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 585ecd503f1..dfb0d73bfb3 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -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 6368faafe3d..98b398a91a9 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
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -781,6 +781,13 @@ public void getFirewalledRequestGetHeaderWhenControlCharacterInHeaderValueThenEx
 		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");