diff -r 36c04a8c6545 android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
--- a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java	Wed Jun 05 23:11:20 2013 -0700
+++ b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java	Thu Jun 06 15:14:56 2013 +0300
@@ -83,14 +83,33 @@
     protected void onPause() {
         Log.v("SDL", "onPause()");
         super.onPause();
-        // Don't call SDLActivity.nativePause(); here, it will be called by SDLSurface::surfaceDestroyed
+        if (!SDLActivity.mIsPaused) {
+            SDLActivity.mIsPaused = true;
+            SDLActivity.nativePause();
+        }
+        if (SDLActivity.mSurface.getHolder().getSurface().isValid()) {
+            mSurface.enableSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER, false);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
         Log.v("SDL", "onResume()");
         super.onResume();
-        // Don't call SDLActivity.nativeResume(); here, it will be called via SDLSurface::surfaceChanged->SDLActivity::startApp
+        SDLActivity.applyResume();
+    }
+
+    /* If the surface has been destroyed before (not always the case), we let
+     * surfaceChanged call us. Furthermore, some Android variants may send
+     * multiple surfaceChanged events, so we don't need to resume every time
+     * we get one of those events, only if it comes after an actual resume.
+     */
+    public static void applyResume() {
+        if (SDLActivity.mIsPaused && SDLActivity.mSurface.getHolder().getSurface().isValid()) {
+            SDLActivity.nativeResume();
+            SDLActivity.mIsPaused = false;
+            mSurface.enableSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER, true);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -232,16 +251,8 @@
         if (mSDLThread == null) {
             mSDLThread = new Thread(new SDLMain(), "SDLThread");
             mSDLThread.start();
-        }
-        else {
-            /*
-             * Some Android variants may send multiple surfaceChanged events, so we don't need to resume every time
-             * every time we get one of those events, only if it comes after surfaceDestroyed
-             */
-            if (mIsPaused) {
-                SDLActivity.nativeResume();
-                SDLActivity.mIsPaused = false;
-            }
+        } else {
+            SDLActivity.applyResume();
         }
     }
     
@@ -540,11 +551,6 @@
     @Override
     public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
         Log.v("SDL", "surfaceDestroyed()");
-        if (!SDLActivity.mIsPaused) {
-            SDLActivity.mIsPaused = true;
-            SDLActivity.nativePause();
-        }
-        enableSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER, false);
     }
 
     // Called when the surface is resized