A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet including a front panel having an inlet defined therein, an accommodation portion disposed inside the cabinet to accommodate laundry input via the inlet therein, and a door disposed on the front panel to open and close the inlet. The front panel includes a door seating portion defined therein and recessed inward of the cabinet to accommodate therein at least a portion of the door closing the inlet. A gap between an edge of the door seating portion and an edge of the door is exposed forward.