diff --git a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewall.java b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewall.java
index d3a9f7b334..67aa186eda 100644
--- a/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewall.java
+++ b/web/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewall.java
@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ public class StrictHttpFirewall implements HttpFirewall {
 	private static final Predicate<String> ASSIGNED_AND_NOT_ISO_CONTROL_PREDICATE = (
 			s) -> ASSIGNED_AND_NOT_ISO_CONTROL_PATTERN.matcher(s).matches();
 
+	private static final Pattern HEADER_VALUE_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("[\\p{IsAssigned}&&[[^\\p{IsControl}]||\\t]]*");
+
+	private static final Predicate<String> HEADER_VALUE_PREDICATE = (s) -> HEADER_VALUE_PATTERN.matcher(s).matches();
+
 	private Predicate<String> allowedHeaderNames = ASSIGNED_AND_NOT_ISO_CONTROL_PREDICATE;
 
-	private Predicate<String> allowedHeaderValues = ASSIGNED_AND_NOT_ISO_CONTROL_PREDICATE;
+	private Predicate<String> allowedHeaderValues = HEADER_VALUE_PREDICATE;
 
 	private Predicate<String> allowedParameterNames = ASSIGNED_AND_NOT_ISO_CONTROL_PREDICATE;
 
diff --git a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewallTests.java b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewallTests.java
index 16b875ed53..0a4df22264 100644
--- a/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewallTests.java
+++ b/web/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/web/firewall/StrictHttpFirewallTests.java
@@ -782,6 +782,13 @@ public class StrictHttpFirewallTests {
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(RequestRejectedException.class).isThrownBy(() -> request.getHeader("Something"));
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void getFirewalledRequestGetHeaderWhenHorizontalTabInHeaderValueThenNoException() {
+		this.request.addHeader("Something", "tab\tvalue");
+		HttpServletRequest request = this.firewall.getFirewalledRequest(this.request);
+		assertThat(request.getHeader("Something")).isEqualTo("tab\tvalue");
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void getFirewalledRequestGetHeaderWhenUndefinedCharacterInHeaderValueThenException() {
 		this.request.addHeader("Something", "bad\uFFFEvalue");