame.setSize(200, 100);
+
+        tabbedPane = new JTabbedPane();
+        tabbedPane.addTab("Main Tab", new JPanel());
+
+        tabbedPane.setTabLayoutPolicy(JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT);
+
+        frame.getContentPane().add(tabbedPane);
+        frame.setVisible(true);
+    }
+
+    private static void addTab() {
+        tabbedPane.addTab("Added Tab " + count++, new JPanel());
+        tabbedPane.setSelectedIndex(tabbedPane.getTabCount() - 1);
+    }
+
+    private static void check() {
+        try {
+            JViewport vp = null;
+            for (Component c : tabbedPane.getComponents()) {
+                if (c instanceof JViewport) {
+                    vp = (JViewport) c;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            JComponent v = (JComponent) vp.getView();
+            Rectangle vr = vp.getViewRect();
+            Dimension vs = v.getSize();
+
+            // The tab view must be scrolled to the end so that the last tab is visible
+            if (vs.width != (vr.x + vr.width)) {
+                throw new RuntimeException("tabScroller.tabPanel view is positioned incorrectly: "
+                        + vs.width + " vs " + (vr.x + vr.width));
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            exception = e;
+        }
+    }
+}