diff --git a/components/widgets/box.cpp b/components/widgets/box.cpp
index a7bd573f4..bf18cef5b 100644
--- a/components/widgets/box.cpp
+++ b/components/widgets/box.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ namespace Gui
         notifySizeChange (this);
     }
 
+    void AutoSizedEditBox::initialiseOverride()
+    {
+        Base::initialiseOverride();
+        setNeedKeyFocus(false);
+        setEditStatic(true);
+    }
+
     void AutoSizedEditBox::setPropertyOverride(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value)
     {
         if (_key == "ExpandDirection")
diff --git a/components/widgets/box.hpp b/components/widgets/box.hpp
index 467d4b82d..66be00719 100644
--- a/components/widgets/box.hpp
+++ b/components/widgets/box.hpp
@@ -39,9 +39,12 @@ namespace Gui
         MYGUI_RTTI_DERIVED( AutoSizedEditBox )
 
     public:
+
         virtual MyGUI::IntSize getRequestedSize();
         virtual void setCaption(const MyGUI::UString& _value);
 
+        virtual void initialiseOverride();
+
     protected:
         virtual void setPropertyOverride(const std::string& _key, const std::string& _value);
     };