diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatStylingSupport.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatStylingSupport.java
index cbbbeec1c..13fae8a65 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatStylingSupport.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/FlatStylingSupport.java
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ public static Object getResolvedStyle( JComponent c, String type ) {
 		Object style = getStyle( c );
 		Object styleClass = getStyleClass( c );
 		Object styleForClasses = getStyleForClasses( styleClass, type );
-		return joinStyles( styleForClasses, style );
+		Object styleForType = getStyleForType( type );
+		return joinStyles( joinStyles( styleForType, styleForClasses ), style );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -162,6 +163,28 @@ private static Object getStyleForClass( String styleClass, String type ) {
 			UIManager.get( "[style]" + type + '.' + styleClass ) );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the styles for the given type.
+	 * <p>
+	 * The style rules must be defined in UI defaults either as strings (in CSS syntax)
+	 * or as {@link java.util.Map}&lt;String, Object&gt; (with binary values).
+	 * The key must be in syntax: {@code [style]type}.
+	 * E.g. in FlatLaf properties file:
+	 * <pre>{@code
+	 * [style]Button = borderColor: #08f; background: #08f; foreground: #fff
+	 * }</pre>
+	 * or in Java code:
+	 * <pre>{@code
+	 * UIManager.put( "[style]Button", "borderColor: #08f; background: #08f; foreground: #fff" );
+	 * }</pre>
+	 *
+	 * @param type the type of the component
+	 * @return the styles
+	 */
+	public static Object getStyleForType( String type ) {
+		return UIManager.get( "[style]" + type );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Joins two styles. They can be either strings (in CSS syntax)
 	 * or {@link java.util.Map}&lt;String, Object&gt; (with binary values).
@@ -462,22 +485,34 @@ private static Object applyToProperty( Object obj, String name, Object value )
 		String getterName = buildMethodName( "get", name );
 		String setterName = buildMethodName( "set", name );
 
-		try {
-			Method getter;
+		for(;;) {
 			try {
-				getter = cls.getMethod( getterName );
+				Method getter;
+				try {
+					getter = cls.getMethod( getterName );
+				} catch( NoSuchMethodException ex ) {
+					getter = cls.getMethod( buildMethodName( "is", name ) );
+				}
+				Method setter = cls.getMethod( setterName, getter.getReturnType() );
+				Object oldValue = getter.invoke( obj );
+				setter.invoke( obj, convertToEnum( value, getter.getReturnType() ) );
+				return oldValue;
 			} catch( NoSuchMethodException ex ) {
-				getter = cls.getMethod( buildMethodName( "is", name ) );
+				throw new UnknownStyleException( name );
+			} catch( Exception ex ) {
+				if( ex instanceof IllegalAccessException ) {
+					// this may happen for private subclasses of public Swing classes
+					// that override public property getter/setter
+					// e.g. class JSlider.SmartHashtable.LabelUIResource.getForeground()
+					// --> try again with superclass
+					cls = cls.getSuperclass();
+					if( cls != null && cls != Object.class )
+						continue;
+				}
+
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException( "failed to invoke property methods '" + cls.getName() + "."
+					+ getterName + "()' or '" + setterName + "(...)'", ex );
 			}
-			Method setter = cls.getMethod( setterName, getter.getReturnType() );
-			Object oldValue = getter.invoke( obj );
-			setter.invoke( obj, convertToEnum( value, getter.getReturnType() ) );
-			return oldValue;
-		} catch( NoSuchMethodException ex ) {
-			throw new UnknownStyleException( name );
-		} catch( Exception ex ) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException( "failed to invoke property methods '" + cls.getName() + "."
-				+ getterName + "()' or '" + setterName + "(...)'", ex );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/test/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/TestFlatStyleType.java b/flatlaf-core/src/test/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/TestFlatStyleType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aeef84a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/test/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/TestFlatStyleType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 FormDev Software GmbH
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.formdev.flatlaf.ui;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Dimension;
+import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.table.JTableHeader;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import com.formdev.flatlaf.FlatSystemProperties;
+
+/**
+ * @author Karl Tauber
+ */
+public class TestFlatStyleType
+{
+	@BeforeAll
+	static void setup() {
+		System.setProperty( FlatSystemProperties.UI_SCALE_ENABLED, "false" );
+		TestUtils.setup( false );
+
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Button", "foreground: #000001" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]CheckBox", "foreground: #000002" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]ComboBox", "foreground: #000003" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]EditorPane", "foreground: #000004" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]FormattedTextField", "foreground: #000005" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]InternalFrame", "foreground: #000006" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Label", "foreground: #000007" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]List", "foreground: #000008" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]MenuBar", "foreground: #000009" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Menu", "foreground: #000010" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]MenuItem", "foreground: #000011" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]CheckBoxMenuItem", "foreground: #000012" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]RadioButtonMenuItem", "foreground: #000013" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]PasswordField", "foreground: #000014" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]PopupMenu", "foreground: #000015" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]PopupMenuSeparator", "foreground: #000016" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]ProgressBar", "foreground: #000017" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]RadioButton", "foreground: #000018" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]ScrollBar", "foreground: #000019" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]ScrollPane", "foreground: #000020" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Separator", "foreground: #000021" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Slider", "foreground: #000022" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Spinner", "foreground: #000023" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]SplitPane", "foreground: #000024" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]TabbedPane", "foreground: #000025" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Table", "foreground: #000026" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]TableHeader", "foreground: #000027" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]TextArea", "foreground: #000028" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]TextField", "foreground: #000029" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]TextPane", "foreground: #000030" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]ToggleButton", "foreground: #000031" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]ToolBar", "foreground: #000032" );
+		UIManager.put( "[style]Tree", "foreground: #000033" );
+
+		// JToolBar.Separator
+		UIManager.put( "[style]ToolBarSeparator", "separatorWidth: 21" );
+	}
+
+	@AfterAll
+	static void cleanup() {
+		TestUtils.cleanup();
+		System.clearProperty( FlatSystemProperties.UI_SCALE_ENABLED );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void styleForType() {
+		assertEquals( "foreground: #000001", FlatStylingSupport.getStyleForType( "Button" ) );
+	}
+
+	//---- components ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+	@Test
+	void button() {
+		JButton c = new JButton();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000001 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void checkBox() {
+		JCheckBox c = new JCheckBox();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000002 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void comboBox() {
+		JComboBox<Object> c = new JComboBox<>();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000003 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void editorPane() {
+		JEditorPane c = new JEditorPane();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000004 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void formattedTextField() {
+		JFormattedTextField c = new JFormattedTextField();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000005 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void internalFrame() {
+		JInternalFrame c = new JInternalFrame();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000006 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void label() {
+		JLabel c = new JLabel();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000007 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void list() {
+		JList<Object> c = new JList<>();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000008 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void menuBar() {
+		JMenuBar c = new JMenuBar();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000009 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void menu() {
+		JMenu c = new JMenu();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000010 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void menuItem() {
+		JMenuItem c = new JMenuItem();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000011 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void checkBoxMenuItem() {
+		JCheckBoxMenuItem c = new JCheckBoxMenuItem();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000012 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void radioButtonMenuItem() {
+		JRadioButtonMenuItem c = new JRadioButtonMenuItem();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000013 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void passwordField() {
+		JPasswordField c = new JPasswordField();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000014 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void popupMenu() {
+		JPopupMenu c = new JPopupMenu();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000015 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void popupMenuSeparator() {
+		JPopupMenu.Separator c = new JPopupMenu.Separator();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000016 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void progressBar() {
+		JProgressBar c = new JProgressBar();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000017 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void radioButton() {
+		JRadioButton c = new JRadioButton();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000018 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void scrollBar() {
+		JScrollBar c = new JScrollBar();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000019 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void scrollPane() {
+		JScrollPane c = new JScrollPane();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000020 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void separator() {
+		JSeparator c = new JSeparator();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000021 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void slider() {
+		JSlider c = new JSlider();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000022 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void slider2() {
+		JSlider c = new JSlider();
+
+		// when slider labels are painted, then a Java private subclass of JLabel
+		// is used that overrides getForeground(), which is not accessible via reflection
+		// see class JSlider.SmartHashtable.LabelUIResource
+		c.setPaintLabels( true );
+		c.setMajorTickSpacing( 50 );
+
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000022 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void spinner() {
+		JSpinner c = new JSpinner();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000023 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void splitPane() {
+		JSplitPane c = new JSplitPane();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000024 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void tabbedPane() {
+		JTabbedPane c = new JTabbedPane();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000025 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void table() {
+		JTable c = new JTable();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000026 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void tableHeader() {
+		JTableHeader c = new JTableHeader();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000027 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void textArea() {
+		JTextArea c = new JTextArea();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000028 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void textField() {
+		JTextField c = new JTextField();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000029 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void textPane() {
+		JTextPane c = new JTextPane();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000030 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void toggleButton() {
+		JToggleButton c = new JToggleButton();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000031 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void toolBar() {
+		JToolBar c = new JToolBar();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000032 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void toolBarSeparator() {
+		JToolBar.Separator c = new JToolBar.Separator();
+		assertEquals( new Dimension( 0, 21 ), c.getPreferredSize() );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void tree() {
+		JTree c = new JTree();
+		assertEquals( new Color( 0x000033 ), c.getForeground() );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/test/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/TestUtils.java b/flatlaf-core/src/test/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/TestUtils.java
index d93993837..ccbe0df40 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/test/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/TestUtils.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/test/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/ui/TestUtils.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.formdev.flatlaf.ui;
 
 import java.awt.Font;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
@@ -42,7 +43,12 @@ public static void setup( boolean withFocus ) {
 	}
 
 	public static void cleanup() {
-		UIManager.put( "defaultFont", null );
+		// remove all properties added by UIManager.put()
+		Iterator<Object> it = UIManager.getDefaults().keySet().iterator();
+		while( it.hasNext() ) {
+			it.next();
+			it.remove();
+		}
 	}
 
 	public static void scaleFont( float factor ) {