diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs
index de005fbeb..8e61c2711 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/event_object.rs
@@ -307,6 +307,38 @@ impl<'gc> EventObject<'gc> {
             )
             .unwrap() // we don't expect to break here
     }
+
+    pub fn focus_event<S>(
+        activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
+        event_type: S,
+        cancelable: bool,
+        related_object: Option<InteractiveObject<'gc>>,
+        key_code: u8,
+    ) -> Object<'gc>
+    where
+        S: Into<AvmString<'gc>>,
+    {
+        let event_type: AvmString<'gc> = event_type.into();
+        let shift_key = activation.context.input.is_key_down(KeyCode::Shift);
+
+        let class = activation.avm2().classes().focusevent;
+        class
+            .construct(
+                activation,
+                &[
+                    event_type.into(),
+                    true.into(),
+                    cancelable.into(),
+                    related_object
+                        .map(|o| o.as_displayobject().object2())
+                        .unwrap_or(Value::Null),
+                    shift_key.into(),
+                    key_code.into(),
+                    "none".into(), // TODO implement direction
+                ],
+            )
+            .unwrap()
+    }
 }
 
 impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for EventObject<'gc> {
diff --git a/core/src/display_object/interactive.rs b/core/src/display_object/interactive.rs
index fef3532e8..2df743c48 100644
--- a/core/src/display_object/interactive.rs
+++ b/core/src/display_object/interactive.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 use crate::avm1::Avm1;
 use crate::avm1::Value as Avm1Value;
 use crate::avm2::activation::Activation as Avm2Activation;
-use crate::avm2::{
-    Avm2, EventObject as Avm2EventObject, TObject as Avm2TObject, Value as Avm2Value,
-};
+use crate::avm2::{Avm2, EventObject as Avm2EventObject, EventObject, Value as Avm2Value};
 use crate::backend::ui::MouseCursor;
 use crate::context::UpdateContext;
 use crate::display_object::avm1_button::Avm1Button;
@@ -582,9 +580,10 @@ pub trait TInteractiveObject<'gc>:
         other: Option<InteractiveObject<'gc>>,
     ) {
         let self_do = self.as_displayobject();
-        let other = other.map(|d| d.as_displayobject());
         if let Avm1Value::Object(object) = self_do.object() {
-            let other = other.map(|d| d.object()).unwrap_or(Avm1Value::Null);
+            let other = other
+                .map(|d| d.as_displayobject().object())
+                .unwrap_or(Avm1Value::Null);
             let method_name = if focused {
                 "onSetFocus".into()
             } else {
@@ -594,29 +593,14 @@ pub trait TInteractiveObject<'gc>:
         } else if let Avm2Value::Object(object) = self_do.object2() {
             let mut activation = Avm2Activation::from_nothing(context.reborrow());
             let event_name = if focused {
-                "focusIn".into()
+                "focusIn"
             } else {
                 // `focusOut` is not this simple in FP,
                 // firing it might break SWFs that rely
                 // on the specific behavior
                 return;
             };
-            let event = activation
-                .avm2()
-                .classes()
-                .focusevent
-                .construct(
-                    &mut activation,
-                    &[
-                        event_name,
-                        true.into(),
-                        false.into(),
-                        other.map(|o| o.object2()).unwrap_or(Avm2Value::Null),
-                        // Rest of the properties are not yet implemented
-                    ],
-                )
-                .expect("Event should construct!");
-
+            let event = EventObject::focus_event(&mut activation, event_name, false, other, 0);
             Avm2::dispatch_event(&mut activation.context, event, object);
         }
     }