diff --git a/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h b/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h
index 1d9b218333..5c2c753c43 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/textctrl.h
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ public:
     void OnUpdateRedo(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
 
    	virtual bool MacCanFocus() const { return true ; }
-    
+    virtual bool MacSetupCursor( const wxPoint& pt ) ;
+
     virtual void 	 MacSuperShown( bool show ) ;
     virtual bool	 Show(bool show = TRUE) ;
 
diff --git a/include/wx/mac/window.h b/include/wx/mac/window.h
index 6018e46219..cef26853e1 100644
--- a/include/wx/mac/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/mac/window.h
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public:
     virtual void         Update() ;
     // for compatibility
     void                 MacUpdateImmediately() { Update() ; }
-    bool                 MacSetupCursor( const wxPoint& pt ) ;
+    virtual bool         MacSetupCursor( const wxPoint& pt ) ;
         
 //    virtual bool         MacSetPortDrawingParams( const Point & localOrigin, const Rect & clipRect, WindowRef window , wxWindowMac* rootwin )  ;
 //    virtual void         MacGetPortParams(Point* localOrigin, Rect* clipRect, WindowRef *window , wxWindowMac** rootwin ) ;
diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
index 4f8d67ae6d..e82348226f 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1606,7 +1606,13 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnUpdateRedo(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
     event.Enable( CanRedo() );
 }
 
-
+bool wxTextCtrl::MacSetupCursor( const wxPoint& pt )
+{
+    if ( m_macUsesTXN )
+        return true ;
+    else
+        return wxWindow::MacSetupCursor( pt ) ;
+}
 
 #endif
     // wxUSE_TEXTCTRL
diff --git a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
index 4f8d67ae6d..e82348226f 100644
--- a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1606,7 +1606,13 @@ void wxTextCtrl::OnUpdateRedo(wxUpdateUIEvent& event)
     event.Enable( CanRedo() );
 }
 
-
+bool wxTextCtrl::MacSetupCursor( const wxPoint& pt )
+{
+    if ( m_macUsesTXN )
+        return true ;
+    else
+        return wxWindow::MacSetupCursor( pt ) ;
+}
 
 #endif
     // wxUSE_TEXTCTRL