diff --git a/include/wx/osx/carbon/private/mactext.h b/include/wx/osx/carbon/private/mactext.h
index a0e7d5e518..e401f2b652 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/carbon/private/mactext.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/carbon/private/mactext.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public :
                              const wxSize& size, long style ) ;
     virtual ~wxMacUnicodeTextControl();
 
+    virtual bool CanFocus() const
+                  { return true; }
     virtual void VisibilityChanged(bool shown);
     virtual wxString GetStringValue() const ;
     virtual void SetStringValue( const wxString &str) ;
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/textctrl.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/textctrl.cpp
index fc47348ff9..cd1284d54e 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/textctrl.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ class wxMacMLTEControl : public wxMacControl, public wxTextWidgetImpl
 public :
     wxMacMLTEControl( wxTextCtrl *peer ) ;
     ~wxMacMLTEControl() {}
+    
+    virtual bool        CanFocus() const
+                        { return true; }
+
     virtual wxString GetStringValue() const ;
     virtual void SetStringValue( const wxString &str ) ;