diff --git a/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.c b/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.c
index 8113912..71ca562 100644
--- a/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.c
+++ b/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ int PltCreateThread(ThreadEntry entry, void* context, PLT_THREAD *thread) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 		thread->cancelled = 0;
-		thread->handle = CreateThread(NULL, 0, ThreadProc, ctx, 0, &thread->tid);
+		thread->handle = CreateThread(NULL, 0, ThreadProc, ctx, CREATE_SUSPENDED, &thread->tid);
 		if (thread->handle == NULL) {
 			CloseHandle(thread->termevent);
 			free(ctx);
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ int PltCreateThread(ThreadEntry entry, void* context, PLT_THREAD *thread) {
 			thread_head = thread;
 			PltUnlockMutex(&thread_list_lock);
 
+			// Now the thread can run
+			ResumeThread(thread->handle);
+
 			err = 0;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h b/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h
index dec8841..2a30205 100644
--- a/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h
+++ b/limelight-common/PlatformThreads.h
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ CreateThread(
 	_In_ DWORD dwCreationFlags,
 	_Out_opt_ LPDWORD lpThreadId
 );
+
+DWORD
+WINAPI
+ResumeThread(
+	_In_  HANDLE hThread
+);
 #endif
 
 int initializePlatformThreads(void);