diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index a466166..9804e5f 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 https://github.com/josdejong/jsoneditor
 
 
+## not yet published, version 7.3.1
+
+- Fixed #855: focus tracker (for `onFocus` and `onBlur) not created when
+  creating an editor without main menu bar.
+
+
 ## 2019-11-27, version 7.3.0
 
 - Implemented callbacks `onFocus` and `onBlur` (PR #809, issue #727). 
diff --git a/src/js/textmode.js b/src/js/textmode.js
index 8300726..c8f7e56 100644
--- a/src/js/textmode.js
+++ b/src/js/textmode.js
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ textmode.create = function (container, options = {}) {
     me._onKeyDown(event)
   }
 
+  // setting the FocusTracker on 'this.frame' to track the editor's focus event
+  const focusTrackerConfig = {
+    target: this.frame,
+    onFocus: this.options.onFocus || null,
+    onBlur: this.options.onBlur || null
+  }
+  this.frameFocusTracker = new FocusTracker(focusTrackerConfig)
+
   this.content = document.createElement('div')
   this.content.className = 'jsoneditor-outer'
 
@@ -145,15 +153,6 @@ textmode.create = function (container, options = {}) {
       }
     }
 
-    // setting the FocusTracker on 'this.frame' to track the editor's focus event
-    const focusTrackerConfig = {
-      target: this.frame,
-      onFocus: this.options.onFocus || null,
-      onBlur: this.options.onBlur || null
-    }
-
-    this.frameFocusTracker = new FocusTracker(focusTrackerConfig)
-
     // create sort button
     if (this.options.enableSort) {
       const sort = document.createElement('button')