diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index e805789afc..cd98009b09 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -1900,6 +1900,11 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
     if (g_isIdle)
         wxapp_install_idle_handler();
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    if (win->m_imContext)
+        gtk_im_context_focus_in(win->m_imContext);
+#endif
+
     if (!win->m_hasVMT) return FALSE;
     if (g_blockEventsOnDrag) return FALSE;
 
@@ -1988,6 +1993,11 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventFocus *gdk
     if (g_isIdle)
         wxapp_install_idle_handler();
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    if (win->m_imContext)
+        gtk_im_context_focus_out(win->m_imContext);
+#endif
+
     if (!win->m_hasVMT) return FALSE;
     if (g_blockEventsOnDrag) return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index e805789afc..cd98009b09 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -1900,6 +1900,11 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
     if (g_isIdle)
         wxapp_install_idle_handler();
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    if (win->m_imContext)
+        gtk_im_context_focus_in(win->m_imContext);
+#endif
+
     if (!win->m_hasVMT) return FALSE;
     if (g_blockEventsOnDrag) return FALSE;
 
@@ -1988,6 +1993,11 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventFocus *gdk
     if (g_isIdle)
         wxapp_install_idle_handler();
 
+#ifdef __WXGTK20__
+    if (win->m_imContext)
+        gtk_im_context_focus_out(win->m_imContext);
+#endif
+
     if (!win->m_hasVMT) return FALSE;
     if (g_blockEventsOnDrag) return FALSE;