diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index f03c85f08a..ee5fd3142d 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,16 @@ static gint gtk_debug_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget),
                                          GdkEvent *WXUNUSED(event),
                                          const wxChar *name )
 {
-    wxPrintf( _T("FOCUS NOW AT: ") );
-    wxPrintf( name );
-    wxPrintf( _T("\n") );
+    // to enable logging of the focus events replace 0 with 1
+#if 0
+    static bool s_done = FALSE;
+    if ( !s_done )
+    {
+        wxLog::AddTraceMask("focus");
+        s_done = TRUE;
+    }
+#endif
+    wxLogTrace(_T("FOCUS NOW AT: %s"), name);
 
     return FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index f03c85f08a..ee5fd3142d 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,16 @@ static gint gtk_debug_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget),
                                          GdkEvent *WXUNUSED(event),
                                          const wxChar *name )
 {
-    wxPrintf( _T("FOCUS NOW AT: ") );
-    wxPrintf( name );
-    wxPrintf( _T("\n") );
+    // to enable logging of the focus events replace 0 with 1
+#if 0
+    static bool s_done = FALSE;
+    if ( !s_done )
+    {
+        wxLog::AddTraceMask("focus");
+        s_done = TRUE;
+    }
+#endif
+    wxLogTrace(_T("FOCUS NOW AT: %s"), name);
 
     return FALSE;
 }