diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 421b1596d6..e61186791d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ if(ANDROID)
 elseif(IOS)
 	set(nativeExtra ${nativeExtra}
 		ios/main.mm
-		ios/AppDelegate.m
+		ios/AppDelegate.mm
 		ios/AppDelegate.h
 		ios/ViewController.mm
 		ios/ViewController.h
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ elseif(IOS)
 		set(nativeExtraLibs ${nativeExtraLibs} "-weak_framework GameController")
 	endif()
 
-	set_source_files_properties(ios/AppDelegate.m PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fobjc-arc)
+	set_source_files_properties(ios/AppDelegate.mm PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fobjc-arc)
 	set_source_files_properties(ios/ViewController.mm PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fobjc-arc)
 
 	set(TargetBin PPSSPP)
diff --git a/ios/AppDelegate.m b/ios/AppDelegate.m
deleted file mode 100644
index f2a6cced88..0000000000
--- a/ios/AppDelegate.m
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// AppDelegate.m boilerplate
-
-#import "AppDelegate.h"
-
-#import "ViewController.h"
-
-@implementation AppDelegate
-
-- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
-{
-	self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
-	self.viewController = [[ViewController alloc] init];
-	self.window.rootViewController = self.viewController;
-	[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
-	return YES;
-}
-
-@end
diff --git a/ios/AppDelegate.mm b/ios/AppDelegate.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7926aa5f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/AppDelegate.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#import "AppDelegate.h"
+#import "ViewController.h"
+#import "base/NativeApp.h"
+
+@implementation AppDelegate
+-(BOOL) application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
+	self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];
+	self.viewController = [[ViewController alloc] init];
+	self.window.rootViewController = self.viewController;
+	[self.window makeKeyAndVisible];
+	return YES;
+}
+
+-(void) applicationWillResignActive:(UIApplication *)application {
+	NativeMessageReceived("lost_focus", "");	
+}
+
+-(void) applicationDidBecomeActive:(UIApplication *)application {
+	NativeMessageReceived("got_focus", "");	
+}
+@end
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