diff --git a/project/java/Accelerometer.java b/project/java/Accelerometer.java
index f9bb4f91e..0afdf8d43 100644
--- a/project/java/Accelerometer.java
+++ b/project/java/Accelerometer.java
@@ -41,11 +41,26 @@ class AccelerometerReader implements SensorEventListener {
 
 	private SensorManager _manager = null;
 
-	public AccelerometerReader(Activity context) {
+	public AccelerometerReader(Activity context)
+	{
 		System.out.println("libSDL: accelerometer start required: " + String.valueOf(Globals.UseAccelerometerAsArrowKeys));
+		_manager = (SensorManager) context.getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
+		start();
+	}
+	
+	public synchronized void stop()
+	{
+		if( _manager != null )
+		{
+			System.out.println("libSDL: stopping accelerometer");
+			_manager.unregisterListener(this);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public synchronized void start()
+	{
 		if( Globals.UseAccelerometerAsArrowKeys )
 		{
-			_manager = (SensorManager) context.getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
 			if( _manager != null )
 			{
 				System.out.println("libSDL: starting accelerometer");
@@ -55,13 +70,6 @@ class AccelerometerReader implements SensorEventListener {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	public synchronized void stop() {
-		if( _manager != null )
-		{
-			_manager.unregisterListener(this);
-		}
-	}
 
 	public synchronized void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
 
@@ -84,7 +92,6 @@ class AccelerometerReader implements SensorEventListener {
 
 	public synchronized void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor s, int a) {
 	}
-	
 
 	private native void nativeAccelerometer(float accX, float accY, float accZ);
 	private native void nativeOrientation(float accX, float accY, float accZ);
diff --git a/project/java/Video.java b/project/java/Video.java
index acfd7e6cf..153599b2f 100644
--- a/project/java/Video.java
+++ b/project/java/Video.java
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class DemoRenderer extends GLSurfaceView_SDL.Renderer
 	public static native void nativeTextInputFinished();
 
 	private MainActivity context = null;
-	private AccelerometerReader accelerometer = null;
+	public AccelerometerReader accelerometer = null;
 	
 	private EGL10 mEgl = null;
 	private EGLDisplay mEglDisplay = null;
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ class DemoGLSurfaceView extends GLSurfaceView_SDL {
 
 	@Override
 	public void onPause() {
+		mRenderer.accelerometer.stop();
 		super.onPause();
 		mRenderer.mPaused = true;
 	};
@@ -491,6 +492,7 @@ class DemoGLSurfaceView extends GLSurfaceView_SDL {
 		System.out.println("libSDL: DemoGLSurfaceView.onResume(): mRenderer.mGlSurfaceCreated " + mRenderer.mGlSurfaceCreated + " mRenderer.mPaused " + mRenderer.mPaused);
 		if( mRenderer.mGlSurfaceCreated && ! mRenderer.mPaused || Globals.NonBlockingSwapBuffers )
 			mRenderer.nativeGlContextRecreated();
+		mRenderer.accelerometer.start();
 	};
 
 	// This seems like redundant code - it handled in MainActivity.java