diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
index 7c13d5897c..69b4d9795f 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ protected:
     // was the wx event for the current native key down event sent
     bool WasKeyDownSent() const;
 
+
+    // Return the view to apply the font/colour to.
+    NSView* GetViewWithText() const;
+
     NSEvent* m_lastKeyDownEvent;
     bool m_lastKeyDownWXSent;
 #if !wxOSX_USE_NATIVE_FLIPPED
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
index 3336fa0fca..70de5721ab 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
@@ -3543,13 +3543,19 @@ void wxWidgetCocoaImpl::SetControlSize( wxWindowVariant variant )
     }
 }
 
+NSView* wxWidgetCocoaImpl::GetViewWithText() const
+{
+    if ( [m_osxView isKindOfClass:[NSScrollView class] ] )
+        return [(NSScrollView*) m_osxView documentView];
+    else if ( [m_osxView isKindOfClass:[NSBox class] ] )
+        return [(NSBox*) m_osxView titleCell];
+
+    return m_osxView;
+}
+
 void wxWidgetCocoaImpl::SetFont(wxFont const& font)
 {
-    NSView* targetView = m_osxView;
-    if ( [m_osxView isKindOfClass:[NSScrollView class] ] )
-        targetView = [(NSScrollView*) m_osxView documentView];
-    else if ( [m_osxView isKindOfClass:[NSBox class] ] )
-        targetView = [(NSBox*) m_osxView titleCell];
+    NSView* const targetView = GetViewWithText();
 
     if ([targetView respondsToSelector:@selector(setFont:)])
         [targetView setFont: font.OSXGetNSFont()];