diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index f0e0c972..af3ec259 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -263,13 +263,10 @@ var Editor =function(renderer, session) {
         // Safari needs the timeout
         // iOS and Firefox need it called immediately
         // to be on the save side we do both
-        // except for IE
         var _self = this;
-        if (!useragent.isIE) {
-            setTimeout(function() {
-                _self.textInput.focus();
-            });
-        }
+        setTimeout(function() {
+            _self.textInput.focus();
+        });
         this.textInput.focus();
     };
     
diff --git a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
index 744fe4e5..268af0f3 100644
--- a/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
+++ b/lib/ace/keyboard/textinput.js
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
     var pasted = false;
     var tempStyle = '';
 
+    function select() {
+        try {
+            text.select();
+        } catch (e) {}
+    };
+
     function sendText(valueToSend) {
         if (!copied) {
             var value = valueToSend || text.value;
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
 
         // Safari doesn't fire copy events if no text is selected
         text.value = PLACEHOLDER;
-        text.select();
+        select();
     }
 
     var onTextInput = function(e) {
@@ -123,12 +129,12 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
             text.value = copyText;
         else
             e.preventDefault();
-        text.select();
+        select();
         setTimeout(function () {
             sendText();
         }, 0);
     };
-
+    
     var onCut = function(e) {
         copied = true;
         var copyText = host.getCopyText();
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
             host.onCut();
         } else
             e.preventDefault();
-        text.select();
+        select();
         setTimeout(function () {
             sendText();
         }, 0);
@@ -216,12 +222,12 @@ var TextInput = function(parentNode, host) {
 
     event.addListener(text, "focus", function() {
         host.onFocus();
-        text.select();
+        select();
     });
 
     this.focus = function() {
         host.onFocus();
-        text.select();
+        select();
         text.focus();
     };