Index: /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/smiley/dialogs/smiley.js
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--- /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/smiley/dialogs/smiley.js	(revision 6152)
+++ /CKEditor/trunk/_source/plugins/smiley/dialogs/smiley.js	(revision 6153)
@@ -190,8 +190,13 @@
 		},
 		focus : function()
- 		{
-			var firstSmile = this.getElement().getElementsByTag( 'a' ).getItem( 0 );
-			firstSmile.focus();
- 		},
+		{
+			var self = this;
+			// IE need a while to move the focus (#6539).
+			setTimeout( function ()
+			{
+				var firstSmile = self.getElement().getElementsByTag( 'a' ).getItem( 0 );
+				firstSmile.focus();
+			}, 0 );
+		},
 		onClick : onClick,
 		style : 'width: 100%; border-collapse: separate;'