diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_view_View.h b/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_view_View.h
index 33080eb9..15e00759 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_view_View.h
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/generated_headers/android_view_View.h
@@ -343,6 +343,14 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_view_View_native_1drawBackground
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_view_View_native_1drawContent
   (JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong, jlong);
 
+/*
+ * Class:     android_view_View
+ * Method:    nativeRequestFocus
+ * Signature: (JI)V
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_view_View_nativeRequestFocus
+  (JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong, jint);
+
 /*
  * Class:     android_view_View
  * Method:    nativeSetFullscreen
@@ -391,6 +399,14 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_view_View_native_1setPadding
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_view_View_nativeSetOnLongClickListener
   (JNIEnv *, jobject, jlong);
 
+/*
+ * Class:     android_view_View
+ * Method:    nativeIsFocused
+ * Signature: (J)Z
+ */
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_android_view_View_nativeIsFocused
+  (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong);
+
 /*
  * Class:     android_view_View
  * Method:    native_getMatrix
diff --git a/src/api-impl-jni/views/android_view_View.c b/src/api-impl-jni/views/android_view_View.c
index 11f018db..65cef0fb 100644
--- a/src/api-impl-jni/views/android_view_View.c
+++ b/src/api-impl-jni/views/android_view_View.c
@@ -665,4 +665,19 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_view_View_native_1removeClasses(JNIEnv *env,
 
 		(*env)->ReleaseStringUTFChars(env, class_name_jstr, class_name);
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_android_view_View_nativeRequestFocus(JNIEnv *env, jobject this, jlong widget_ptr, jint direction) {
+	GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET(_PTR(widget_ptr));
+	GtkWidget *wrapper = gtk_widget_get_parent(widget);
+	if (gtk_widget_get_focusable(widget))
+		gtk_widget_grab_focus(widget);
+	else
+		gtk_widget_grab_focus(wrapper);
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_android_view_View_nativeIsFocused(JNIEnv *env, jobject this, jlong widget_ptr) {
+	GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET(_PTR(widget_ptr));
+	GtkWidget *wrapper = gtk_widget_get_parent(widget);
+	return gtk_widget_has_focus(widget) || gtk_widget_has_focus(wrapper);
+}
diff --git a/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java b/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java
index 1e756c91..22b22a7c 100644
--- a/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java
+++ b/src/api-impl/android/view/View.java
@@ -1128,8 +1128,10 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback {
 		return requestFocus(direction, null);
 	}
 	public boolean requestFocus(int direction, Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
+		nativeRequestFocus(widget, direction);
 		return true;
 	}
+	private native void nativeRequestFocus(long widget, int direction);
 
 	private native void nativeSetFullscreen(long widget, boolean fullscreen);
 
@@ -1596,7 +1598,10 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback {
 	public boolean isLayoutRequested() {return layoutRequested;}
 	public int getBaseline() {return -1;}
 	public boolean hasFocusable() {return false;}
-	public boolean isFocused() {return false;}
+	private static native boolean nativeIsFocused(long widget);
+	public boolean isFocused() {
+		return nativeIsFocused(widget);
+	}
 
 	public void clearAnimation() {}