diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
index 7f7c0a3ee7c7e..fc780a9ce2c48 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -1266,6 +1266,12 @@ public void setAutoResizeMode(int mode) {
             autoResizeMode = mode;
             resizeAndRepaint();
             if (tableHeader != null) {
+                if (mode == JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN) {
+                    int colCnt = columnModel.getColumnCount();
+                    if (colCnt > 0) {
+                        tableHeader.setResizingColumn(columnModel.getColumn(colCnt - 1));
+                    }
+                }
                 tableHeader.resizeAndRepaint();
             }
             firePropertyChange("autoResizeMode", old, autoResizeMode);