diff --git a/ReactiveUI/Xaml/WinRTAutoSuspendApplication.cs b/ReactiveUI/Xaml/WinRTAutoSuspendApplication.cs
index fb328e629b..0251ad9775 100644
--- a/ReactiveUI/Xaml/WinRTAutoSuspendApplication.cs
+++ b/ReactiveUI/Xaml/WinRTAutoSuspendApplication.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ public AutoSuspendHelper(Application app)
                 .Where(x => x.PreviousExecutionState == ApplicationExecutionState.Terminated)
                 .Select(_ => Unit.Default);
 
+            var fastResuming = new Subject<ApplicationExecutionState>();
+            app.Resuming += (o, e) => fastResuming.OnNext(ApplicationExecutionState.Suspended);
             var unpausing = new[] { ApplicationExecutionState.Suspended, ApplicationExecutionState.Running, };
             RxApp.SuspensionHost.IsUnpausing = _launched
-                .Where(x => unpausing.Contains(x.PreviousExecutionState))
+                .Select(x => x.PreviousExecutionState)
+                .Merge(fastResuming)
+                .Where(x => unpausing.Contains(x))
                 .Select(_ => Unit.Default);
 
             var shouldPersistState = new Subject<SuspendingEventArgs>();