diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/OpenTK.csproj b/Source/OpenTK/OpenTK.csproj
index bdd4e7d0..7d2cbda8 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/OpenTK.csproj
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/OpenTK.csproj
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Platform\MacOS\Carbon\Cgl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WindowIcon.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Platform\MacOS\Cocoa\NSBitmapFormat.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Platform\NativeWindowBase.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Platform/NativeWindowBase.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/NativeWindowBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..66252fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/NativeWindowBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#region License
+//
+// NativeWindowBase.cs
+//
+// Author:
+//       Stefanos A. <stapostol@gmail.com>
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2006-2014 Stefanos Apostolopoulos
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+// THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Drawing;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+
+namespace OpenTK.Platform
+{
+
+    abstract class NativeWindowBase : INativeWindow
+    {
+        readonly LegacyInputDriver LegacyInputDriver =
+            new LegacyInputDriver();
+
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> Move = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> Resize = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs> Closing = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> Closed = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> Disposed = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> IconChanged = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> TitleChanged = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> VisibleChanged = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> FocusedChanged = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> WindowBorderChanged = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> WindowStateChanged = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<KeyboardKeyEventArgs> KeyDown = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<KeyPressEventArgs> KeyPress = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<KeyboardKeyEventArgs> KeyUp = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> MouseLeave = delegate { };
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> MouseEnter = delegate { };
+
+        public abstract void Close();
+
+        public abstract void ProcessEvents();
+
+        public abstract Point PointToClient(Point point);
+
+        public abstract Point PointToScreen(Point point);
+
+        public abstract Icon Icon { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract string Title { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract bool Focused { get; }
+
+        public abstract bool Visible { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract bool Exists { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract IWindowInfo WindowInfo { get; }
+
+        public abstract WindowState WindowState { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract WindowBorder WindowBorder { get; set; }
+
+        public abstract Rectangle Bounds { get; set; }
+
+        public virtual Point Location
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Bounds.Location;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                Bounds = new Rectangle(value, Bounds.Size);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Size Size
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Bounds.Size;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                Bounds = new Rectangle(Bounds.Location, value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int X
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Bounds.X;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                Rectangle old = Bounds;
+                Bounds = new Rectangle(value, old.Y, old.Width, old.Height);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int Y
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Bounds.Y;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                Rectangle old = Bounds;
+                Bounds = new Rectangle(old.X, value, old.Width, old.Height);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int Width
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return ClientSize.Width;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                Rectangle old = ClientRectangle;
+                ClientRectangle = new Rectangle(old.X, old.Y, value, old.Height);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public int Height
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return ClientSize.Height;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                Rectangle old = ClientRectangle;
+                Bounds = new Rectangle(old.X, old.Y, old.Width, value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Rectangle ClientRectangle
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return new Rectangle(Point.Empty, ClientSize);
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                ClientSize = value.Size;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public abstract Size ClientSize { get; set; }
+
+        public virtual IInputDriver InputDriver
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return LegacyInputDriver;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public abstract bool CursorVisible { get; set; }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize();
+        }
+
+        protected abstract void Dispose(bool disposing);
+
+        [Conditional("DEBUG")]
+        ~NativeWindowBase()
+        {
+            Debug.Print("NativeWindowBase leaked, did you forget to call Dispose()?");
+            Dispose(false);
+        }
+    }
+}
+