--- a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Mon Feb 03 21:46:36 2014 +0400
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Fri Apr 11 13:07:30 2014 +0400
@@ -7911,7 +7911,7 @@
                 res = toFocus.requestFocusInWindow(CausedFocusEvent.Cause.TRAVERSAL_BACKWARD);
             }
         }
-        if (!res) {
+        if (clearOnFailure && !res) {
             if (focusLog.isLoggable(PlatformLogger.FINER)) {
                 focusLog.finer("clear global focus owner");
             }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/java/awt/Focus/DialogTraversFocusBackTest/DialogTraversFocusBackTest.java	Fri Apr 11 13:07:30 2014 +0400
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/* @test
+    @bug 8031075
+    @summary Regression: focus disappears with shift+tab on dialogue having a focus component
+    @author mcherkas
+    @run main DialogTraversFocusBackTest
+*/
+
+import sun.awt.SunToolkit;
+
+import javax.swing.*;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+
+public class DialogTraversFocusBackTest {
+
+    private static Robot robot;
+    private volatile static JButton button;
+    private static Component currentFocusOwner;
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        initUI();
+        sync();
+        initRobot();
+        runScript();
+        sync();
+        validate();
+    }
+
+    public static void sync() {
+        SunToolkit toolkit = (SunToolkit) Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
+        toolkit.realSync();
+    }
+
+    private static void validate() throws Exception {
+        currentFocusOwner = FocusManager.getCurrentKeyboardFocusManager().getFocusOwner();
+        if(currentFocusOwner
+            != button) {
+             throw new Exception("Test failed! Wrong focus owner: " +
+                     String.valueOf(currentFocusOwner) + "\n but must be: " +
+                    button);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void runScript() {
+        robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
+        robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
+        robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_TAB);
+        robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_SHIFT);
+
+    }
+
+    private static void initRobot() throws AWTException {
+        robot = new Robot();
+        robot.setAutoDelay(100);
+
+    }
+
+    private static void initUI() throws Exception {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait( new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                JDialog dialog = new JDialog((Frame)null, "Test Dialog");
+                button = new JButton("Button 1");
+                dialog.add(button);
+                dialog.pack();
+                dialog.setVisible(true);
+            }
+        });
+
+    }
+}