diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a3c2472ac50..c388266dc8b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 - iOS: Fixes Gdx.openURI() not working on iOS 18.1 Simulator.
 - Change visibility of PolygonSpriteBatch.switchTexture() to protected
 - Added XmlReader.getChildren() and XmlReader.replaceChild()
+- LWJGL3: Fix pauseWhenLostFocus not working as expected
 - API Addition: Added FPSLogger#setBound
 
 [1.13.0]
diff --git a/backends/gdx-backend-lwjgl3/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/lwjgl3/Lwjgl3Window.java b/backends/gdx-backend-lwjgl3/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/lwjgl3/Lwjgl3Window.java
index 8375c4bf5b0..1ce81a32cc2 100644
--- a/backends/gdx-backend-lwjgl3/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/lwjgl3/Lwjgl3Window.java
+++ b/backends/gdx-backend-lwjgl3/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/lwjgl3/Lwjgl3Window.java
@@ -60,29 +60,32 @@ public void invoke (long windowHandle, final boolean focused) {
 			postRunnable(new Runnable() {
 				@Override
 				public void run () {
-					if (windowListener != null) {
-						if (focused) {
-							if (config.pauseWhenLostFocus) {
-								synchronized (lifecycleListeners) {
-									for (LifecycleListener lifecycleListener : lifecycleListeners) {
-										lifecycleListener.resume();
-									}
+					if (focused) {
+						if (config.pauseWhenLostFocus) {
+							synchronized (lifecycleListeners) {
+								for (LifecycleListener lifecycleListener : lifecycleListeners) {
+									lifecycleListener.resume();
 								}
 							}
+							listener.resume();
+						}
+						if (windowListener != null) {
 							windowListener.focusGained();
-						} else {
+						}
+					} else {
+						if (windowListener != null) {
 							windowListener.focusLost();
-							if (config.pauseWhenLostFocus) {
-								synchronized (lifecycleListeners) {
-									for (LifecycleListener lifecycleListener : lifecycleListeners) {
-										lifecycleListener.pause();
-									}
+						}
+						if (config.pauseWhenLostFocus) {
+							synchronized (lifecycleListeners) {
+								for (LifecycleListener lifecycleListener : lifecycleListeners) {
+									lifecycleListener.pause();
 								}
-								listener.pause();
 							}
+							listener.pause();
 						}
-						Lwjgl3Window.this.focused = focused;
 					}
+					Lwjgl3Window.this.focused = focused;
 				}
 			});
 		}