diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index 7b2176a7dc..f082d735f7 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -1381,6 +1381,17 @@ bool wxWindowMac::MacCanFocus() const
     }
 }
 
+static bool wxIsWindowOrParentDisabled(wxWindow* w)
+{
+    while (w && !w->IsTopLevel())
+    {
+        if (!w->IsEnabled())
+            return true;
+        w = w->GetParent();
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void wxWindowMac::SetFocus()
 {
     if ( m_peer == NULL )
@@ -1389,6 +1400,9 @@ void wxWindowMac::SetFocus()
     if ( !AcceptsFocus() )
         return ;
 
+    if (wxIsWindowOrParentDisabled(this))
+        return;
+
     wxWindow* former = FindFocus() ;
     if ( former == this )
         return ;