diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ff6cf1a..0375d248 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ FlatLaf Change Log
   window. (issue #869)
 - HiDPI: Fixed occasional wrong repaint areas when using
   `HiDPIUtils.installHiDPIRepaintManager()`. (see PR #864)
+- Added system property `flatlaf.useSubMenuSafeTriangle` to allow disabling
+  submenu safe triangle (PR #490) for
+  [SWTSwing](https://github.com/Chrriis/SWTSwing). (issue #870)
 
 
 ## 3.5
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatSystemProperties.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatSystemProperties.java
index d0ce1907..956c2b9e 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatSystemProperties.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/FlatSystemProperties.java
@@ -204,6 +204,15 @@ public interface FlatSystemProperties
 	 */
 	String NATIVE_LIBRARY_PATH = "flatlaf.nativeLibraryPath";
 
+	/**
+	 * Specifies whether safe triangle is used to improve usability of submenus.
+	 * <p>
+	 * <strong>Allowed Values</strong> {@code false} and {@code true}<br>
+	 * <strong>Default</strong> {@code true}
+	 * @since 3.5.1
+	 */
+	String USE_SUB_MENU_SAFE_TRIANGLE = "flatlaf.useSubMenuSafeTriangle";
+
 	/**
 	 * Checks whether a system property is set and returns {@code true} if its value
 	 * is {@code "true"} (case-insensitive), otherwise it returns {@code false}.
diff --git a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/SubMenuUsabilityHelper.java b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/SubMenuUsabilityHelper.java
index d4b4515d..f8e1b784 100644
--- a/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/SubMenuUsabilityHelper.java
+++ b/flatlaf-core/src/main/java/com/formdev/flatlaf/SubMenuUsabilityHelper.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import javax.swing.UIManager;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 import com.formdev.flatlaf.ui.FlatUIUtils;
+import com.formdev.flatlaf.util.LoggingFacade;
 
 /**
  * Improves usability of submenus by using a
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class SubMenuUsabilityHelper
 	// https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues/4231#issuecomment-1179616607
 	private static SubMenuUsabilityHelper instance;
 
+	private boolean eventQueuePushNotSupported;
 	private SubMenuEventQueue subMenuEventQueue;
 	private SafeTrianglePainter safeTrianglePainter;
 	private boolean changePending;
@@ -83,6 +85,9 @@ class SubMenuUsabilityHelper
 		if( instance != null )
 			return false;
 
+		if( !FlatSystemProperties.getBoolean( FlatSystemProperties.USE_SUB_MENU_SAFE_TRIANGLE, true ) )
+			return false;
+
 		instance = new SubMenuUsabilityHelper();
 		MenuSelectionManager.defaultManager().addChangeListener( instance );
 		return true;
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ class SubMenuUsabilityHelper
 
 	@Override
 	public void stateChanged( ChangeEvent e ) {
-		if( !FlatUIUtils.getUIBoolean( KEY_USE_SAFE_TRIANGLE, true ))
+		if( eventQueuePushNotSupported || !FlatUIUtils.getUIBoolean( KEY_USE_SAFE_TRIANGLE, true ))
 			return;
 
 		// handle menu selection change later, but only once in case of temporary changes
@@ -173,8 +178,29 @@ debug*/
 		targetBottomY = popupLocation.y + popupSize.height;
 
 		// install own event queue to suppress mouse events when mouse is moved within safe triangle
-		if( subMenuEventQueue == null )
-			subMenuEventQueue = new SubMenuEventQueue();
+		if( subMenuEventQueue == null ) {
+			SubMenuEventQueue queue = new SubMenuEventQueue();
+
+			try {
+				Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
+				toolkit.getSystemEventQueue().push( queue );
+
+				// check whether push() worked
+				// (e.g. SWTSwing uses own event queue that does not support push())
+				if( toolkit.getSystemEventQueue() != queue ) {
+					eventQueuePushNotSupported = true;
+					LoggingFacade.INSTANCE.logSevere( "FlatLaf: Failed to push submenu event queue. Disabling submenu safe triangle.", null );
+					return;
+				}
+
+				subMenuEventQueue = queue;
+			} catch( RuntimeException ex ) {
+				// catch runtime exception from EventQueue.push()
+				eventQueuePushNotSupported = true;
+				LoggingFacade.INSTANCE.logSevere( "FlatLaf: Failed to push submenu event queue. Disabling submenu safe triangle.", ex );
+				return;
+			}
+		}
 
 		// create safe triangle painter
 		if( safeTrianglePainter == null && UIManager.getBoolean( KEY_SHOW_SAFE_TRIANGLE ) )
@@ -247,8 +273,6 @@ debug*/
 				}
 			} );
 			timeoutTimer.setRepeats( false );
-
-			Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemEventQueue().push( this );
 		}
 
 		void uninstall() {