diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonproc.pp b/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonproc.pp
index 3db52ec8d4..7ebb868d2d 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonproc.pp
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonproc.pp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ function CreateCustomHIView(const ARect: HIRect; ControlStyle: TControlStyle = [
 
 procedure SetControlViewStyle(Control: ControlRef; TinySize, SmallSize, NormalSize: Integer; ControlHeight: Boolean = True);
 
+function CarbonHitTest(Control: ControlRef; const X,Y: integer; var part: ControlPartCode): Boolean;
+
 const
   DEFAULT_CFSTRING_ENCODING = kCFStringEncodingUTF8;
 
@@ -669,6 +671,33 @@ begin
   SetControlData(Control, kControlEntireControl, kControlSizeTag, SizeOf(Data), @Data);
 end;
 
+
+{------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Name:    CarbonHitTest
+  Params:  Control - control to test
+           x,y     - mouse coordinates in control's local coordinates
+           part    - hit test result
+  Returns: True - if hittest is succsefull, False - overwise
+
+  Performs hit-test on a carbon control (hiview)
+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
+function CarbonHitTest(Control: ControlRef; const X,Y: integer; var part: ControlPartCode): Boolean;
+var
+  event : EventRef;
+  mp    : MacOSAll.point;
+begin
+  Result := false;
+  if CreateEvent(kCFAllocatorDefault, kEventClassControl, kEventControlHitTest, 0, 0, event) <> noErr then
+    Exit;
+  mp.h := X;
+  mp.v := Y;
+  SetEventParameter(event, kEventParamDirectObject, typeControlRef, sizeof(Control), @Control);
+  SetEventParameter(event, kEventParamMouseLocation, typeQDPoint, sizeof(mp), @mp);
+  if SendEventToEventTarget(event, GetControlEventTarget(Control))= noErr then
+    Result:=GetEventParameter(event, kEventParamControlPart, typeControlPartCode, nil, sizeof(part), nil, @part)=noErr;
+  ReleaseEvent(event);
+end;
+
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Name:    CreateCFString
   Params:  S       - UTF-8 string
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbontabs.pp b/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbontabs.pp
index 5d7fb172f1..512f8c4bd5 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbontabs.pp
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbontabs.pp
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ type
   public
     function GetClientRect(var ARect: TRect): Boolean; override;
     function SetBounds(const ARect: TRect): Boolean; override;
+
+    function GetPageIndexAtCursor(const AClientPos: TPoint): Integer;
     
     function IsDesignInteractive(const P: TPoint): Boolean; override;
     
@@ -880,6 +882,23 @@ begin
   UpdateTabs;
 end;
 
+function TCarbonTabsControl.GetPageIndexAtCursor(const AClientPos: TPoint): Integer;
+var
+  tabno  : ControlPartCode;
+begin
+  Result := -1;
+  if not CarbonHitTest(Widget, AClientPos.X, AClientPos.Y, tabno) then Exit;
+
+  if tabno = kControlNoPart then
+  begin
+    Result := TCustomNotebook(LCLObject).PageIndex
+    //CarbonHitTest(FUserPane, AClientPos.X, AClientPos.Y-35, tabno);
+    //Result := tabno;
+  end
+  else
+    Result := FFirstIndex+tabno-1;
+end;
+
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Method:  TCarbonTabsControl.IsDesignInteractive
   Params:  P
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonwsextctrls.pp b/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonwsextctrls.pp
index 0ecc2fed91..8020fec6b8 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonwsextctrls.pp
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/carbon/carbonwsextctrls.pp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type
     //class function GetNotebookMinTabHeight(const AWinControl: TWinControl): integer; override;
     //class function GetNotebookMinTabWidth(const AWinControl: TWinControl): integer; override;
     //class function GetPageRealIndex(const ANotebook: TCustomNotebook; AIndex: Integer): Integer; override;
-    //class function GetTabIndexAtPos(const ANotebook: TCustomNotebook; const AClientPos: TPoint): integer; override;
+    class function GetTabIndexAtPos(const ANotebook: TCustomNotebook; const AClientPos: TPoint): integer; override;
     class procedure SetPageIndex(const ANotebook: TCustomNotebook; const AIndex: integer); override;
     class procedure SetTabPosition(const ANotebook: TCustomNotebook; const ATabPosition: TTabPosition); override;
     class procedure ShowTabs(const ANotebook: TCustomNotebook; AShowTabs: boolean); override;
@@ -296,6 +296,17 @@ begin
   TCarbonTabsControl(ANotebook.Handle).SetPageIndex(ANotebook.PageIndex);
 end;
 
+
+class function TCarbonWSCustomNotebook.GetTabIndexAtPos(const ANotebook: TCustomNotebook; const AClientPos: TPoint): integer;
+var
+  p : TPoint;
+begin
+  if not CheckHandle(ANotebook, Self, 'GetTabIndexAtPos') then Exit;
+  p := AClientPos;
+  inc(p.y, 35); // todo: find out why AClientPos incorrect for TNotebook
+  Result := TCarbonTabsControl(ANotebook.Handle).GetPageIndexAtCursor(p);
+end;
+
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Method:  TCarbonWSCustomNotebook.SetPageIndex
   Params:  ANotebook - LCL custom notebook