diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
index 77d6f366b9..21a60a40c9 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool GetStyle(long position, wxTextAttr& style);
     virtual void SetStyle(long start, long end, const wxTextAttr& style);
     
+    virtual bool CanFocus() const;
+    
     virtual bool HasOwnContextMenu() const { return true; }
     
     virtual void CheckSpelling(bool check);
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
index 1f10089116..d5af7b488c 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ protected :
     return fieldEditor;
 }
 
-
 - (void) setEnabled:(BOOL) flag
 {
     [super setEnabled: flag];
@@ -322,6 +321,15 @@ wxNSTextViewControl::~wxNSTextViewControl()
         [m_textView setDelegate: nil];
 }
 
+bool wxNSTextViewControl::CanFocus() const
+{
+    // we need to override so that we don't return the CanFocus value of
+    // the text view's overriding scroll view.
+    if (m_textView)
+        return [m_textView canBecomeKeyView];
+    return false;
+}
+
 wxString wxNSTextViewControl::GetStringValue() const
 {
     if (m_textView)
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
index a2aea90d23..a5148d5ee3 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ bool wxWidgetCocoaImpl::HasFocus() const
 
 bool wxWidgetCocoaImpl::SetFocus()
 {
-    if ( [m_osxView canBecomeKeyView] == NO )
+    if ( !CanFocus() )
         return false;
 
     [[m_osxView window] makeFirstResponder: m_osxView] ;