diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
index a9ca85c5c1..8d03e9c92d 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    long style,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    style |= wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL;
+#endif
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
                       style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index d94ba9ac68..b10b081bb7 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    long style,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    style |= wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL;
+#endif
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
               style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index a9ca85c5c1..8d03e9c92d 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    long style,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    style |= wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL;
+#endif
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
                       style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index d94ba9ac68..b10b081bb7 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    long style,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    style |= wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL;
+#endif
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
               style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);