diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/msctf/threadmgr.c b/reactos/dll/win32/msctf/threadmgr.c
index 96dd38b64c0..49e0b07d2cb 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/msctf/threadmgr.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/msctf/threadmgr.c
@@ -594,6 +594,12 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI ThreadMgrSource_AdviseSink(ITfSource *iface,
     if (IsEqualIID(riid, &IID_ITfThreadMgrEventSink))
         return advise_sink(&This->ThreadMgrEventSink, &IID_ITfThreadMgrEventSink, COOKIE_MAGIC_TMSINK, punk, pdwCookie);
 
+    if (IsEqualIID(riid, &IID_ITfThreadFocusSink))
+    {
+        WARN("semi-stub for ITfThreadFocusSink: sink won't be used.\n");
+        return advise_sink(&This->ThreadMgrEventSink, &IID_ITfThreadMgrEventSink, COOKIE_MAGIC_TMSINK, punk, pdwCookie);
+    }
+
     FIXME("(%p) Unhandled Sink: %s\n",This,debugstr_guid(riid));
     return E_NOTIMPL;
 }
diff --git a/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE b/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE
index a4eb0c71969..3d0631a73fa 100644
--- a/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE
+++ b/reactos/media/doc/README.WINE
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ reactos/dll/win32/msadp32.acm         # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.11
 reactos/dll/win32/mscat32             # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.11
 reactos/dll/win32/mscms               # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.11
 reactos/dll/win32/mscoree             # Synced to Wine-1.5.4
-reactos/dll/win32/msctf               # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.16
+reactos/dll/win32/msctf               # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.23
 reactos/dll/win32/msftedit            # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.11
 reactos/dll/win32/msg711.acm          # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.11
 reactos/dll/win32/msgsm32.acm         # Synced to WineStaging-1.9.11