diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
index 4fba4165fddab5c..308865d968814ce 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/News3.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Released on 2024-10-xx
 =========================
 
 
+gh-113269: Fix test_editor hang on macOS Catalina.
+
 gh-112939: Fix processing unsaved files when quitting IDLE on macOS.
 Patch by Ronald Oussoren and Christopher Chavez.
 
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editor.py b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editor.py
index 9296a6d235fbbe3..0dfe2f3c58befad 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editor.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editor.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_tabwidth_8(self):
 def insert(text, string):
     text.delete('1.0', 'end')
     text.insert('end', string)
-    text.update()  # Force update for colorizer to finish.
+    text.update_idletasks()  # Force update for colorizer to finish.
 
 
 class IndentAndNewlineTest(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2023-12-19-00-03-12.gh-issue-113269.lrU-IC.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2023-12-19-00-03-12.gh-issue-113269.lrU-IC.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..72e75b7910e3590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/IDLE/2023-12-19-00-03-12.gh-issue-113269.lrU-IC.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix test_editor hang on macOS Catalina.