diff --git a/src/io/assets_android.cpp b/src/io/assets_android.cpp
index bf6496e14..06b27adfe 100644
--- a/src/io/assets_android.cpp
+++ b/src/io/assets_android.cpp
@@ -659,10 +659,10 @@ std::string AssetsAndroid::getDataPath()
     {
         Log::warn("AssetsAndroid", "Cannot use standard data dir");
         
-        if (global_android_app)
+        if (global_android_activity)
         {
             AndroidApplicationInfo application_info = 
-                CIrrDeviceAndroid::getApplicationInfo(global_android_app->activity);
+                CIrrDeviceAndroid::getApplicationInfo(global_android_activity);
             
             data_path = application_info.data_dir;
         }
@@ -688,10 +688,10 @@ std::string AssetsAndroid::getLibPath()
 #ifdef ANDROID
     std::string lib_path;
     
-    if (global_android_app)
+    if (global_android_activity)
     {
         AndroidApplicationInfo application_info = 
-            CIrrDeviceAndroid::getApplicationInfo(global_android_app->activity);
+            CIrrDeviceAndroid::getApplicationInfo(global_android_activity);
     
         lib_path = application_info.native_lib_dir;
     }
diff --git a/src/main_android.cpp b/src/main_android.cpp
index 7d57727f7..6e1bdf94d 100644
--- a/src/main_android.cpp
+++ b/src/main_android.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,16 @@
 
 extern int main(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
-struct android_app* global_android_app;
+struct android_app* global_android_app = NULL;
+ANativeActivity* global_android_activity = NULL;
+
+extern "C"
+{
+void set_global_android_activity(ANativeActivity* activity)
+{
+    global_android_activity = activity;
+}
+}
 
 void override_default_params_for_mobile()
 {
@@ -92,6 +101,7 @@ void android_main(struct android_app* app)
     Log::info("AndroidMain", "Loading application...");
         
     global_android_app = app;
+    global_android_activity = app->activity;
     
     // Initialize global Android window state variables
     CIrrDeviceAndroid::onCreate();
diff --git a/src/main_android.hpp b/src/main_android.hpp
index f3d62ad88..81869e2a7 100644
--- a/src/main_android.hpp
+++ b/src/main_android.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "../../../lib/irrlicht/source/Irrlicht/stk_android_native_app_glue.h"
 
 extern struct android_app* global_android_app;
-
+extern ANativeActivity* global_android_activity;
 #endif
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils/separate_process.cpp b/src/utils/separate_process.cpp
index 71724046e..13b34053c 100644
--- a/src/utils/separate_process.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/separate_process.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include "main_android.hpp"
 #include "io/assets_android.hpp"
 #endif
 
@@ -387,6 +388,21 @@ bool SeparateProcess::createChildProcess(const std::string& exe,
         m_child_handle = NULL;
         return false;
     }
+
+    typedef void (*set_activity_proc_t)(ANativeActivity*);
+    set_activity_proc_t set_activity_proc = 
+        (set_activity_proc_t)dlsym(m_child_handle, "set_global_android_activity");
+    
+    if (set_activity_proc == NULL)
+    {
+        Log::error("SeparateProcess", "Error: Cannot get handle to "
+                   "set_global_android_activity()");
+        dlclose(m_child_handle);
+        m_child_handle = NULL;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    set_activity_proc(global_android_activity);
     
     const std::string exe_file = StringUtils::getBasename(exe);
     auto rest_argv = StringUtils::split(argument, ' ');