diff --git a/tobago-core/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/tobago/internal/renderkit/renderer/SheetRenderer.java b/tobago-core/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/tobago/internal/renderkit/renderer/SheetRenderer.java
index 60c92e603a..c5b4966a95 100644
--- a/tobago-core/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/tobago/internal/renderkit/renderer/SheetRenderer.java
+++ b/tobago-core/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/tobago/internal/renderkit/renderer/SheetRenderer.java
@@ -962,8 +962,15 @@ private void encodeHeaderRows(
               bar.encodeAll(facesContext);
               insideEnd(facesContext, Facets.bar);
             }
-
             writer.endElement(HtmlElements.SPAN);
+            
+            final UIComponent after = ComponentUtils.getFacet(column, Facets.after);
+            if (after != null) {
+              insideBegin(facesContext, Facets.after);
+              after.encodeAll(facesContext);
+              insideEnd(facesContext, Facets.after);
+            }
+            
             if (!autoLayout) {
               if (column.isResizable()) {
                 encodeResizing(writer, sheet, j - offset + cell.getColumnSpan() - 1);