diff --git a/gtk/gtknsview.c b/gtk/gtknsview.c
index a4b4dd4dbe..5b9961eb14 100644
--- a/gtk/gtknsview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtknsview.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ enum
 struct _GtkNSViewPrivate
 {
   NSView *view;
+  NSResponder *responder;
   guint   map_timeout;
   gboolean enable_swizzle;
 };
@@ -442,15 +443,29 @@ gtk_ns_view_replace_draw_insertion_point (void)
     }
 }
 
+gboolean
+does_accept_first_responder_recursively (NSView *view)
+{
+  if ([view acceptsFirstResponder]) {
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
+  for (NSView *subview in [view subviews]) {
+    return does_accept_first_responder_recursively (subview);
+  }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 static void
 gtk_ns_view_constructed (GObject *object)
 {
   GtkNSView *ns_view = GTK_NS_VIEW (object);
+  gboolean can_focus = does_accept_first_responder_recursively (ns_view->priv->view);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_ns_view_parent_class)->constructed (object);
 
-  gtk_widget_set_can_focus (GTK_WIDGET (ns_view),
-                            [ns_view->priv->view acceptsFirstResponder]);
+  gtk_widget_set_can_focus (GTK_WIDGET (ns_view), can_focus);
 
 #if DEBUG_FOCUS
   g_printerr ("%s can focus: %d\n",
@@ -549,10 +564,12 @@ gtk_ns_view_notify (GObject    *object,
                   gtk_widget_has_focus (GTK_WIDGET (object)));
 #endif
 
-      if (gtk_widget_has_focus (GTK_WIDGET (object)))
-        [ns_window makeFirstResponder:ns_view->priv->view];
-      else if ([ns_window firstResponder] == ns_view->priv->view || (GTK_IS_WINDOW (toplevel) && !gtk_window_is_active (GTK_WINDOW (toplevel))))
+      if (gtk_widget_has_focus (GTK_WIDGET (object))) {
+        [ns_window makeFirstResponder:(ns_view->priv->responder ? ns_view->priv->responder : ns_view->priv->view)];
+        // ns_view->priv->responder = NULL;
+      } else if ([ns_window firstResponder] == ns_view->priv->view || (GTK_IS_WINDOW (toplevel) && !gtk_window_is_active (GTK_WINDOW (toplevel)))) {
         [ns_window makeFirstResponder:nil];
+      }
     }
 }
 
@@ -712,7 +729,7 @@ gtk_ns_view_grab_focus (GtkWidget *widget)
   GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (gtk_ns_view_parent_class)->grab_focus (widget);
 
   ns_window = [ns_view->priv->view window];
-  [ns_window makeFirstResponder:ns_view->priv->view];
+  [ns_window makeFirstResponder:(ns_view->priv->responder != NULL ? ns_view->priv->responder : ns_view->priv->view)];
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -818,15 +835,20 @@ gtk_ns_view_native_child_event (GdkWindow *window,
 
               if (hit &&
                   (hit == view ||
-                   [hit ancestorSharedWithView: view] == view) &&
-                  ([hit acceptsFirstResponder] ||
-                   [view acceptsFirstResponder]))
+                   [hit ancestorSharedWithView: view] == view))
                 {
+                  NSResponder *responder = (NSResponder *)hit;
+                  while (responder) {
+                    if ([responder acceptsFirstResponder])
+                      break;
+                    responder = [responder nextResponder];
+                  }
 #if DEBUG_FOCUS
                   g_printerr ("grabbing focus on %s\n",
                               class_getName ([ns_view->priv->view class]));
 #endif
 
+                  ns_view->priv->responder = responder;
                   gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET (ns_view));
                 }
             }