diff --git a/src/text-editor-view.coffee b/src/text-editor-view.coffee
index ff3ce6485..b62535fed 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-view.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-view.coffee
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class TextEditorView extends View
   Object.defineProperty @::, 'firstRenderedScreenRow', get: -> @component.getRenderedRowRange()[0]
   Object.defineProperty @::, 'lastRenderedScreenRow', get: -> @component.getRenderedRowRange()[1]
   Object.defineProperty @::, 'active', get: -> @is(@getPaneView()?.activeView)
-  Object.defineProperty @::, 'isFocused', get: -> @component?.state.focused
+  Object.defineProperty @::, 'isFocused', get: -> @element is document.activeElement
   Object.defineProperty @::, 'mini', get: -> @component?.props.mini
   Object.defineProperty @::, 'component', get: -> @element?.component