Set the property to the hosted textbox instead: Me.RadSpinEditor1..SpinElement.TextBoxItem.TabStop = False or create a custom control: Public Class MyRadSpinEditor Inherits RadSpinEditor <DefaultValue(True)> Public Overloads Property TabStop As Boolean Get If Me.SpinElement.TextBoxItem IsNot Nothing Then Return Me.SpinElement.TextBoxItem.TabStop End If Return MyBase.TabStop End Get Set(ByVal value As Boolean) If Me.SpinElement.TextBoxItem IsNot Nothing Then MyBase.TabStop = False Me.SpinElement.TextBoxItem.TabStop = value Return End If MyBase.TabStop = value End Set End Property End Class