diff --git a/lime/_backend/native/NativeWindow.hx b/lime/_backend/native/NativeWindow.hx
index ff85188da..c32826dc5 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/native/NativeWindow.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/native/NativeWindow.hx
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ class NativeWindow {
 		
 	}
 	
+	public function raise ():Void {
+		
+		if (handle != null) {
+			
+			lime_window_raise (handle);
+			
+		}
+		
+	}
 	
 	public function resize (width:Int, height:Int):Void {
 		
@@ -228,6 +237,7 @@ class NativeWindow {
 	private static var lime_window_get_x = System.load ("lime", "lime_window_get_x", 1);
 	private static var lime_window_get_y = System.load ("lime", "lime_window_get_y", 1);
 	private static var lime_window_move = System.load ("lime", "lime_window_move", 3);
+	private static var lime_window_raise = System.load ("lime", "lime_window_raise", 1);
 	private static var lime_window_resize = System.load ("lime", "lime_window_resize", 3);
 	private static var lime_window_set_enable_text_events = System.load ("lime", "lime_window_set_enable_text_events", 2);
 	private static var lime_window_set_fullscreen = System.load ("lime", "lime_window_set_fullscreen", 2);
diff --git a/lime/ui/Window.hx b/lime/ui/Window.hx
index 3f6c341c0..3d7646c55 100644
--- a/lime/ui/Window.hx
+++ b/lime/ui/Window.hx
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ class Window {
 		
 	}
 	
+	public function raise ():Void {
+		
+		backend.raise ();
+		
+	}
 	
 	public function resize (width:Int, height:Int):Void {
 		
diff --git a/project/include/ui/Window.h b/project/include/ui/Window.h
index 7748f4490..29314b0de 100644
--- a/project/include/ui/Window.h
+++ b/project/include/ui/Window.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			virtual int GetX () = 0;
 			virtual int GetY () = 0;
 			virtual void Move (int x, int y) = 0;
+			virtual void Raise () = 0;
 			virtual void Resize (int width, int height) = 0;
 			virtual void SetEnableTextEvents (bool enable) = 0;
 			virtual bool SetFullscreen (bool fullscreen) = 0;
diff --git a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index 75da57232..a746cd7de 100644
--- a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -1172,6 +1172,13 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 	}
 	
+	value lime_window_raise (value window) {
+		
+		Window* targetWindow = (Window*)(intptr_t)val_float (window);
+		targetWindow->Raise ();
+		return alloc_null ();
+		
+	}
 	
 	value lime_window_resize (value window, value width, value height) {
 		
@@ -1316,6 +1323,7 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_window_get_x, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_window_get_y, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_window_move, 3);
+	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_window_raise, 1);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_window_resize, 3);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_window_set_enable_text_events, 2);
 	DEFINE_PRIM (lime_window_set_fullscreen, 2);
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
index fed868b69..cfa990b41 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.cpp
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 	}
 	
+	void SDLWindow::Raise () {
+		
+		SDL_RaiseWindow (sdlWindow);
+		
+	}
+	
 	
 	void SDLWindow::Resize (int width, int height) {
 		
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.h b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.h
index 3ebf30330..81420f0af 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.h
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLWindow.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			virtual int GetX ();
 			virtual int GetY ();
 			virtual void Move (int x, int y);
+			virtual void Raise ();
 			virtual void Resize (int width, int height);
 			virtual void SetEnableTextEvents (bool enabled);
 			virtual bool SetFullscreen (bool fullscreen);