diff --git a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index ed6f4ef324..7184a329c1 100644
--- a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -695,11 +695,6 @@ class SDLSurface extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
             SDLActivity.mSDLThread = new Thread(new SDLMain(), "SDLThread");
             enableSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER, true);
             SDLActivity.mSDLThread.start();
-        } else {
-            // The app already exists, we resume via handleResume
-            // Multiple sequential calls to surfaceChanged are handled internally by handleResume
-
-            SDLActivity.handleResume();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c b/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c
index 528fce5c66..add86dfca0 100644
--- a/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c
+++ b/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ Android_PumpEvents(_THIS)
     else {
 #if SDL_ANDROID_BLOCK_ON_PAUSE
         if( isPausing || SDL_SemTryWait(Android_PauseSem) == 0 ) {
-            /* We've been signaled to pause, but before we block ourselves, we need to make sure that
-            SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_LOST and SDL_WINDOWEVENT_MINIMIZED have reached the app */
-            if (SDL_HasEvent(SDL_WINDOWEVENT)) {
+            /* We've been signaled to pause, but before we block ourselves, 
+            we need to make sure that certain key events have reached the app */
+            if (SDL_HasEvent(SDL_WINDOWEVENT) || SDL_HasEvent(SDL_APP_WILLENTERBACKGROUND) || SDL_HasEvent(SDL_APP_DIDENTERBACKGROUND) ) {
                 isPausing = 1;
             }
             else {