diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
index def931fa95..98962b3157 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private/textimpl.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public:
     virtual void GetSelection( long* from, long* to) const ;
     virtual void SetSelection( long from , long to );
     virtual void WriteText(const wxString& str) ;
+    virtual void SetFont( const wxFont & font , const wxColour& foreground , long windowStyle, bool ignoreBlack = true );
 
 protected:
     NSScrollView* m_scrollView;
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
index a8537ae536..6814c6cdd5 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/textctrl.mm
@@ -429,6 +429,13 @@ void wxNSTextViewControl::WriteText(const wxString& str)
     [m_textView insertText:wxCFStringRef( st , m_wxPeer->GetFont().GetEncoding() ).AsNSString()];
 }
 
+void wxNSTextViewControl::SetFont( const wxFont & font , const wxColour& foreground , long windowStyle, bool ignoreBlack )
+{
+    if ([m_textView respondsToSelector:@selector(setFont:)])
+        [m_textView setFont: font.OSXGetNSFont()];
+}
+
+
 // wxNSTextFieldControl
 
 wxNSTextFieldControl::wxNSTextFieldControl( wxTextCtrl *wxPeer, WXWidget w ) : wxWidgetCocoaImpl(wxPeer, w)