diff --git a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Aero/Theme.xaml b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Aero/Theme.xaml
index 11455974..da765898 100644
--- a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Aero/Theme.xaml
+++ b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Aero/Theme.xaml
@@ -1008,8 +1008,6 @@
     </Style>
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplateSelector" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
@@ -1025,7 +1023,10 @@
                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Background="Transparent" />
-                                <ContentPresenter />
+                                <ContentPresenter
+                                    Content="{Binding Model, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
+                                    ContentTemplate="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}"
+                                    ContentTemplateSelector="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
                                 <!--  Close button should be moved out to the container style  -->
                                 <Button
                                     x:Name="DocumentCloseButton"
diff --git a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Expression/Theme.xaml b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Expression/Theme.xaml
index bb09e7cb..35d9ea8d 100644
--- a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Expression/Theme.xaml
+++ b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Expression/Theme.xaml
@@ -880,8 +880,6 @@
     </Style>
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplateSelector" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
@@ -897,7 +895,10 @@
                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Background="Transparent" />
-                                <ContentPresenter />
+                                <ContentPresenter
+                                    Content="{Binding Model, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
+                                    ContentTemplate="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}"
+                                    ContentTemplateSelector="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
                                 <!--  Close button should be moved out to the container style  -->
                                 <Button
                                     x:Name="DocumentCloseButton"
diff --git a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Metro/Theme.xaml b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Metro/Theme.xaml
index 89d14bc1..e2055c5e 100644
--- a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Metro/Theme.xaml
+++ b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.Metro/Theme.xaml
@@ -1029,8 +1029,6 @@
     </Style>
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplateSelector" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
@@ -1047,7 +1045,10 @@
                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Background="Transparent" />
-                                <ContentPresenter />
+                                <ContentPresenter
+                                    Content="{Binding Model, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
+                                    ContentTemplate="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}"
+                                    ContentTemplateSelector="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
                                 <!--  Close button should be moved out to the container style  -->
                                 <Button
                                     x:Name="DocumentCloseButton"
diff --git a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2010/Theme.xaml b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2010/Theme.xaml
index feb3d714..80d8c07a 100644
--- a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2010/Theme.xaml
+++ b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2010/Theme.xaml
@@ -1075,8 +1075,6 @@
     </Style>
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplateSelector" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
@@ -1093,7 +1091,10 @@
                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Background="Transparent" />
-                                <ContentPresenter />
+                                <ContentPresenter
+                                    Content="{Binding Model, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
+                                    ContentTemplate="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}"
+                                    ContentTemplateSelector="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
                                 <!--  Close button should be moved out to the container style  -->
                                 <Button
                                     x:Name="DocumentCloseButton"
diff --git a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2013/Themes/Generic.xaml b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2013/Themes/Generic.xaml
index cb37eb71..8d2ea0af 100644
--- a/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2013/Themes/Generic.xaml
+++ b/source/Components/AvalonDock.Themes.VS2013/Themes/Generic.xaml
@@ -1348,8 +1348,6 @@
     </Style>
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplateSelector" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
@@ -1368,7 +1366,12 @@
                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Background="Transparent" />
-                                <ContentPresenter Margin="4,0" TextBlock.Foreground="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=TabItem}}" />
+                                <ContentPresenter
+                                    Margin="4,0"
+                                    Content="{Binding Model, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
+                                    ContentTemplate="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}"
+                                    ContentTemplateSelector="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}"
+                                    TextBlock.Foreground="{Binding Foreground, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=FindAncestor, AncestorType=TabItem}}" />
                                 <!--  Close button should be moved out to the container style  -->
                                 <Button
                                     x:Name="DocumentCloseButton"
diff --git a/source/Components/AvalonDock/Themes/generic.xaml b/source/Components/AvalonDock/Themes/generic.xaml
index 41dee3c0..2c1b6372 100644
--- a/source/Components/AvalonDock/Themes/generic.xaml
+++ b/source/Components/AvalonDock/Themes/generic.xaml
@@ -754,8 +754,6 @@
     </Style>
 
     <Style TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplate" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
-        <Setter Property="ContentTemplateSelector" Value="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <Setter.Value>
                 <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type avalonDockControls:LayoutDocumentTabItem}">
@@ -771,7 +769,11 @@
                                     <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
                                 </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                                 <Border Grid.ColumnSpan="3" Background="Transparent" />
-                                <ContentPresenter />
+                                <ContentPresenter
+                                    Content="{Binding Model, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}}"
+                                    ContentTemplate="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplate, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}"
+                                    ContentTemplateSelector="{Binding DocumentHeaderTemplateSelector, Mode=OneWay, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type avalonDock:DockingManager}, Mode=FindAncestor}}" />
+
                                 <Button
                                     x:Name="DocumentCloseButton"
                                     Grid.Column="2"