diff --git a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/SqueakOSXApplication.m b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/SqueakOSXApplication.m
index b517cb3661..f38feb817d 100644
--- a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/SqueakOSXApplication.m
+++ b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/SqueakOSXApplication.m
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ Some of this code was funded via a grant from the European Smalltalk User Group
 
 #import "SqueakOSXApplication.h"
 #import "sqSqueakOSXScreenAndWindow.h"
+#import "SqueakOSXAppDelegate.h"
+#import "sqSqueakOSXApplication.h"
 
-@implementation SqueakOSXApplication 
+@implementation SqueakOSXApplication
+
+extern SqueakOSXAppDelegate *gDelegateApp;
 
 -(void)sendEvent:(NSEvent*)anEvent
 {
@@ -66,4 +70,10 @@ - (void)showHelp:(id)sender;
     [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL: url];
 }
 #endif
+
+- (void)orderFrontStandardAboutPanel:(id)sender;
+{
+    [super orderFrontStandardAboutPanel: sender];
+    [gDelegateApp.squeakApplication setAboutWindow: [self keyWindow]];
+}
 @end
diff --git a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication+events.m b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication+events.m
index 8ee610291e..3c8298f5a3 100644
--- a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication+events.m
+++ b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication+events.m
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ - (sqButton) resolveModifier:(sqModifier)modifier forMouseButton:(sqButton)mouse
 
 @implementation sqSqueakOSXApplication (events)
 
+// This method filters the event that should not be processed by the Squeak Application.
+// This events are related to windows that are launched from a third party library (as SDL)
+// Check pumpRunLoopEventSendAndSignal:(BOOL)signal for more details.
+
+// The events processed by the VM are the ones in the main window or in the about window.
+- (BOOL) shouldFilterEvent: (NSEvent*)event {
+    
+    sqSqueakOSXApplication * sqApplication = (sqSqueakOSXApplication*)gDelegateApp.squeakApplication;
+    
+    return event.window
+        && event.window != gDelegateApp.window
+        && event.window != [sqApplication aboutWindow];
+}
+
 // Consume all pending events in the NSApp
 // Events may come from the window open by the VM or windows open by other windowing systems
 // We need to consume all events in the queue, otherwise this may produce lockups when e.g., switching resolutions
@@ -81,7 +95,7 @@ - (void) pumpRunLoopEventSendAndSignal:(BOOL)signal {
                              dequeue:YES])) {
          // If the event is not a system event or an event of *this* window, queue the event
          // Otherwise treat the event normally and send it to the app
-         if (event.window && event.window != gDelegateApp.window){
+         if ([self shouldFilterEvent: event]){
            [alienEventQueue addObject: event];
          }else{
            [NSApp sendEvent: event];
diff --git a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.h b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.h
index 63dbf73773..15bb2d34b9 100644
--- a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.h
+++ b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.h
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@
 #import "sqSqueakMainApplication.h"
 
 @interface sqSqueakOSXApplication : sqSqueakMainApplication {
-	NSCursor         *squeakCursor;
+    NSWindow         *aboutWindow;
+    NSCursor         *squeakCursor;
+
 }
 @property (nonatomic,strong) NSCursor	*squeakCursor;
+@property (nonatomic,strong) NSWindow *aboutWindow;
 
 - (int) parseArgument: (NSString *) argData peek: (char *) peek;
 - (void) parseArgs: (NSArray *) args;
diff --git a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.m b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.m
index 661146ac04..5fb1986838 100644
--- a/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.m
+++ b/platforms/iOS/vm/OSX/sqSqueakOSXApplication.m
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ void mtfsfi(unsigned long long fpscr) {}
 
 @implementation sqSqueakOSXApplication 
 @synthesize squeakCursor;
+@synthesize aboutWindow;
 
 - (void) setupFloat {
 	fldcw(0x12bf);	/* signed infinity, round to nearest, REAL8, disable intrs, disable signals */