diff --git a/src/core/SDLaccess.h b/src/core/SDLaccess.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58123a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/SDLaccess.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef _SDLaccess_H
+#define _SDLaccess_H
+
+#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+
+extern SDL_mutex *global_sdl_mutex;
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/core/input_device.c b/src/core/input_device.c
index cb847988..3dc85a7e 100644
--- a/src/core/input_device.c
+++ b/src/core/input_device.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include <minIni.h>
 
 #ifdef EMULATOR_BUILD
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include "SDLaccess.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "defines.h"
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@ static void *thread_input_device(void *ptr) {
 
     while (true) {
         SDL_Event event;
-        while (SDL_WaitEvent(&event)) {
+        SDL_LockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
+        while (SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
+            SDL_UnlockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
             switch (event.type) {
             case SDL_QUIT:
                 exit(0);
@@ -549,7 +551,10 @@ static void *thread_input_device(void *ptr) {
                 }
                 break;
             }
+            SDL_LockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
         }
+        SDL_UnlockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
+        usleep(50000); // Sorry, this will break windows, but it's not like it is working now anyway :-(
     }
 #endif
 }
@@ -570,6 +575,10 @@ void input_device_init() {
         }
     }
     app_state_push(APP_STATE_MAINMENU);
+#else
+    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) != 0) {
+        printf("Error initializing SDL: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
+    }
 #endif
     pthread_create(&input_device_pid, NULL, thread_input_device, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index 1573960c..8f30c062 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 #include <lvgl/lvgl.h>
 #include <minIni.h>
 
+#ifdef EMULATOR_BUILD
+#include "SDLaccess.h"
+SDL_mutex *global_sdl_mutex;
+#endif
+
 #include "bmi270/accel_gyro.h"
 #include "core/app_state.h"
 #include "core/common.hh"
@@ -140,6 +145,13 @@ void lvgl_init() {
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     pthread_mutex_init(&lvgl_mutex, NULL);
 
+#ifdef EMULATOR_BUILD
+    global_sdl_mutex = SDL_CreateMutex();
+    if (global_sdl_mutex == NULL) {
+        LOGE("Failed to create an SDL mutex!");
+    }
+#endif
+
     // 1. Recall configuration
     settings_init();
     settings_load();
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_porting.c b/src/ui/ui_porting.c
index 15b2336b..e69a2c86 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_porting.c
+++ b/src/ui/ui_porting.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "lvgl/lvgl.h"
 
 #ifdef EMULATOR_BUILD
-#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+#include "SDLaccess.h"
 static void *fb1, *fb2;
 SDL_Window *window = NULL;
 SDL_Renderer *renderer = NULL;
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static void hdz_disp_flush(lv_disp_drv_t *disp, const lv_area_t *area, lv_color_
 
     fb_sync(&fbdev);
 #else
+    SDL_LockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
     SDL_Rect
         src = {
             .x = 0,
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ static void hdz_disp_flush(lv_disp_drv_t *disp, const lv_area_t *area, lv_color_
     src.h = dst.h;
     SDL_RenderCopy(renderer, texture, &src, &dst);
     SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
+    SDL_UnlockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
 #endif
 
     if (disp_orbit_state & ORBIT_FLUSH) {
@@ -127,8 +129,13 @@ int lvgl_init_porting() {
 
     lv_disp_drv_init(&disp_drv);
 #else
-    SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+    if (SDL_WasInit(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) == 0) {
+        SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+    } else {
+        LOGI("SDL already initialised.");
+    }
 
+    SDL_LockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
     window = SDL_CreateWindow(WINDOW_NAME,
                               SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
                               DISP_HOR_RES_FHD, DISP_VER_RES_FHD, 0);
@@ -140,6 +147,7 @@ int lvgl_init_porting() {
                                 SDL_TEXTUREACCESS_STREAMING,
                                 DRAW_HOR_RES_FHD,
                                 DRAW_VER_RES_FHD);
+    SDL_UnlockMutex(global_sdl_mutex);
 
     fb1 = malloc(DRAW_HOR_RES_FHD * DRAW_VER_RES_FHD * ((LV_COLOR_DEPTH + 7) / 8));
     fb2 = malloc(DRAW_HOR_RES_FHD * DRAW_VER_RES_FHD * ((LV_COLOR_DEPTH + 7) / 8));