diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index b204a8f8..31c62aa0 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -245,13 +245,16 @@ var Editor =function(renderer, session) {
     };
 
     this.focus = function() {
-        // Safari need the timeout
+        // 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;
-        setTimeout(function() {
-            _self.textInput.focus();
-        });
+        if (!useragent.isIE) {        
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                _self.textInput.focus();
+            });
+        }
         this.textInput.focus();
     };