diff --git a/src/controls/QskTabView.cpp b/src/controls/QskTabView.cpp
index 5e969da3..f7e037a3 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskTabView.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskTabView.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ int QskTabView::count() const
 QSizeF QskTabView::layoutSizeHint(
     Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF& constraint ) const
 {
-    if ( which != Qt::PreferredSize )
+    if ( which == Qt::MaximumSize )
         return QSizeF();
 
     const auto& tabBar = m_data->tabBar;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ QSizeF QskTabView::layoutSizeHint(
         }
         else
         {
-            const auto boxHint = stackBox->sizeConstraint();
+            const auto boxHint = stackBox->sizeConstraint( which );
 
             hint.rwidth() = barHint.width() + boxHint.width();
             hint.rheight() = qMax( barHint.height(), boxHint.height() );
diff --git a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
index 16d740ab..7aa07132 100644
--- a/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
+++ b/src/layouts/QskStackBox.cpp
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ QSizeF QskStackBox::layoutSizeHint(
     Qt::SizeHint which, const QSizeF& constraint ) const
 {
     // needs to reimplemented TODO ...
+    // minimum/preferred layout hint need to be cached
 
     if ( which != Qt::PreferredSize )
         return QSizeF();
@@ -361,8 +362,7 @@ QSizeF QskStackBox::layoutSizeHint(
 
         for ( const auto& item : qskAsConst( m_data->items ) )
         {
-            const auto hint = qskEffectiveSizeHint(
-                item, Qt::PreferredSize, constraint );
+            const auto hint = qskSizeConstraint( item, which, constraint );
 
             if ( constraint.width() >= 0 )
                 value = qMax( hint.height(), value );