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Aspects relating to codification of the in-plane shear strength of concrete masonry walls when subjected to seismic loading are presented in this paper. Particular emphasis is placed on a model that is capable of representing the interaction between flexural ductility and masonry shear strength to account for the reduction in shear strength as ductility level increases. The simple method proposed here allows the strength enhancement provided by axial compression load to be separated from the masonry component of shear strength and is considered to result from strut action. In addition, minor modifications are made to facilitate adoption of the method in the updated version of the New Zealand masonry design standard, NZS 4230:2004. Prediction of shear strength from NZS 4230:2004 and alternative methods are compared with results from a wide range of masonry walls tests failing in shear. It was established that …