diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/language-configuration.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/language-configuration.ss
index 3294cfcbf6..d8a324e209 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/language-configuration.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/language-configuration.ss
@@ -946,6 +946,8 @@
         
         (send t auto-wrap #t)
         (send t lock #t)
+        (send c accept-tab-focus #f)
+        (send c allow-tab-exit #t)
         c))
     
     (define (size-discussion-canvas canvas)
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/mrcanvas.ss b/collects/mred/private/mrcanvas.ss
index e8e82e196e..b99d8496ec 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/mrcanvas.ss
+++ b/collects/mred/private/mrcanvas.ss
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@
 	   [(on?) (set! force-focus? (and on? #t))
 	    (send wx force-display-focus on?)]))]
 
+	[accept-tab-focus (entry-point
+			   (case-lambda
+			    [() (send wx get-tab-focus)]
+			    [(on?) (send wx set-tab-focus (and on? #t))]))]
 	[allow-tab-exit (entry-point
 			 (case-lambda
 			  [() (send wx is-tabable?)]
diff --git a/collects/mred/private/wxcanvas.ss b/collects/mred/private/wxcanvas.ss
index 806328a5a7..8465573275 100644
--- a/collects/mred/private/wxcanvas.ss
+++ b/collects/mred/private/wxcanvas.ss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		    wx-canvas%
 		    wx-editor-canvas%))
 
-  (define (make-canvas-glue% %) ; implies make-window-glue%
+  (define (make-canvas-glue% default-tabable? %) ; implies make-window-glue%
     (class100 (make-window-glue% %) (mred proxy . args)
       (inherit get-mred get-top-level clear-margins)
       (public
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@
 	[do-on-event (lambda (e) (super on-event e))]
 	[do-on-scroll (lambda (e) (super on-scroll e))]
 	[do-on-paint (lambda () (super on-paint))])
+      (private-field
+       [tabable? default-tabable?])
+      (public
+        [get-tab-focus (lambda () tabable?)]
+        [set-tab-focus (lambda (v) (set! tabable? v))]
+        [on-tab-in (lambda () 
+		     (let ([mred (wx->mred this)])
+		       (when mred
+			 (send mred on-tab-in))))])
+      (override
+        [gets-focus? (lambda () tabable?)]
+        [handles-key-code
+         (lambda (code alpha? meta?)
+           (if default-tabable?
+               (super handles-key-code code alpha? meta?)
+               (or meta? (not tabable?))))])
       (private
         [clear-and-on-paint
          (lambda (mred)
@@ -68,20 +84,11 @@
 
   (define wx-canvas% 
     (make-canvas-glue%
+     #f
      (class100 (make-control% wx:canvas% 0 0 #t #t) (parent x y w h style gl-config)
        (inherit get-top-level)
-       (private-field
-	[tabable? #f])
        (public
-         [clear-margins (lambda () (void))]
-	 [on-tab-in (lambda () (send (wx->mred this) on-tab-in))]
-	 [get-tab-focus (lambda () tabable?)]
-	 [set-tab-focus (lambda (v) (set! tabable? v))])
-       (override
-	 [gets-focus? (lambda () tabable?)]
-	 [handles-key-code
-	  (lambda (code alpha? meta?)
-	    (or meta? (not tabable?)))])
+         [clear-margins (lambda () (void))])
        (sequence
 	 (super-init style parent x y w h (cons 'deleted style) "canvas" gl-config)
          (unless (memq 'deleted style)
@@ -163,10 +170,6 @@
       (public
 	[set-tabable (lambda (on?) (set! tabable? on?))]
 	[is-tabable? (lambda () tabable?)]
-	[on-tab-in (lambda () 
-		     (let ([mred (wx->mred this)])
-		       (when mred
-			 (send mred on-tab-in))))]
 	[set-single-line (lambda () (set! single-line-canvas? #t))]
 	[is-single-line? (lambda () single-line-canvas?)]
 	[set-line-count (lambda (n)
@@ -220,6 +223,7 @@
 
   (define wx-editor-canvas% 
     (class (make-canvas-glue%
+            #t
             (make-editor-canvas% (make-control% wx:editor-canvas%
                                                 0 0 #t #t)))
       (inherit editor-canvas-on-scroll)
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl
index 1c05ac8df4..0550c2ea3b 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-class.scrbl
@@ -90,26 +90,6 @@ The @scheme[gl-config] argument determines properties of an OpenGL
 
 }
 
-@defmethod*[([(accept-tab-focus)
-              boolean?]
-             [(accept-tab-focus [on? any/c])
-              void?])]{
-
-@index['("keyboard focus" "navigation")]{Gets} or sets whether
-tab-focus is enabled for the canvas (assuming that the canvas is
-not created with the @scheme['no-focus] style). When tab-focus is
-enabled, the canvas can receive the keyboard focus when the user
-navigates among a frame or dialog's controls with the Tab and
-arrow keys. By default, tab-focus is disabled.
-
-When tab-focus is enabled for a canvas, Tab, arrow, and Enter keyboard
- events are consumed by a frame's default
-@method[top-level-window<%> on-traverse-char] method. (In addition, a dialog's default method consumes Escape key
- events.) Otherwise,
-@method[top-level-window<%> on-traverse-char] allows the keyboard events to be propagated to the canvas.
-}
-
-
 @defmethod[(get-scroll-page [which (one-of/c 'horizontal 'vertical)])
            (integer-in 1 1000000000)]{
 
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-intf.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-intf.scrbl
index c8d3ce4f96..d7544a9427 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-intf.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/canvas-intf.scrbl
@@ -21,6 +21,33 @@ The @scheme[canvas<%>] interface is implemented by two classes:
 ]
 
 
+@defmethod*[([(accept-tab-focus)
+              boolean?]
+             [(accept-tab-focus [on? any/c])
+              void?])]{
+
+@index['("keyboard focus" "navigation")]{Gets} or sets whether
+tab-focus is enabled for the canvas (assuming that the canvas is
+not created with the @scheme['no-focus] style for @scheme[canvas%]). When tab-focus is
+enabled, the canvas can receive the keyboard focus when the user
+navigates among a frame or dialog's controls with the Tab and
+arrow keys. By default, tab-focus is disabled.
+
+When tab-focus is enabled for a @scheme[canvas%] object, Tab, arrow,
+ Enter, and Escape keyboard events are consumed by a frame's default
+ @method[top-level-window<%> on-traverse-char] method. (In addition, a
+ dialog's default method consumes Escape key events.) Otherwise,
+ @method[top-level-window<%> on-traverse-char] allows the keyboard
+ events to be propagated to the canvas.
+
+For an @scheme[editor-canvas%] object, handling of Tab, arrow, Enter,
+ and Escape keyboard events is determined by the
+ @method[editor-canvas% allow-tab-exit] method.
+
+
+}
+
+
 @defmethod[(get-canvas-background)
            (or/c (is-a?/c color%) false/c)]{
 Returns the color currently used to ``erase'' the canvas content before
@@ -144,7 +171,7 @@ Called when the keyboard focus enters the canvas via keyboard
 @method[window<%> on-focus] is called.
 
 See also
-@xmethod[canvas% accept-tab-focus] and
+@method[canvas<%> accept-tab-focus] and
 @xmethod[top-level-window<%> on-traverse-char] .
 
 }
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-canvas-class.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-canvas-class.scrbl
index 4f3493aaae..9a25dc9c9d 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-canvas-class.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/editor-canvas-class.scrbl
@@ -121,15 +121,16 @@ Enables or disables last-line scrolling, or gets the current enable
 @index['("keyboard focus" "navigation")]{Gets} or sets whether
  tab-exit is enabled for the editor canvas. When tab-exit is enabled,
  the user can move the keyboard focus out of the editor using the Tab
- and arrow keys, or invoke the default button using the Enter/Return
- key. By default, tab-exit is disabled.
+ and arrow keys, invoke the default button using the Enter/Return key,
+ or invoke a dialog's close action with Escape. By default, tab-exit
+ is disabled.
 
-When tab-exit is enabled for an editor canvas, Tab, arrow, and Enter
- keyboard events are consumed by a frame's default
- @method[top-level-window<%> on-traverse-char] method. (In addition, a
- dialog's default method consumes Escape key events.) Otherwise,
- @method[top-level-window<%> on-traverse-char] allows the keyboard
- events to be propagated to the canvas.
+When tab-exit is enabled for an editor canvas, Tab and Enter keyboard
+ events are consumed by a frame's default @method[top-level-window<%>
+ on-traverse-char] method; in addition, a dialog's default method
+ consumes Escape key events. Otherwise, @method[top-level-window<%>
+ on-traverse-char] allows the keyboard events to be propagated to the
+ canvas.
 
 }
 
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/gui/top-level-window-intf.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/gui/top-level-window-intf.scrbl
index ea915c7898..992ca0220d 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/gui/top-level-window-intf.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/gui/top-level-window-intf.scrbl
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ If the window that currently owns the focus specifically handles the
        Meta/Alt events.}
 
  @item{@scheme[canvas%] --- when tab-focus is disabled (see
-@method[canvas% accept-tab-focus]): all keyboard events, except alphanumeric key events when the Meta
+@method[canvas<%> accept-tab-focus]): all keyboard events, except alphanumeric key events when the Meta
        (X) or Alt (Windows) key is pressed; when tab-focus is enabled:
        no key events}
 
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/mred/HISTORY.txt b/doc/release-notes/mred/HISTORY.txt
index 0a1e5ca65f..b7cf89b6be 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/mred/HISTORY.txt
+++ b/doc/release-notes/mred/HISTORY.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-Version 4.2.4.1
+Version 4.2.4.2
+Added accept-tab-focus method to canvas<%> and editor-canvas%
 
+Version 4.2.4.1
 Changed radio-box% to allow #f as a selection so that no buttons are
  selected