diff --git a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index ec7a5bf1a..a49184b42 100644
--- a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ class SDLSurface extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback,
             SDLActivity.mSDLThread.start();
         }
 
-        if (SDLActivity.mHasFocus) {
+        if (SDLActivity.mHasFocus && !SDLActivity.mIsPaused) {
             SDLActivity.handleResume();
         }
     }