diff --git a/xbmc/Application.cpp b/xbmc/Application.cpp
index 5b4ff61c462ae..d99703a731f7d 100644
--- a/xbmc/Application.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/Application.cpp
@@ -2358,13 +2358,6 @@ void CApplication::Render()
   if (m_bStop || m_bInBackground)
     return;
 
-  if (!m_AppActive && !m_bStop && (!IsPlayingVideo() || IsPaused()))
-  {
-    Sleep(1);
-    ResetScreenSaver();
-    return;
-  }
-
   MEASURE_FUNCTION;
 
   int vsync_mode = g_guiSettings.GetInt("videoscreen.vsync");
@@ -3081,8 +3074,8 @@ void CApplication::FrameMove(bool processEvents, bool processGUI)
         }
       }
       g_graphicsContext.Unlock();
-      CWinEvents::MessagePump();
     }
+    CWinEvents::MessagePump();
 
 #if defined(HAS_LIRC) || defined(HAS_IRSERVERSUITE)
     // Read the input from a remote
@@ -3672,7 +3665,6 @@ void CApplication::Stop(int exitCode)
       CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "Not saving settings (settings.xml is not present)");
 
     m_bStop = true;
-    m_AppActive = false;
     m_AppFocused = false;
     m_ExitCode = exitCode;
     CLog::Log(LOGNOTICE, "stop all");
diff --git a/xbmc/Application.h b/xbmc/Application.h
index 64eda218785c7..4e02f67a60a86 100644
--- a/xbmc/Application.h
+++ b/xbmc/Application.h
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ class CApplication : public CXBApplicationEx, public IPlayerCallback, public IMs
 
   CSplash* GetSplash() { return m_splash; }
   void SetRenderGUI(bool renderGUI);
+  bool GetRenderGUI() const { return m_renderGUI; };
 
   bool SetLanguage(const CStdString &strLanguage);
 protected:
diff --git a/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.cpp b/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.cpp
index ad0c52ad6e218..07c2d5fddcff8 100644
--- a/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ CXBApplicationEx::CXBApplicationEx()
 {
   // Variables to perform app timing
   m_bStop = false;
-  m_AppActive = true;
   m_AppFocused = true;
   m_ExitCode = EXITCODE_QUIT;
   m_renderGUI = false;
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ bool CXBApplicationEx::Create()
 {
   // Variables to perform app timing
   m_bStop = false;
-  m_AppActive = true;
   m_AppFocused = true;
   m_ExitCode = EXITCODE_QUIT;
 
diff --git a/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.h b/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.h
index d228d13f570ff..2cb42e5cb86cb 100644
--- a/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.h
+++ b/xbmc/XBApplicationEx.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class CXBApplicationEx : public IWindowManagerCallback
   // Variables for timing
   bool m_bStop;
   int  m_ExitCode;
-  bool m_AppActive;
   bool m_AppFocused;
   bool m_renderGUI;
 
diff --git a/xbmc/android/activity/XBMCApp.cpp b/xbmc/android/activity/XBMCApp.cpp
index 87d3a6f9bbdff..81328090ec15b 100644
--- a/xbmc/android/activity/XBMCApp.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/android/activity/XBMCApp.cpp
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ void CXBMCApp::XBMC_Pause(bool pause)
   // Only send the PAUSE action if we are pausing XBMC and something is currently playing
   if (pause && g_application.IsPlaying() && !g_application.IsPaused())
     CApplicationMessenger::Get().SendAction(CAction(ACTION_PAUSE), WINDOW_INVALID, true);
-
-  g_application.m_AppActive = g_application.m_AppFocused = !pause;
 }
 
 void CXBMCApp::XBMC_Stop()
diff --git a/xbmc/guilib/GUIWindowManager.cpp b/xbmc/guilib/GUIWindowManager.cpp
index ff1ed54f21fe6..b4d7b59d8fa0a 100644
--- a/xbmc/guilib/GUIWindowManager.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/guilib/GUIWindowManager.cpp
@@ -511,11 +511,8 @@ void CGUIWindowManager::Process(unsigned int currentTime)
       pWindow->DoProcess(currentTime, dirtyregions);
   }
 
-  if (g_application.m_AppActive)
-  {
-    for (CDirtyRegionList::iterator itr = dirtyregions.begin(); itr != dirtyregions.end(); itr++)
-      m_tracker.MarkDirtyRegion(*itr);
-  }
+  for (CDirtyRegionList::iterator itr = dirtyregions.begin(); itr != dirtyregions.end(); itr++)
+    m_tracker.MarkDirtyRegion(*itr);
 }
 
 void CGUIWindowManager::MarkDirty()
diff --git a/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsSDL.cpp b/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsSDL.cpp
index fde4f73887907..c266c1e58ba26 100644
--- a/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsSDL.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsSDL.cpp
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ bool CWinEventsSDL::MessagePump()
         //If the window was inconified or restored
         if( event.active.state & SDL_APPACTIVE )
         {
-          g_application.m_AppActive = event.active.gain != 0;
-          g_Windowing.NotifyAppActiveChange(g_application.m_AppActive);
+          g_application.SetRenderGUI(event.active.gain != 0);
+          g_Windowing.NotifyAppActiveChange(g_application.GetRenderGUI());
         }
         else if (event.active.state & SDL_APPINPUTFOCUS)
       {
diff --git a/xbmc/windowing/windows/WinEventsWin32.cpp b/xbmc/windowing/windows/WinEventsWin32.cpp
index d778a03f53673..471bb9bf2ab01 100644
--- a/xbmc/windowing/windows/WinEventsWin32.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/windowing/windows/WinEventsWin32.cpp
@@ -432,11 +432,11 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK CWinEventsWin32::WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, L
       break;
     case WM_SHOWWINDOW:
       {
-        bool active = g_application.m_AppActive;
-        g_application.m_AppActive = wParam != 0;
-        if (g_application.m_AppActive != active)
-          g_Windowing.NotifyAppActiveChange(g_application.m_AppActive);
-        CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, __FUNCTION__"Window is %s", g_application.m_AppActive ? "shown" : "hidden");
+        bool active = g_application.GetRenderGUI();
+        g_application.SetRenderGUI(wParam != 0);
+        if (g_application.GetRenderGUI() != active)
+          g_Windowing.NotifyAppActiveChange(g_application.GetRenderGUI());
+        CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, __FUNCTION__"Window is %s", g_application.GetRenderGUI() ? "shown" : "hidden");
       }
       break;
     case WM_ACTIVATE:
@@ -444,10 +444,10 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK CWinEventsWin32::WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, L
         if( WA_INACTIVE != wParam )
           g_Joystick.Reinitialize();
 
-        bool active = g_application.m_AppActive;
+        bool active = g_application.GetRenderGUI();
         if (HIWORD(wParam))
         {
-          g_application.m_AppActive = false;
+          g_application.SetRenderGUI(false);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -456,16 +456,16 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK CWinEventsWin32::WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, L
           if (LOWORD(wParam) != WA_INACTIVE)
           {
             if (GetWindowPlacement(hWnd, &lpwndpl))
-              g_application.m_AppActive = lpwndpl.showCmd != SW_HIDE;
+              g_application.SetRenderGUI(lpwndpl.showCmd != SW_HIDE);
           }
           else
           {
-            g_application.m_AppActive = g_Windowing.WindowedMode();
+            g_application.SetRenderGUI(g_Windowing.WindowedMode());
           }
         }
-        if (g_application.m_AppActive != active)
-          g_Windowing.NotifyAppActiveChange(g_application.m_AppActive);
-        CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, __FUNCTION__"Window is %s", g_application.m_AppActive ? "active" : "inactive");
+        if (g_application.GetRenderGUI() != active)
+          g_Windowing.NotifyAppActiveChange(g_application.GetRenderGUI());
+        CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG, __FUNCTION__"Window is %s", g_application.GetRenderGUI() ? "active" : "inactive");
       }
       break;
     case WM_SETFOCUS: