diff --git a/src/s_sound.cpp b/src/s_sound.cpp
index d30af704e6..ecb0e96731 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_sound.cpp
@@ -1669,6 +1669,56 @@ void S_ResumeSound (bool notsfx)
 	}
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// S_SetSoundPaused
+//
+// Called with state non-zero when the app is active, zero when it isn't.
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void S_SetSoundPaused (int state)
+{
+	if (state)
+	{
+		if (paused <= 0)
+		{
+			S_ResumeSound(true);
+			if (GSnd != NULL)
+			{
+				GSnd->SetInactive(false);
+			}
+			if (!netgame
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+				&& !demoplayback
+#endif
+				)
+			{
+				paused = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (paused == 0)
+		{
+			S_PauseSound(false, true);
+			if (GSnd !=  NULL)
+			{
+				GSnd->SetInactive(true);
+			}
+			if (!netgame
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+				&& !demoplayback
+#endif
+				)
+			{
+				paused = -1;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // S_EvictAllChannels
diff --git a/src/s_sound.h b/src/s_sound.h
index a2cfe60bea..ad0f3c61b7 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.h
+++ b/src/s_sound.h
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ void S_StopMusic (bool force);
 // Stop and resume music, during game PAUSE.
 void S_PauseSound (bool notmusic, bool notsfx);
 void S_ResumeSound (bool notsfx);
+void S_SetSoundPaused (int state);
 
 //
 // Updates music & sounds
diff --git a/src/sdl/i_input.cpp b/src/sdl/i_input.cpp
index 572d381e6c..ab27dfde60 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_input.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/i_input.cpp
@@ -390,14 +390,8 @@ void MessagePump (const SDL_Event &sev)
 			if (sev.active.gain == 0)
 			{ // kill focus
 				FlushDIKState ();
-				if (!paused)
-					S_PauseSound (false);
-			}
-			else
-			{ // set focus
-				if (!paused)
-					S_ResumeSound ();
 			}
+			S_SetSoundPaused(sev.active.gain);
 		}
 		break;
 
diff --git a/src/win32/i_input.cpp b/src/win32/i_input.cpp
index 65502c278e..9d1cbf7034 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_input.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_input.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ static BYTE KeyState[256];
 static BYTE DIKState[2][NUM_KEYS];
 static int KeysReadCount;
 static int ActiveDIKState;
-static void SetSoundPaused (int state);
 
 // Convert DIK_* code to ASCII using Qwerty keymap
 static const BYTE Convert [256] =
@@ -738,7 +737,7 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc (HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 		{
 			SetPriorityClass (GetCurrentProcess (), IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS);
 		}
-		SetSoundPaused (wParam);
+		S_SetSoundPaused (wParam);
 		break;
 
 	case WM_WTSSESSION_CHANGE:
@@ -1384,50 +1383,6 @@ void I_ShutdownInput ()
 	}
 }
 
-static void SetSoundPaused (int state)
-{
-	if (state)
-	{
-		if (paused <= 0)
-		{
-			S_ResumeSound(true);
-			if (GSnd != NULL)
-			{
-				GSnd->SetInactive(false);
-			}
-			if (!netgame
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-				&& !demoplayback
-#endif
-				)
-			{
-				paused = 0;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (paused == 0)
-		{
-			S_PauseSound(false, true);
-			if (GSnd !=  NULL)
-			{
-				GSnd->SetInactive(true);
-			}
-			if (!netgame
-#ifdef _DEBUG
-				&& !demoplayback
-#endif
-				)
-			{
-				paused = -1;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-static LONG PrevX, PrevY;
-
 static void SetCursorState(bool visible)
 {
 	HCURSOR usingCursor = visible ? TheArrowCursor : TheInvisibleCursor;
@@ -2055,6 +2010,7 @@ protected:
 	void CenterMouse(int x, int y);
 
 	POINT UngrabbedPointerPos;
+	LONG PrevX, PrevY;
 	bool Grabbed;
 };