diff --git a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index 1c36f8603..2dbdef7f8 100644
--- a/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/app/src/main/java/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -846,6 +846,45 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements View.OnSystemUiVisibilityCh
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This method is called by SDL using JNI.
+     */
+    public static void minimizeWindow() {
+
+        if (mSingleton == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Intent startMain = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
+        startMain.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME);
+        startMain.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+        mSingleton.startActivity(startMain);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This method is called by SDL using JNI.
+     */
+    public static boolean shouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss() {
+/*
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 24) {
+            if (mSingleton == null) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (mSingleton.isInMultiWindowMode()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (mSingleton.isInPictureInPictureMode()) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+*/
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method is called by SDL using JNI.
      */
diff --git a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
index c960a54be..a4a2e1ce0 100644
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ static jmethodID midSetSurfaceViewFormat;
 static jmethodID midSetActivityTitle;
 static jmethodID midSetWindowStyle;
 static jmethodID midSetOrientation;
+static jmethodID midMinimizeWindow;
+static jmethodID midShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss;
 static jmethodID midGetContext;
 static jmethodID midIsTablet;
 static jmethodID midIsAndroidTV;
@@ -490,6 +492,10 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL SDL_JAVA_INTERFACE(nativeSetupJNI)(JNIEnv *env, jclass cl
                                 "setWindowStyle","(Z)V");
     midSetOrientation = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass,
                                 "setOrientation","(IIZLjava/lang/String;)V");
+    midMinimizeWindow = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass,
+                                "minimizeWindow","()V");
+    midShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass,
+                                "shouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss","()Z");
     midGetContext = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass,
                                 "getContext","()Landroid/content/Context;");
     midIsTablet = (*env)->GetStaticMethodID(env, mActivityClass,
@@ -532,7 +538,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL SDL_JAVA_INTERFACE(nativeSetupJNI)(JNIEnv *env, jclass cl
 
 
     if (!midGetNativeSurface || !midSetSurfaceViewFormat ||
-       !midSetActivityTitle || !midSetWindowStyle || !midSetOrientation || !midGetContext || !midIsTablet || !midIsAndroidTV || !midInitTouch ||
+       !midSetActivityTitle || !midSetWindowStyle || !midSetOrientation || !midMinimizeWindow || !midShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss || !midGetContext || !midIsTablet || !midIsAndroidTV || !midInitTouch ||
        !midSendMessage || !midShowTextInput || !midIsScreenKeyboardShown ||
        !midClipboardSetText || !midClipboardGetText || !midClipboardHasText ||
        !midOpenAPKExpansionInputStream || !midGetManifestEnvironmentVariables || !midGetDisplayDPI ||
@@ -1285,6 +1291,18 @@ void Android_JNI_SetOrientation(int w, int h, int resizable, const char *hint)
     (*env)->DeleteLocalRef(env, jhint);
 }
 
+void Android_JNI_MinizeWindow()
+{
+    JNIEnv *env = Android_JNI_GetEnv();
+    (*env)->CallStaticVoidMethod(env, mActivityClass, midMinimizeWindow);
+}
+
+SDL_bool Android_JNI_ShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss()
+{
+    JNIEnv *env = Android_JNI_GetEnv();
+    return (*env)->CallStaticBooleanMethod(env, mActivityClass, midShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss);
+}
+
 SDL_bool Android_JNI_GetAccelerometerValues(float values[3])
 {
     int i;
diff --git a/src/core/android/SDL_android.h b/src/core/android/SDL_android.h
index 7469de93e..837c3a4a7 100644
--- a/src/core/android/SDL_android.h
+++ b/src/core/android/SDL_android.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ extern "C" {
 extern void Android_JNI_SetActivityTitle(const char *title);
 extern void Android_JNI_SetWindowStyle(SDL_bool fullscreen);
 extern void Android_JNI_SetOrientation(int w, int h, int resizable, const char *hint);
+extern void Android_JNI_MinizeWindow(void);
+extern SDL_bool Android_JNI_ShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss(void);
 
 extern SDL_bool Android_JNI_GetAccelerometerValues(float values[3]);
 extern void Android_JNI_ShowTextInput(SDL_Rect *inputRect);
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index fd67442d6..c63f74631 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -2664,6 +2664,15 @@ ShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss(SDL_Window * window)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __ANDROID__
+    {
+        extern SDL_bool Android_JNI_ShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss(void);
+        if (! Android_JNI_ShouldMinimizeOnFocusLoss()) {
+            return SDL_FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     return SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS, SDL_TRUE);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c b/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c
index 3057ee9ac..91e6e9973 100644
--- a/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/android/SDL_androidvideo.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Android_CreateDevice(int devindex)
     device->CreateSDLWindow = Android_CreateWindow;
     device->SetWindowTitle = Android_SetWindowTitle;
     device->SetWindowFullscreen = Android_SetWindowFullscreen;
+    device->MinimizeWindow = Android_MinimizeWindow;
     device->DestroyWindow = Android_DestroyWindow;
     device->GetWindowWMInfo = Android_GetWindowWMInfo;
 
diff --git a/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c b/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c
index c99ca7035..96a94e178 100644
--- a/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c
+++ b/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.c
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ endfunction:
     SDL_UnlockMutex(Android_ActivityMutex);
 }
 
+void
+Android_MinimizeWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window)
+{
+    Android_JNI_MinizeWindow();
+}
+
 void
 Android_DestroyWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window)
 {
diff --git a/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.h b/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.h
index 02cefd9a9..f9b813b85 100644
--- a/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.h
+++ b/src/video/android/SDL_androidwindow.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 extern int Android_CreateWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window);
 extern void Android_SetWindowTitle(_THIS, SDL_Window *window);
 extern void Android_SetWindowFullscreen(_THIS, SDL_Window *window, SDL_VideoDisplay *display, SDL_bool fullscreen);
+extern void Android_MinimizeWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window);
+
 extern void Android_DestroyWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window);
 extern SDL_bool Android_GetWindowWMInfo(_THIS, SDL_Window *window, struct SDL_SysWMinfo *info);
 extern SDL_Window *Android_Window;