diff --git a/svtools/source/uno/unoiface.cxx b/svtools/source/uno/unoiface.cxx
index 18ab6f804d0c..51914a3f48d6 100644
--- a/svtools/source/uno/unoiface.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/uno/unoiface.cxx
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ SAL_DLLPUBLIC_EXPORT Window* CreateWindow( VCLXWindow** ppNewComp, const ::com::
         if ( pParent )
         {
             pWindow = new MultiLineEdit( pParent, nWinBits|WB_IGNORETAB);
+            static_cast< MultiLineEdit* >( pWindow )->DisableSelectionOnFocus();
             *ppNewComp = new VCLXMultiLineEdit;
         }
         else