diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
index 67f46bc9a4..ed5c02f077 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void TabbedButtonBar::setTabName (const int tabIndex, const String& newName)
     }
 }
 
-void TabbedButtonBar::removeTab (const int tabIndex)
+void TabbedButtonBar::removeTab (const int tabIndex, const bool animate)
 {
     const int oldIndex = currentTabIndex;
     if (tabIndex == currentTabIndex)
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void TabbedButtonBar::removeTab (const int tabIndex)
     tabs.remove (tabIndex);
 
     setCurrentTabIndex (oldIndex);
-    resized();
+    updateTabPositions (animate);
 }
 
 void TabbedButtonBar::moveTab (const int currentIndex, const int newIndex, const bool animate)
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.h b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.h
index a9b2561071..31afbadb1f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/layout/juce_TabbedButtonBar.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public:
     void setTabName (int tabIndex, const String& newName);
 
     /** Gets rid of one of the tabs. */
-    void removeTab (int tabIndex);
+    void removeTab (int tabIndex, bool animate = false);
 
     /** Moves a tab to a new index in the list.
         Pass -1 as the index to move it to the end of the list.