diff --git a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesGameSubsystem.cpp b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesGameSubsystem.cpp
index 5945102..b6c568f 100644
--- a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesGameSubsystem.cpp
+++ b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Private/StevesGameSubsystem.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ void UStevesGameSubsystem::Initialize(FSubsystemCollectionBase& Collection)
 {
     Super::Initialize(Collection);
     CreateInputDetector();
-    InitTheme();    
+    InitTheme();
+    InitForegroundCheck();
 }
 
 void UStevesGameSubsystem::Deinitialize()
@@ -51,6 +52,30 @@ void UStevesGameSubsystem::InitTheme()
     DefaultUiTheme = LoadObject<UUiTheme>(nullptr, *DefaultUiThemePath, nullptr);
 }
 
+
+void UStevesGameSubsystem::InitForegroundCheck()
+{
+    // Check foreground status every 0.5 seconds
+    GetWorld()->GetTimerManager().SetTimer(ForegroundCheckHandle, this, &UStevesGameSubsystem::CheckForeground, 0.5);
+}
+
+void UStevesGameSubsystem::CheckForeground()
+{
+    bool bNewForeground = bIsForeground;
+
+    if (IsValid(GEngine) && IsValid(GEngine->GameViewport) && GEngine->GameViewport->Viewport)
+        bNewForeground = GEngine->GameViewport->Viewport->IsForegroundWindow();
+
+    if (bNewForeground != bIsForeground)
+    {
+        bIsForeground = bNewForeground;
+        InputDetector->bIgnoreEvents = !bIsForeground;
+        
+        OnWindowForegroundChanged.Broadcast(bIsForeground);
+    }
+
+    
+}
 void UStevesGameSubsystem::OnInputDetectorModeChanged(int PlayerIndex, EInputMode NewMode)
 {
     // We can't check this during Initialize because it's too early
@@ -221,16 +246,7 @@ void UStevesGameSubsystem::SetBrushFromAtlas(FSlateBrush* Brush, TScriptInterfac
 
 bool UStevesGameSubsystem::FInputModeDetector::ShouldProcessInputEvents() const
 {
-    if (!bProcessEventsInBackground)
-    {
-        if (IsValid(GEngine) && IsValid(GEngine->GameViewport) && GEngine->GameViewport->Viewport)
-            return GEngine->GameViewport->Viewport->IsForegroundWindow();
-
-        // If we're not supposed to process in the background but there's no viewport, don't process
-        return false;
-    }
-   
-    return true;
+    return !bIgnoreEvents;
 }
 
 UStevesGameSubsystem::FInputModeDetector::FInputModeDetector()
diff --git a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesGameSubsystem.h b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesGameSubsystem.h
index 30a28be..c3a0137 100644
--- a/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesGameSubsystem.h
+++ b/Source/StevesUEHelpers/Public/StevesGameSubsystem.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "StevesGameSubsystem.generated.h"
 
 DECLARE_DYNAMIC_MULTICAST_DELEGATE_TwoParams(FOnInputModeChanged, int, PlayerIndex, EInputMode, InputMode);
+DECLARE_DYNAMIC_MULTICAST_DELEGATE_OneParam(FOnWindowForegroundChanged, bool, bFocussed);
 
 UCLASS(Config=Game)
 class STEVESUEHELPERS_API UStevesGameSubsystem : public UGameInstanceSubsystem
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ protected:
 
         bool ShouldProcessInputEvents() const;
     public:
-        /// Whether this detector should process events when the application is in the background
-        bool bProcessEventsInBackground = false;
+        /// Whether this detector should ignore events (e.g. because the application is in the background)
+        bool bIgnoreEvents = false;
 
         // Single delegate caller, owner should propagate if they want (this isn't a UObject)
         FInternalInputModeChanged OnInputModeChanged;
@@ -100,12 +101,20 @@ protected:
     FFocusSystem FocusSystem;
     bool bCheckedViewportClient = false;
 
+    FTimerHandle ForegroundCheckHandle;
+
+    UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadOnly)
+    bool bIsForeground = true;
+
     UPROPERTY(BlueprintReadWrite)
     UUiTheme* DefaultUiTheme;
 
     void CreateInputDetector();
     void DestroyInputDetector();
     void InitTheme();
+    void InitForegroundCheck();
+    void CheckForeground();
+
 
     // Called by detector
     void OnInputDetectorModeChanged(int PlayerIndex, EInputMode NewMode);
@@ -118,6 +127,10 @@ public:
     UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable)
     FOnInputModeChanged OnInputModeChanged;
 
+    /// Event raised when the game window's foreground status changes
+    UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable)
+    FOnWindowForegroundChanged OnWindowForegroundChanged;
+
     UFUNCTION(BlueprintCallable)
     EInputMode GetLastInputModeUsed(int PlayerIndex = 0) const { return InputDetector->GetLastInputMode(PlayerIndex); }
 	
@@ -134,6 +147,8 @@ public:
     /// Get the global focus system
     FFocusSystem* GetFocusSystem();
 
+    /// Return whether the game is currently in the foreground
+    bool IsForeground() const { return bIsForeground; }
 
     /**
      * @brief Get an input button / key / axis image as a sprite based on any combination of action / axis binding or manual key