diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 8dfbf2b096..e6b814f000 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     #include "wx/caret.h"
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+#include "wx/textctrl.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "wx/menu.h"
 #include "wx/statusbr.h"
 #include "wx/intl.h"
@@ -1708,6 +1712,16 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
     }
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+    // If it's a wxTextCtrl don't send the event as it will be done
+    // after the control gets to process it.
+    wxTextCtrl *ctrl = wxDynamicCast(win, wxTextCtrl);
+    if ( ctrl )
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (win->IsTopLevel())
     {
         wxActivateEvent event( wxEVT_ACTIVATE, TRUE, win->GetId() );
@@ -1776,6 +1790,16 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent *WXUNUSED
     }
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+    // If it's a wxTextCtrl don't send the event as it will be done
+    // after the control gets to process it.
+    wxTextCtrl *ctrl = wxDynamicCast(win, wxTextCtrl);
+    if ( ctrl )
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (win->IsTopLevel())
     {
         wxActivateEvent event( wxEVT_ACTIVATE, FALSE, win->GetId() );
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index 8dfbf2b096..e6b814f000 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     #include "wx/caret.h"
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+#include "wx/textctrl.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "wx/menu.h"
 #include "wx/statusbr.h"
 #include "wx/intl.h"
@@ -1708,6 +1712,16 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_in_callback( GtkWidget *widget,
     }
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+    // If it's a wxTextCtrl don't send the event as it will be done
+    // after the control gets to process it.
+    wxTextCtrl *ctrl = wxDynamicCast(win, wxTextCtrl);
+    if ( ctrl )
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (win->IsTopLevel())
     {
         wxActivateEvent event( wxEVT_ACTIVATE, TRUE, win->GetId() );
@@ -1776,6 +1790,16 @@ static gint gtk_window_focus_out_callback( GtkWidget *widget, GdkEvent *WXUNUSED
     }
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+    // If it's a wxTextCtrl don't send the event as it will be done
+    // after the control gets to process it.
+    wxTextCtrl *ctrl = wxDynamicCast(win, wxTextCtrl);
+    if ( ctrl )
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (win->IsTopLevel())
     {
         wxActivateEvent event( wxEVT_ACTIVATE, FALSE, win->GetId() );
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index 26eabca0eb..27298fab61 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -3132,6 +3132,16 @@ bool wxWindowMSW::HandleSetFocus(WXHWND hwnd)
     }
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+    // If it's a wxTextCtrl don't send the event as it will be done
+    // after the control gets to process it.
+    wxTextCtrl *ctrl = wxDynamicCastThis(wxTextCtrl);
+    if ( ctrl )
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     wxFocusEvent event(wxEVT_SET_FOCUS, m_windowId);
     event.SetEventObject(this);
 
@@ -3151,6 +3161,16 @@ bool wxWindowMSW::HandleKillFocus(WXHWND hwnd)
     }
 #endif // wxUSE_CARET
 
+#if wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
+    // If it's a wxTextCtrl don't send the event as it will be done
+    // after the control gets to process it.
+    wxTextCtrl *ctrl = wxDynamicCastThis(wxTextCtrl);
+    if ( ctrl )
+    {
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+#endif
+
     wxFocusEvent event(wxEVT_KILL_FOCUS, m_windowId);
     event.SetEventObject(this);