             // Copy proxied values from textDisplayProperties (if set) to 
             //textDisplay.
             textDisplayAdded();            
-            
+
+            // Focus on this, rather than the inner RET component.
+            textDisplay.focusEnabled = false;
+
             // Start listening for various events from the RichEditableText.
 
             textDisplay.addEventListener(SelectionEvent.SELECTION_CHANGE,

    //  Variables
    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     *  @private
     *  If true, pass calls to drawFocus() up to the parent.
     *  This is used when a component is part of a composite control
     *  like NumericStepper or ComboBox;
     */
    mx_internal var parentDrawsFocus:Boolean = false;

    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //

    override protected function isOurFocus(target:DisplayObject):Boolean
    {
        return target == textDisplay || super.isOurFocus(target);
    }
    
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
