diff --git a/source/dom/Control.js b/source/dom/Control.js
index d9a1e3d41..1d9170f18 100644
--- a/source/dom/Control.js
+++ b/source/dom/Control.js
@@ -514,6 +514,24 @@ enyo.kind({
 	hide: function() {
 		this.setShowing(false);
 	},
+	//* Focus on this control
+	focus: function() {
+		if (this.hasNode()) {
+			this.node.focus();
+		}
+	},
+	//* Blur this control
+	blur: function() {
+		if (this.hasNode()) {
+			this.node.blur();
+		}
+	},
+	//* Returns true if the control is focused.
+	hasFocus: function() {
+		if (this.hasNode()) {
+			return document.activeElement === this.node;
+		}
+	},
 	/**
 		Returns an object describing the geometry of this object, like so:
 
diff --git a/source/ui/Input.js b/source/ui/Input.js
index ff2298912..253315007 100644
--- a/source/ui/Input.js
+++ b/source/ui/Input.js
@@ -114,24 +114,6 @@ enyo.kind({
 	clear: function() {
 		this.setValue("");
 	},
-	//* Focus on this input
-	focus: function() {
-		if (this.hasNode()) {
-			this.node.focus();
-		}
-	},
-	//* Blur this input
-	blur: function() {
-		if (this.hasNode()) {
-			this.node.blur();
-		}
-	},
-	//* Returns true if the Input is focused.
-	hasFocus: function() {
-		if (this.hasNode()) {
-			return document.activeElement === this.node;
-		}
-	},
 	// note: we disallow dragging of an input to allow text selection on all platforms
 	dragstart: function() {
 		return this.hasFocus();