diff --git a/es-app/src/FileData.cpp b/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
index f46b82d89..9ca0c7f7c 100644
--- a/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/FileData.cpp
@@ -915,6 +915,12 @@ void FileData::launchGame()
 
     const std::string fileName {baseName + Utils::FileSystem::getExtension(romPath)};
     const std::string esPath {Utils::FileSystem::getExePath()};
+
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+    // On Android we always run in the background, although the logic is a bit different
+    // as we don't need to wake up the application manually.
+    bool runInBackground {true};
+#else
     bool runInBackground {false};
 
     // In addition to the global RunInBackground setting it's possible to define this flag
@@ -933,6 +939,7 @@ void FileData::launchGame()
     // The global setting always applies.
     if (Settings::getInstance()->getBool("RunInBackground"))
         runInBackground = true;
+#endif
 
 #if !defined(_WIN64)
     // Whether to parse .desktop files on Unix or open apps or alias files on macOS.
@@ -1893,8 +1900,7 @@ returnValue = Utils::Platform::launchGameUnix(command, startDirectory, runInBack
                              getSourceFileData()->getSystem()->getFullName());
     }
     else {
-        std::vector<std::string>& gameEndParams {
-            ViewController::getInstance()->getGameEndEventParams()};
+        std::vector<std::string>& gameEndParams {window->getGameEndEventParams()};
         gameEndParams.emplace_back("game-end");
         gameEndParams.emplace_back(romPath);
         gameEndParams.emplace_back(getSourceFileData()->metadata.get("name"));
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
index 6d89232a7..510d6cc71 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp
@@ -1109,7 +1109,10 @@ bool ViewController::input(InputConfig* config, Input input)
     // If we're in this state and then register some input, it means that the user is back in ES-DE.
     // Therefore unset the game launch flag and update all the GUI components. This will re-enable
     // the video player and scrolling of game names and game descriptions as well as letting the
-    // screensaver start on schedule.
+    // screensaver start on schedule. On Android the onResume() method will call the native onResume
+    // function which will perform the same steps as shown below (on Android we always keep running
+    // when launching games).
+#if !defined(__ANDROID__)
     if (mWindow->getGameLaunchedState()) {
         mWindow->setAllowTextScrolling(true);
         mWindow->setAllowFileAnimation(true);
@@ -1119,13 +1122,14 @@ bool ViewController::input(InputConfig* config, Input input)
         if (config->isMappedTo("a", input) && input.value != 0)
             return true;
         // Trigger the game-end event.
-        if (mGameEndEventParams.size() == 5) {
-            Scripting::fireEvent(mGameEndEventParams[0], mGameEndEventParams[1],
-                                 mGameEndEventParams[2], mGameEndEventParams[3],
-                                 mGameEndEventParams[4]);
-            mGameEndEventParams.clear();
+        auto& eventParams = mWindow->getGameEndEventParams();
+        if (eventParams.size() == 5) {
+            Scripting::fireEvent(eventParams[0], eventParams[1], eventParams[2], eventParams[3],
+                                 eventParams[4]);
+            eventParams.clear();
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     // Open the main menu.
     if (!(UIModeController::getInstance()->isUIModeKid() &&
diff --git a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h
index 6d99cf5b4..f2a5c7107 100644
--- a/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h
+++ b/es-app/src/views/ViewController.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public:
         mWindow->setBlockInput(true);
     };
     const bool getGameLaunchTriggered() { return (mGameToLaunch != nullptr); }
-    std::vector<std::string>& getGameEndEventParams() { return mGameEndEventParams; }
 
     bool input(InputConfig* config, Input input) override;
     void update(int deltaTime) override;
@@ -184,7 +183,6 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<SystemView> mSystemListView;
     ViewTransitionAnimation mLastTransitionAnim;
 
-    std::vector<std::string> mGameEndEventParams;
     FileData* mGameToLaunch;
     State mState;
 
diff --git a/es-core/src/Window.h b/es-core/src/Window.h
index 8ea2f4fbd..ebfa3b4a5 100644
--- a/es-core/src/Window.h
+++ b/es-core/src/Window.h
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ public:
     void invalidateCachedBackground();
     bool isInvalidatingCachedBackground() { return mInvalidateCacheTimer > 0; }
 
+    std::vector<std::string>& getGameEndEventParams() { return mGameEndEventParams; }
     bool getGameLaunchedState() { return mGameLaunchedState; }
     void setAllowTextScrolling(bool value) { mAllowTextScrolling = value; }
     bool getAllowTextScrolling() { return mAllowTextScrolling; }
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ private:
     std::queue<std::pair<std::string, int>> mInfoPopupQueue;
     std::shared_ptr<TextureResource> mPostprocessedBackground;
 
+    std::vector<std::string> mGameEndEventParams;
     std::string mListScrollText;
     std::shared_ptr<Font> mListScrollFont;
     float mListScrollOpacity;
@@ -223,9 +225,9 @@ private:
     bool mRenderMediaViewer;
     bool mRenderLaunchScreen;
     bool mRenderPDFViewer;
-    bool mGameLaunchedState;
-    bool mAllowTextScrolling;
-    bool mAllowFileAnimation;
+    std::atomic<bool> mGameLaunchedState;
+    std::atomic<bool> mAllowTextScrolling;
+    std::atomic<bool> mAllowFileAnimation;
     bool mCachedBackground;
     bool mInvalidatedCachedBackground;
     bool mInitiateCacheTimer;