diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
index d4e2813adb..a259833b91 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeApplication.hx
@@ -607,7 +607,11 @@ class NativeApplication
 
 		#if (haxe_ver >= 4.2)
 		#if target.threaded
+		#if (haxe_ver >= 5)
+		sys.thread.Thread.current().events.loopOnce();
+		#else
 		sys.thread.Thread.current().events.progress();
+		#end
 		#else
 		// Duplicate code required because Haxe 3 can't handle
 		// #if (haxe_ver >= 4.2 && target.threaded)
diff --git a/src/lime/system/JNI.hx b/src/lime/system/JNI.hx
index b1a052022b..ce223c9926 100644
--- a/src/lime/system/JNI.hx
+++ b/src/lime/system/JNI.hx
@@ -466,9 +466,13 @@ class JNISafetyTools
 
 					// Check the thread before running the function.
 					f.expr = macro
-						if (!lime.system.JNI.JNISafetyTools.onMainThread())
-							haxe.MainLoop.runInMainThread($i{field.name}.bind($a{args}))
-						else
+						if (!lime.system.JNI.JNISafetyTools.onMainThread()) {
+							#if haxe5
+							haxe.EventLoop.main.run($i{field.name}.bind($a{args}));
+							#else
+							haxe.MainLoop.runInMainThread($i{field.name}.bind($a{args}));
+							#end
+						} else
 							${f.expr};
 				default:
 			}