diff --git a/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp b/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
index 5e8b65ab9b..fa07bb1c9b 100644
--- a/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/toplevel.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static gboolean gtk_frame_urgency_timer_callback( wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static gint gtk_frame_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
+static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
                                          GdkEvent *WXUNUSED(event),
                                          wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
 {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static gint gtk_frame_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
     event.SetEventObject(g_activeFrame);
     g_activeFrame->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
 
-    return false;
+    return FALSE;
 }
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static gint gtk_frame_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static gint gtk_frame_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
+static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
                                           GdkEventFocus *WXUNUSED(gdk_event),
                                           wxTopLevelWindowGTK *win )
 {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static gint gtk_frame_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
         g_activeFrame = NULL;
     }
 
-    return false;
+    return FALSE;
 }
 }
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static gint gtk_frame_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 extern "C" {
-static gint gtk_frame_focus_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GtkDirectionType WXUNUSED(d), wxWindow *WXUNUSED(win) )
+static gboolean gtk_frame_focus_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GtkDirectionType WXUNUSED(d), wxWindow *WXUNUSED(win) )
 {
     if (g_isIdle)
         wxapp_install_idle_handler();
@@ -619,9 +619,9 @@ bool wxTopLevelWindowGTK::Create( wxWindow *parent,
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_focus_callback), this);
 
     // activation
-    g_signal_connect (m_widget, "focus_in_event",
+    g_signal_connect_after (m_widget, "focus_in_event",
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_focus_in_callback), this);
-    g_signal_connect (m_widget, "focus_out_event",
+    g_signal_connect_after (m_widget, "focus_out_event",
                       G_CALLBACK (gtk_frame_focus_out_callback), this);
 
     // decorations
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 0138ad5c26..ae4e00120e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -1877,15 +1877,15 @@ static gboolean gtk_window_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 
         (void)DoSendFocusEvents(win);
         
-        ret = TRUE;
+        ret = true;
     }
 
     // Disable default focus handling for custom windows
     // since the default GTK+ handler issues a repaint
     if (win->m_wxwindow)
-        g_signal_stop_emission_by_name (widget, "focus_in_event");
+        return ret;
         
-    return ret;
+    return false;
 }
 }
 
@@ -1943,15 +1943,15 @@ static gboolean gtk_window_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
 
         (void)win->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent( event );
         
-        ret = TRUE;
+        ret = true;
     }
     
     // Disable default focus handling for custom windows
     // since the default GTK+ handler issues a repaint
     if (win->m_wxwindow)
-        g_signal_stop_emission_by_name (widget, "focus_out_event");
+        return ret;
            
-    return ret;
+    return false;
 }
 }
 
@@ -2748,10 +2748,20 @@ void wxWindowGTK::PostCreation()
         if (m_focusWidget == NULL)
             m_focusWidget = m_widget;
 
-        g_signal_connect (m_focusWidget, "focus_in_event",
+        if (m_wxwindow)
+        {
+            g_signal_connect (m_focusWidget, "focus_in_event",
                           G_CALLBACK (gtk_window_focus_in_callback), this);
-        g_signal_connect_after (m_focusWidget, "focus_out_event",
+            g_signal_connect (m_focusWidget, "focus_out_event",
                                 G_CALLBACK (gtk_window_focus_out_callback), this);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            g_signal_connect_after (m_focusWidget, "focus_in_event",
+                          G_CALLBACK (gtk_window_focus_in_callback), this);
+            g_signal_connect_after (m_focusWidget, "focus_out_event",
+                                G_CALLBACK (gtk_window_focus_out_callback), this);
+        }
     }
 
     // connect to the various key and mouse handlers