diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py b/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py
index 4092d4f695f..2683696f72f 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py
@@ -7,40 +7,29 @@
 # Configuration options are passed to the Text widget.
 # A Frame widget is inserted between the master and the text, to hold
 # the Scrollbar widget.
-# Most methods calls are passed to the Text widget; the pack command
-# is redirected to the Frame widget however.
+# Most methods calls are inherited from the Text widget; Pack methods
+# are redirected to the Frame widget however.
 
 from Tkinter import *
+from Tkinter import _cnfmerge
 
-class ScrolledText(Pack, Place):
+class ScrolledText(Text):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}):
+		cnf = _cnfmerge(cnf)
 		fcnf = {}
-		self.frame = Frame(master, {})
-		if cnf.has_key(Pack):
-			self.frame.pack(cnf[Pack])
-			del cnf[Pack]
-		self.vbar = Scrollbar(self.frame, {})
-		self.vbar.pack({'side': 'right', 'fill': 'y'})
+		for k in cnf.keys():
+			if type(k) == ClassType:
+				fcnf[k] = cnf[k]
+				del cnf[k]
+		self.frame = Frame(master, fcnf)
+		self.vbar = Scrollbar(self.frame, {
+			Pack: {'side': 'right', 'fill': 'y'}})
 		cnf[Pack] = {'side': 'left', 'fill': 'both', 'expand': 'yes'}
-		self.text = Text(self.frame, cnf)
-		self.text['yscrollcommand'] = (self.vbar, 'set')
-		self.vbar['command'] = (self.text, 'yview')
-		self.insert = self.text.insert
-		# XXX should do all Text methods...
-		self.pack = self.frame.pack
-		self.bind = self.text.bind
-		self.forget = self.frame.forget
-		self.delete = self.text.delete
-		self.insert = self.text.insert
-		self.index = self.text.index
-		self.get = self.text.get
-		self.mark_set = self.text.mark_set
-		self.tag_add = self.text.tag_add
-		self.tag_delete = self.text.tag_delete
-		self.tag_remove = self.text.tag_remove
-		self.tag_config = self.text.tag_config
-		self.yview = self.text.yview
-		self.yview_pickplace = self.text.yview_pickplace
-		self.tk = master.tk
-	def __str__(self):
-		return str(self.frame)
+		Text.__init__(self, self.frame, cnf)
+		self['yscrollcommand'] = (self.vbar, 'set')
+		self.vbar['command'] = (self, 'yview')
+
+		# Copy Pack methods of self.frame -- hack!
+		for m in Pack.__dict__.keys():
+			if m[0] != '_' and m != 'config':
+				setattr(self, m, getattr(self.frame, m))
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/ScrolledText.py b/Lib/tkinter/ScrolledText.py
index 4092d4f695f..2683696f72f 100755
--- a/Lib/tkinter/ScrolledText.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/ScrolledText.py
@@ -7,40 +7,29 @@
 # Configuration options are passed to the Text widget.
 # A Frame widget is inserted between the master and the text, to hold
 # the Scrollbar widget.
-# Most methods calls are passed to the Text widget; the pack command
-# is redirected to the Frame widget however.
+# Most methods calls are inherited from the Text widget; Pack methods
+# are redirected to the Frame widget however.
 
 from Tkinter import *
+from Tkinter import _cnfmerge
 
-class ScrolledText(Pack, Place):
+class ScrolledText(Text):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}):
+		cnf = _cnfmerge(cnf)
 		fcnf = {}
-		self.frame = Frame(master, {})
-		if cnf.has_key(Pack):
-			self.frame.pack(cnf[Pack])
-			del cnf[Pack]
-		self.vbar = Scrollbar(self.frame, {})
-		self.vbar.pack({'side': 'right', 'fill': 'y'})
+		for k in cnf.keys():
+			if type(k) == ClassType:
+				fcnf[k] = cnf[k]
+				del cnf[k]
+		self.frame = Frame(master, fcnf)
+		self.vbar = Scrollbar(self.frame, {
+			Pack: {'side': 'right', 'fill': 'y'}})
 		cnf[Pack] = {'side': 'left', 'fill': 'both', 'expand': 'yes'}
-		self.text = Text(self.frame, cnf)
-		self.text['yscrollcommand'] = (self.vbar, 'set')
-		self.vbar['command'] = (self.text, 'yview')
-		self.insert = self.text.insert
-		# XXX should do all Text methods...
-		self.pack = self.frame.pack
-		self.bind = self.text.bind
-		self.forget = self.frame.forget
-		self.delete = self.text.delete
-		self.insert = self.text.insert
-		self.index = self.text.index
-		self.get = self.text.get
-		self.mark_set = self.text.mark_set
-		self.tag_add = self.text.tag_add
-		self.tag_delete = self.text.tag_delete
-		self.tag_remove = self.text.tag_remove
-		self.tag_config = self.text.tag_config
-		self.yview = self.text.yview
-		self.yview_pickplace = self.text.yview_pickplace
-		self.tk = master.tk
-	def __str__(self):
-		return str(self.frame)
+		Text.__init__(self, self.frame, cnf)
+		self['yscrollcommand'] = (self.vbar, 'set')
+		self.vbar['command'] = (self, 'yview')
+
+		# Copy Pack methods of self.frame -- hack!
+		for m in Pack.__dict__.keys():
+			if m[0] != '_' and m != 'config':
+				setattr(self, m, getattr(self.frame, m))