diff --git a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
index 1081b5897..6560c89f9 100644
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
@@ -1173,23 +1173,13 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL SDL_JAVA_INTERFACE(nativePause)(
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL SDL_JAVA_INTERFACE(nativeResume)(
                                     JNIEnv *env, jclass cls)
 {
-    SDL_LockMutex(Android_ActivityMutex);
-
     __android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE, "SDL", "nativeResume()");
 
-    if (Android_Window) {
-        SDL_SendAppEvent(SDL_APP_WILLENTERFOREGROUND);
-        SDL_SendAppEvent(SDL_APP_DIDENTERFOREGROUND);
-        SDL_SendWindowEvent(Android_Window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESTORED, 0, 0);
-    }
-
     /* Signal the resume semaphore so the event loop knows to resume and restore the GL Context
      * We can't restore the GL Context here because it needs to be done on the SDL main thread
      * and this function will be called from the Java thread instead.
      */
     SDL_SemPost(Android_ResumeSem);
-
-    SDL_UnlockMutex(Android_ActivityMutex);
 }
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL SDL_JAVA_INTERFACE(nativeFocusChanged)(
diff --git a/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c b/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c
index 139eb3827..9c62d1c2b 100644
--- a/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c
+++ b/src/video/android/SDL_androidevents.c
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ Android_PumpEvents_Blocking(_THIS)
 
             videodata->isPaused = 0;
 
+            /* Android_ResumeSem was signaled */
+            SDL_SendAppEvent(SDL_APP_WILLENTERFOREGROUND);
+            SDL_SendAppEvent(SDL_APP_DIDENTERFOREGROUND);
+            SDL_SendWindowEvent(Android_Window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESTORED, 0, 0);
+
             ANDROIDAUDIO_ResumeDevices();
             openslES_ResumeDevices();
 
@@ -179,6 +184,11 @@ Android_PumpEvents_NonBlocking(_THIS)
 
             videodata->isPaused = 0;
 
+            /* Android_ResumeSem was signaled */
+            SDL_SendAppEvent(SDL_APP_WILLENTERFOREGROUND);
+            SDL_SendAppEvent(SDL_APP_DIDENTERFOREGROUND);
+            SDL_SendWindowEvent(Android_Window, SDL_WINDOWEVENT_RESTORED, 0, 0);
+
             ANDROIDAUDIO_ResumeDevices();
             openslES_ResumeDevices();