diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
index 72b86d85d7c..c61dbbbe3e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.cpp
@@ -1054,3 +1054,11 @@ void ManhattanStyle::drawComplexControl(ComplexControl control, const QStyleOpti
         break;
     }
 }
+
+// Mac style reimplements this to control the
+// focus widget among other things
+bool ManhattanStyle::event(QEvent *e)
+{
+    Q_ASSERT(d->style);
+    return d->style->event(e);
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.h
index 1f61b931e9d..5dd832ffdf8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/manhattanstyle.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public:
     void unpolish(QWidget *widget);
     void unpolish(QApplication *app);
 
+protected:
+    bool event(QEvent *e);
+
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     QIcon standardIconImplementation(StandardPixmap standardIcon, const QStyleOption *option, const QWidget *widget) const;
     int layoutSpacingImplementation(QSizePolicy::ControlType control1,