diff --git a/src/events/SDL_events.c b/src/events/SDL_events.c
index 35e460df22..ef3510320a 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_events.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_events.c
@@ -1676,6 +1676,8 @@ bool SDL_WaitEventTimeoutNS(SDL_Event *event, Sint64 timeoutNS)
 
 #ifdef SDL_PLATFORM_ANDROID
     for (;;) {
+        SDL_PumpEventsInternal(true);
+
         if (SDL_PeepEvents(event, 1, SDL_GETEVENT, SDL_EVENT_FIRST, SDL_EVENT_LAST) > 0) {
             return true;
         }