diff --git a/src/widgets/AButton.cpp b/src/widgets/AButton.cpp
index 3afae75d6..d1ca98113 100644
--- a/src/widgets/AButton.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/AButton.cpp
@@ -242,6 +242,15 @@ void AButton::UseDisabledAsDownHiliteImage(bool flag)
    mUseDisabledAsDownHiliteImage = flag;
 }
 
+// This compensates for a but in wxWidgets 3.0.2 for mac:
+// Couldn't set focus from keyboard when AcceptsFocus returns false;
+// this bypasses that limitation
+void AButton::SetFocusFromKbd()
+{
+   auto temp = AButton::TemporarilyAllowFocus();
+   SetFocus();
+}
+
 void AButton::SetAlternateImages(unsigned idx,
                                  wxImage up,
                                  wxImage over,
diff --git a/src/widgets/AButton.h b/src/widgets/AButton.h
index a57d5af54..af071e06c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/AButton.h
+++ b/src/widgets/AButton.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ class AButton final : public wxWindow {
    bool AcceptsFocus() const override { return s_AcceptsFocus; }
    bool AcceptsFocusFromKeyboard() const override { return true; }
 
+   void SetFocusFromKbd() override;
+
    // Associate a set of four images (button up, highlight, button down,
    // disabled) with one nondefault state of the button
    void SetAlternateImages(unsigned idx,