diff --git a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/view/components/ChatWindow.mxml b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/view/components/ChatWindow.mxml
index 02345ff2f1..8c67e665d2 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/view/components/ChatWindow.mxml
+++ b/bigbluebutton-client/src/org/bigbluebutton/modules/chat/view/components/ChatWindow.mxml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <MDIWindow xmlns="flexlib.mdi.containers.*" 
 	       xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" 
-	       width="400" height="300" showCloseButton="false">
+	       width="400" height="300" showCloseButton="false"
+	       click="setFocusOn(this.txtMsg || this.txtChatBox)"
+	       focusEnd="setFocusOff()" >
 
 	<mx:Script>
 		<![CDATA[
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@
 			import org.bigbluebutton.modules.chat.model.vo.MessageVO;
 			import org.bigbluebutton.modules.chat.view.ChatWindowMediator;
 			import org.bigbluebutton.modules.chat.model.vo.*;
+			import mx.core.UIComponent;
+
 		
 			public static const TITLE:String = "Public Chat";
 			private var sizeM:Menu;		
@@ -25,6 +29,27 @@
 						rm.getUserid() + "]</b> " + rm.message + "</font>";
 			txtChatBox.htmlText += newMessage + "\n";
 			}
+			public function setFocusOn(component:UIComponent):void
+			{
+				if (component.id == "txtMsg") {
+				component.setFocus();
+                component.drawFocus(true);
+    			}
+    			else
+    			{
+    				this.txtMsg.setFocus();
+    				this.txtMsg.drawFocus(true);
+    			}
+				//this.txtMsg.focusManager.showFocusIndicator = true;
+			}
+			public function setFocusOff():void
+			{
+				//this.txtMsg.setFocus();
+				this.txtMsg.cursorManager.hideCursor();
+				this.txtMsg.drawFocus(false);
+				
+				//this.txtMsg.cursorManager.removeAllCursors();
+			}
 
 		    public function sendMessages():void
 		    {
@@ -41,7 +66,7 @@
 		]]>
 	</mx:Script>
 	
-	<mx:TextArea id="txtChatBox" editable="false" width="100%" height="100%" updateComplete="updateScroll()"/>
+	<mx:TextArea id="txtChatBox" editable="false" width="100%" height="100%" focusEnabled="false" updateComplete="updateScroll()"/>
 		
 	<mx:ApplicationControlBar width="100%" height="10%">