diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java
index f7dabc4..946473f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Control.java
@@ -3382,7 +3382,7 @@
 	} else {
 		postEvent (type, event);
 	}
-	if (shell != null) shell.setActiveControl(this);
+	if (shell != null) shell.setActiveControl(this, SWT.MouseDown);
 	return event.doit;
 }
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Shell.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Shell.java
index 6582d65..444b13e 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Shell.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/cocoa/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Shell.java
@@ -1535,6 +1535,10 @@
 }
 
 void setActiveControl (Control control) {
+	setActiveControl (control, SWT.None);
+}
+
+void setActiveControl (Control control, int type) {
 	if (control != null && control.isDisposed ()) control = null;
 	if (lastActive != null && lastActive.isDisposed ()) lastActive = null;
 	if (lastActive == control) return;
@@ -1566,7 +1570,9 @@
 	}
 	for (int i=activate.length-1; i>=index; --i) {
 		if (!activate [i].isDisposed ()) {
-			activate [i].sendEvent (SWT.Activate);
+			Event event = new Event ();
+			event.detail = type;
+			activate [i].sendEvent (SWT.Activate, event);
 		}
 	}
 }