diff --git a/project/java/Video.java b/project/java/Video.java
index b7733aef1..fb1cf0f2e 100644
--- a/project/java/Video.java
+++ b/project/java/Video.java
@@ -1004,10 +1004,10 @@ class DemoGLSurfaceView extends GLSurfaceView_SDL {
 		if(mRenderer.mPaused)
 			return;
 		mRenderer.mPaused = true;
+		super.onPause();
 		mRenderer.nativeGlContextLostAsyncEvent();
 		if( mRenderer.accelerometer != null ) // For some reason it crashes here often - are we getting this event before initialization?
 			mRenderer.accelerometer.stop();
-		super.onPause();
 	};
 	
 	public boolean isPaused() {
diff --git a/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c b/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c
index 7cd7911f6..d2f413317 100644
--- a/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c
+++ b/project/jni/sdl-1.2/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo-1.2.c
@@ -1211,6 +1211,7 @@ void SDL_ANDROID_VideoContextRecreated()
 				ANDROID_UnlockHWSurface(NULL, HwSurfaceList[i]); // Re-fill texture with graphics
 			}
 		}
+		SDL_ANDROID_CallJavaSwapBuffers(); // Swap buffers once to force screen redraw
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 6a1f22053..432305382 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ TODO, which will get actually done
 
 - SDL: control mouse with right analog gamepad stick.
 
-- SDL: sometimes the screen stays black after restoring from background.
-
 - XSDL: support Android intent x11://localhost:6000 - http://www.openintents.org/node/905
 
 - XSDL: screen follows mouse when on-screen keyboard is shown.