diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
index c0e09ebdfb..a07586ad9c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.cpp
@@ -504,10 +504,10 @@ void CFrame::OnQuit(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 // Events
 void CFrame::OnActive(wxActivateEvent& event)
 {
-  m_bHasFocus = (event.GetActive() && event.GetEventObject() == m_RenderFrame);
+  m_bRendererHasFocus = (event.GetActive() && event.GetEventObject() == m_RenderFrame);
   if (Core::GetState() == Core::CORE_RUN || Core::GetState() == Core::CORE_PAUSE)
   {
-    if (m_bHasFocus)
+    if (m_bRendererHasFocus)
     {
       if (SConfig::GetInstance().bRenderToMain)
         m_RenderParent->SetFocus();
@@ -779,20 +779,6 @@ bool CFrame::RendererHasFocus()
   return m_bRendererHasFocus;
 }
 
-// Returns true any time any one of our UI windows
-// has the focus, including any dialogs or other windows.
-bool CFrame::UIHasFocus()
-{
-  // UIHasFocus should return true any time any one of our UI
-  // windows has the focus, including any dialogs or other windows.
-  //
-  // wxWindow::FindFocus() returns the current wxWindow which has
-  // focus. If it's not one of our windows, then it will return
-  // null.
-
-  return m_bHasFocus;
-}
-
 void CFrame::OnGameListCtrlItemActivated(wxListEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
   // Show all platforms and regions if...
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.h
index 8bf27c1620..99358f4de3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Frame.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ public:
   void OnRenderParentClose(wxCloseEvent& event);
   void OnRenderParentMove(wxMoveEvent& event);
   bool RendererHasFocus();
-  bool UIHasFocus();
   bool RendererIsFullscreen();
   void DoFullscreen(bool bF);
   void ToggleDisplayMode(bool bFullscreen);
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ private:
   bool m_bNoDocking = false;
   bool m_bGameLoading = false;
   bool m_bClosing = false;
-  bool m_bHasFocus = false;
+  bool m_bRendererHasFocus = false;
   bool m_confirmStop = false;
   bool m_tried_graceful_shutdown = false;
   int m_saveSlot = 1;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
index bdf6ada482..6620275cfa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ bool DolphinApp::OnInit()
   Bind(wxEVT_QUERY_END_SESSION, &DolphinApp::OnEndSession, this);
   Bind(wxEVT_END_SESSION, &DolphinApp::OnEndSession, this);
   Bind(wxEVT_IDLE, &DolphinApp::OnIdle, this);
+  Bind(wxEVT_ACTIVATE_APP, &DolphinApp::OnActivate, this);
 
   // Register message box and translation handlers
   RegisterMsgAlertHandler(&wxMsgAlert);
@@ -256,6 +257,11 @@ void DolphinApp::AfterInit()
   }
 }
 
+void DolphinApp::OnActivate(wxActivateEvent& ev)
+{
+  m_is_active = ev.GetActive();
+}
+
 void DolphinApp::InitLanguageSupport()
 {
   std::string language_code;
@@ -500,7 +506,7 @@ void Host_SetWiiMoteConnectionState(int _State)
 
 bool Host_UIHasFocus()
 {
-  return main_frame->UIHasFocus();
+  return wxGetApp().IsActiveThreadsafe();
 }
 
 bool Host_RendererHasFocus()
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.h
index 803ee3baa9..e1bfd8df25 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Main.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ extern CFrame* main_frame;
 class DolphinApp : public wxApp
 {
 public:
+  bool IsActiveThreadsafe() const { return m_is_active; }
   CFrame* GetCFrame();
 
 private:
@@ -33,10 +34,12 @@ private:
   void OnEndSession(wxCloseEvent& event);
   void InitLanguageSupport();
   void AfterInit();
+  void OnActivate(wxActivateEvent& ev);
   void OnIdle(wxIdleEvent&);
 
   bool m_batch_mode = false;
   bool m_confirm_stop = false;
+  bool m_is_active = true;
   bool m_load_file = false;
   bool m_play_movie = false;
   bool m_use_debugger = false;