diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index 80813b2..c01748a 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ void getPlayerInput()
 						engine.keyState[KEY_RIGHT] = prevjoyright = joyright;
 				}
 				break;
+
+			case SDL_WINDOWEVENT:
+				if(engine.event.window.event == SDL_WINDOWEVENT_FOCUS_LOST)
+					engine.paused = 1;
+				break;
 		}
 
 		if (engine.keyState[KEY_FULLSCREEN])