diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
index d72be4646..1c6d2abdb 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		#if (!defined (IPHONE) && !defined (EMSCRIPTEN))
 		
-		if (active && (firstTime || SDL_WaitEvent (&event))) {
+		if (active && (firstTime || WaitEvent (&event))) {
 			
 			firstTime = false;
 			
@@ -796,6 +796,25 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	int SDLApplication::WaitEvent (SDL_Event *event) {
+		
+		for(;;) {
+			
+			SDL_PumpEvents ();
+			
+			switch (SDL_PeepEvents (event, 1, SDL_GETEVENT, SDL_FIRSTEVENT, SDL_LASTEVENT)) {
+				
+				case -1: return 0;
+				case 1: return 1;
+				default: SDL_Delay (1);
+				
+			}
+			
+		}
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	Application* CreateApplication () {
 		
 		return new SDLApplication ();
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.h b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.h
index d9e7baa2d..db1152d9e 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.h
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			void ProcessTextEvent (SDL_Event* event);
 			void ProcessTouchEvent (SDL_Event* event);
 			void ProcessWindowEvent (SDL_Event* event);
+			int WaitEvent (SDL_Event* event);
 			
 			static void UpdateFrame ();
 			static void UpdateFrame (void*);