diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py b/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py
index 8076bc4..a1ef79c 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/ScrolledText.py
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@
         self.pack(side=LEFT, fill=BOTH, expand=True)
         self.vbar['command'] = self.yview
 
-        # Copy geometry methods of self.frame -- hack!
+        # Copy geometry methods of self.frame without overriding Text
+        # methods -- hack!
+        text_meths = vars(Text).keys()
         methods = vars(Pack).keys() + vars(Grid).keys() + vars(Place).keys()
+        methods = set(methods).difference(text_meths)
 
         for m in methods:
             if m[0] != '_' and m != 'config' and m != 'configure':
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 4b28be2..ca3c5e8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -359,6 +359,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #1119673: Do not override Tkinter.Text methods when creating a
+  ScrolledText.
+
 - Issue #6665: Fix fnmatch to properly match filenames with newlines in them.
 
 - Issue #1135: Add the XView and YView mix-ins to avoid duplicating