diff --git a/src/modules/event/Event.cpp b/src/modules/event/Event.cpp
index 0ba1c1e48..61f7c972d 100644
--- a/src/modules/event/Event.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/event/Event.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ namespace event
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	void Event::clear()
+	{
+		Lock lock(mutex);
+		while (!queue.empty())
+		{
+			queue.back()->release();
+			queue.pop();
+		}
+	}
+
 	bool Event::getConstant(const char * in, love::mouse::Mouse::Button & out)
 	{
 		return buttons.find(in, out);
diff --git a/src/modules/event/Event.h b/src/modules/event/Event.h
index 7a738195b..feff4b509 100644
--- a/src/modules/event/Event.h
+++ b/src/modules/event/Event.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace event
 
 		void push(Message *msg);
 		bool poll(Message *&msg);
+		virtual void clear();
 
 		virtual void pump() = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/event/sdl/Event.cpp b/src/modules/event/sdl/Event.cpp
index 4c4472689..d92eafa2e 100644
--- a/src/modules/event/sdl/Event.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/event/sdl/Event.cpp
@@ -77,11 +77,7 @@ namespace sdl
 			// Do nothing with 'e' ...
 		}
 
-		while (!queue.empty())
-		{
-			queue.back()->release();
-			queue.pop();
-		}
+		love::event::Event::clear();
 	}
 
 	Message *Event::convert(SDL_Event & e)