diff --git a/include/wx/osx/evtloop.h b/include/wx/osx/evtloop.h
index eec36aec66..995a713701 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/evtloop.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/evtloop.h
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxModalEventLoop : public wxGUIEventLoop
 public:
     wxModalEventLoop(wxWindow *modalWindow);
     wxModalEventLoop(WXWindow modalNativeWindow);
-
+    
+#ifdef __WXOSX_COCOA__
+    // skip wxGUIEventLoop to avoid missing Enter/Exit notifications
+    int Run() { return wxCFEventLoop::Run(); }
+#endif
 protected:
     virtual void OSXDoRun();
     virtual void OSXDoStop();