diff --git a/project/include/ui/WindowEvent.h b/project/include/ui/WindowEvent.h
index 373960ef3..8980e62de 100644
--- a/project/include/ui/WindowEvent.h
+++ b/project/include/ui/WindowEvent.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		WINDOW_MOVE,
 		WINDOW_RESIZE,
 		WINDOW_RESTORE,
+		WINDOW_SHOW,
+		WINDOW_HIDE
 
 	};
 
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
index 7e6014ffa..d7f751e2b 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
@@ -764,14 +764,9 @@ namespace lime {
 
 			switch (event->window.event) {
 
-				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_SHOWN: windowEvent.type = WINDOW_ACTIVATE; break;
+				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_SHOWN: windowEvent.type = WINDOW_SHOW; break;
 				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_CLOSE: windowEvent.type = WINDOW_CLOSE; break;
-				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_HIDDEN:
-
-					inBackground = true;
-					windowEvent.type = WINDOW_DEACTIVATE;
-					break;
-
+				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_HIDDEN: windowEvent.type = WINDOW_HIDE; break;
 				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_ENTER: windowEvent.type = WINDOW_ENTER; break;
 				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_GAINED: windowEvent.type = WINDOW_FOCUS_IN; break;
 				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_LOST: windowEvent.type = WINDOW_FOCUS_OUT; break;
@@ -801,15 +796,6 @@ namespace lime {
 			windowEvent.windowID = event->window.windowID;
 			WindowEvent::Dispatch (&windowEvent);
 
-			switch (event->window.event) {
-
-				case SDL_WINDOWEVENT_SHOWN:
-
-					inBackground = false;
-					break;
-
-			}
-
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
index 549873fc3..3f4fa50f5 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
@@ -561,6 +561,12 @@ class NativeApplication
 					window.__fullscreen = false;
 					window.__minimized = false;
 					window.onRestore.dispatch();
+
+				case WINDOW_SHOW:
+					window.onShow.dispatch();
+
+				case WINDOW_HIDE:
+					window.onHide.dispatch();
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -967,4 +973,6 @@ class NativeApplication
 	var WINDOW_MOVE = 10;
 	var WINDOW_RESIZE = 11;
 	var WINDOW_RESTORE = 12;
+	var WINDOW_SHOW = 13;
+	var WINDOW_HIDE = 14;
 }
diff --git a/src/lime/ui/Window.hx b/src/lime/ui/Window.hx
index 1cdc8dd73..3f6f7a10d 100644
--- a/src/lime/ui/Window.hx
+++ b/src/lime/ui/Window.hx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class Window
 	public var onFocusIn(default, null) = new Event<Void->Void>();
 	public var onFocusOut(default, null) = new Event<Void->Void>();
 	public var onFullscreen(default, null) = new Event<Void->Void>();
+	public var onHide(default, null) = new Event<Void->Void>();
 	public var onKeyDown(default, null) = new Event<KeyCode->KeyModifier->Void>();
 	public var onKeyUp(default, null) = new Event<KeyCode->KeyModifier->Void>();
 	public var onLeave(default, null) = new Event<Void->Void>();
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class Window
 	public var onRenderContextRestored(default, null) = new Event<RenderContext->Void>();
 	public var onResize(default, null) = new Event<Int->Int->Void>();
 	public var onRestore(default, null) = new Event<Void->Void>();
+	public var onShow(default, null) = new Event<Void->Void>();
 	public var onTextEdit(default, null) = new Event<String->Int->Int->Void>();
 	public var onTextInput(default, null) = new Event<String->Void>();
 	public var parameters:Dynamic;