diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
index 1013a5559..e1ff8c30f 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGL.java
@@ -569,8 +569,6 @@ public class PGL {
 
       listener = new PGLListener();
       canvasAWT.addGLEventListener(listener);
-
-      canvasAWT.requestFocus();
     } else if (WINDOW_TOOLKIT == NEWT) {
       window = GLWindow.create(caps);
       if (sharedCtx != null) {
@@ -601,8 +599,6 @@ public class PGL {
 
       listener = new PGLListener();
       window.addGLEventListener(listener);
-
-      canvasNEWT.requestFocus();
     }
 
     fboLayerCreated = false;
@@ -1135,6 +1131,14 @@ public class PGL {
   }
 
 
+  protected void requestFocus() {
+    if (canvas != null) {
+      System.out.println("request focus for the GL canvas");
+      canvas.requestFocus();
+    }
+  }
+
+
   protected boolean canDraw() {
     return pg.initialized && pg.parent.isDisplayable();
   }
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index 62ec088e3..312a1403b 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -1579,6 +1579,12 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
   }
 
 
+  @Override
+  public void requestFocus() {  // ignore
+    pgl.requestFocus();
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * OpenGL cannot draw until a proper native peer is available, so this
    * returns the value of PApplet.isDisplayable() (inherited from Component).