diff --git a/projects/mtg/Android/AndroidManifest.xml b/projects/mtg/Android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 28a47b5a3..96760060d 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/Android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/projects/mtg/Android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE"/>
     <application android:debuggable="true" android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen">
-        <activity android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden" android:label="@string/app_name" android:name="org.libsdl.app.SDLActivity" android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape">
+        <activity android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation" android:label="@string/app_name" android:name="org.libsdl.app.SDLActivity" android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
             </intent-filter>
         </activity>
         
-        <activity android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden" android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity" android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape"/>
+        <activity android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation" android:name="com.google.ads.AdActivity" android:screenOrientation="sensorLandscape"/>
     </application>
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" android:targetSdkVersion="9"/>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/projects/mtg/Android/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/projects/mtg/Android/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index e9eb6b87e..e981d796e 100644
--- a/projects/mtg/Android/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/projects/mtg/Android/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
+import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.hardware.Sensor;
@@ -788,6 +789,13 @@ public class SDLActivity extends Activity implements OnKeyListener{
     	    }
     	    return "0" + v;
     }
+
+    // Empty onConfigurationChanged to stop the Activity from destroying/recreating on screen off
+    @Override
+    public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) 
+    {
+        super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
+    }
 }
 
 /**