diff --git a/components/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/WindowsShutdownManagerImpl.java b/components/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/WindowsShutdownManagerImpl.java
index 7d8939c340365038da773a0f0a5a3113c4153754..4aeef1bfc18bcaecb32181f14d4db2b958ce5212 100644
--- a/components/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/WindowsShutdownManagerImpl.java
+++ b/components/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/WindowsShutdownManagerImpl.java
@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 package net.sf.briar.lifecycle;
 
-import java.awt.HeadlessException;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TreeMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
-import javax.swing.JFrame;
-
 import net.sf.briar.util.OsUtils;
 
+import com.sun.jna.Library;
 import com.sun.jna.Native;
+import com.sun.jna.Pointer;
+import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef.HINSTANCE;
+import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef.HMENU;
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef.HWND;
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef.LPARAM;
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef.LRESULT;
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinDef.WPARAM;
+import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinUser.MSG;
 import com.sun.jna.win32.StdCallLibrary;
 import com.sun.jna.win32.StdCallLibrary.StdCallCallback;
+import com.sun.jna.win32.W32APIFunctionMapper;
+import com.sun.jna.win32.W32APITypeMapper;
 
 class WindowsShutdownManagerImpl extends ShutdownManagerImpl {
 
@@ -25,9 +31,19 @@ class WindowsShutdownManagerImpl extends ShutdownManagerImpl {
 	private static final int WM_QUERYENDSESSION = 17;
 	private static final int WM_ENDSESSION = 22;
 	private static final int GWL_WNDPROC = -4;
+	private static final int WS_MINIMIZE = 0x20000000;
+
+	private final Map<String, Object> options;
 
 	private boolean initialised = false; // Locking: this
 
+	WindowsShutdownManagerImpl() {
+		options = new TreeMap<String, Object>();
+		options.put(Library.OPTION_TYPE_MAPPER, W32APITypeMapper.UNICODE);
+		options.put(Library.OPTION_FUNCTION_MAPPER,
+				W32APIFunctionMapper.UNICODE);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public synchronized int addShutdownHook(Runnable runnable) {
 		if(!initialised) initialise();
@@ -37,22 +53,7 @@ class WindowsShutdownManagerImpl extends ShutdownManagerImpl {
 	// Locking: this
 	private void initialise() {
 		if(OsUtils.isWindows()) {
-			try {
-				HWND hwnd = new HWND();
-				hwnd.setPointer(Native.getComponentPointer(new JFrame()));
-				User32 u = (User32) Native.loadLibrary("user32", User32.class);
-				try {
-					// Load the 64-bit functions
-					setCallback64Bit(u, hwnd);
-				} catch(UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
-					// Load the 32-bit functions
-					setCallback32Bit(u, hwnd);
-				}
-			} catch(HeadlessException e) {
-				if(LOG.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) LOG.warning(e.getMessage());
-			} catch(UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
-				if(LOG.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) LOG.warning(e.getMessage());
-			}
+			new EventLoop().start();
 		} else {
 			if(LOG.isLoggable(Level.WARNING))
 				LOG.warning("Windows shutdown manager used on non-Windows OS");
@@ -60,38 +61,6 @@ class WindowsShutdownManagerImpl extends ShutdownManagerImpl {
 		initialised = true;
 	}
 
-	private void setCallback64Bit(final User32 user32, HWND hwnd) {
-		final WindowProc oldProc = user32.GetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC);
-		WindowProc newProc = new WindowProc() {
-			public LRESULT callback(HWND hwnd, int msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) {
-				if(msg == WM_QUERYENDSESSION) {
-					// It's safe to delay returning from this message
-					runShutdownHooks();
-				} else if(msg == WM_ENDSESSION) {
-					// Return immediately or the JVM crashes on return
-				}
-				return user32.CallWindowProcPtrW(oldProc, hwnd, msg, wp, lp);
-			}
-		};
-		user32.SetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, newProc);
-	}
-
-	private void setCallback32Bit(final User32 user32, HWND hwnd) {
-		final WindowProc oldProc = user32.GetWindowLongW(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC);
-		WindowProc newProc = new WindowProc() {
-			public LRESULT callback(HWND hwnd, int msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) {
-				if(msg == WM_QUERYENDSESSION) {
-					// It's safe to delay returning from this message
-					runShutdownHooks();
-				} else if(msg == WM_ENDSESSION) {
-					// Return immediately or the JVM crashes on return
-				}
-				return user32.CallWindowProcW(oldProc, hwnd, msg, wp, lp);
-			}
-		};
-		user32.SetWindowLongW(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, newProc);
-	}
-
 	// Package access for testing
 	synchronized void runShutdownHooks() {
 		// Start each hook in its own thread
@@ -106,6 +75,49 @@ class WindowsShutdownManagerImpl extends ShutdownManagerImpl {
 		}
 	}
 
+	private class EventLoop extends Thread {
+
+		@Override
+		public void run() {			
+			try {
+				final User32 user32 = (User32) Native.loadLibrary("user32",
+						User32.class, options);
+
+				WindowProc proc = new WindowProc() {
+					public LRESULT callback(HWND hwnd, int msg, WPARAM wp,
+							LPARAM lp) {
+						if(msg == WM_QUERYENDSESSION) {
+							// It's safe to delay returning from this message
+							runShutdownHooks();
+						} else if(msg == WM_ENDSESSION) {
+							// Return immediately or the JVM crashes on return
+						}
+						return user32.DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wp, lp);
+					}
+				};
+
+				HWND hwnd = user32.CreateWindowEx(0, "STATIC", "", WS_MINIMIZE,
+						0, 0, 0, 0, null, null, null, null);
+				try {
+					user32.SetWindowLongPtr(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, proc);
+					if(LOG.isLoggable(Level.INFO))
+						LOG.info("Registered 64-bit callback");
+				} catch(UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+					user32.SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_WNDPROC, proc);
+					if(LOG.isLoggable(Level.INFO))
+						LOG.info("Registered 32-bit callback");
+				}
+				MSG msg = new MSG();
+				while(user32.GetMessage(msg, null, 0, 0) > 0) {
+					user32.TranslateMessage(msg);
+					user32.DispatchMessage(msg);
+				}
+			} catch(UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
+				if(LOG.isLoggable(Level.WARNING)) LOG.warning(e.getMessage());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	private static class RunOnce implements Runnable {
 
 		private final Runnable runnable;
@@ -123,16 +135,17 @@ class WindowsShutdownManagerImpl extends ShutdownManagerImpl {
 
 	private static interface User32 extends StdCallLibrary {
 
-		LRESULT CallWindowProcW(WindowProc oldProc, HWND hwnd, int msg,
-				WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp);
-		LRESULT CallWindowProcPtrW(WindowProc oldProc, HWND hwnd, int msg,
-				WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp);
+		HWND CreateWindowEx(int styleEx, String className, String windowName,
+				int style, int x, int y, int width, int height, HWND parent,
+				HMENU menu, HINSTANCE instance, Pointer param);
 
-		WindowProc GetWindowLongW(HWND hwnd, int index);
-		WindowProc GetWindowLongPtrW(HWND hwnd, int index);
+		LRESULT DefWindowProc(HWND hwnd, int msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp);
+		LRESULT SetWindowLong(HWND hwnd, int index, WindowProc newProc);
+		LRESULT SetWindowLongPtr(HWND hwnd, int index, WindowProc newProc);
 
-		LRESULT SetWindowLongW(HWND hwnd, int index, WindowProc newProc);
-		LRESULT SetWindowLongPtrW(HWND hwnd, int index, WindowProc newProc);
+		int GetMessage(MSG msg, HWND hwnd, int filterMin, int filterMax);
+		boolean TranslateMessage(MSG msg);
+		LRESULT DispatchMessage(MSG msg);
 	}
 
 	private static interface WindowProc extends StdCallCallback {
diff --git a/test/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/ShutdownManagerImplTest.java b/test/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/ShutdownManagerImplTest.java
index fc2482c9fa300e2118bca22a6fca1660e3391b40..a7be414c9611dc1d21fb6a64bbd7d0f885be1e25 100644
--- a/test/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/ShutdownManagerImplTest.java
+++ b/test/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/ShutdownManagerImplTest.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class ShutdownManagerImplTest extends TestCase {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testAddAndRemove() {
-		ShutdownManager s = new ShutdownManagerImpl();
+		ShutdownManager s = createShutdownManager();
 		Set<Integer> handles = new HashSet<Integer>();
 		for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
 			int handle = s.addShutdownHook(new Runnable() {
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ public class ShutdownManagerImplTest extends TestCase {
 		// The hooks should no longer be removable
 		for(int handle : handles) assertFalse(s.removeShutdownHook(handle));
 	}
+
+	protected ShutdownManager createShutdownManager() {
+		return new ShutdownManagerImpl();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/test/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/WindowsShutdownManagerImplTest.java b/test/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/WindowsShutdownManagerImplTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..42795b4ca2b80ab81f5cb5cf361e05a57012a5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/net/sf/briar/lifecycle/WindowsShutdownManagerImplTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package net.sf.briar.lifecycle;
+
+import net.sf.briar.api.lifecycle.ShutdownManager;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class WindowsShutdownManagerImplTest extends ShutdownManagerImplTest {
+
+	@Override
+	protected ShutdownManager createShutdownManager() {
+		return new WindowsShutdownManagerImpl();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testManagerWaitsForHooksToRun() {
+		WindowsShutdownManagerImpl s = new WindowsShutdownManagerImpl();
+		SlowHook[] hooks = new SlowHook[10];
+		for(int i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) {
+			hooks[i] = new SlowHook();
+			s.addShutdownHook(hooks[i]);
+		}
+		s.runShutdownHooks();
+		for(int i = 0; i < hooks.length; i++) assertTrue(hooks[i].finished);
+	}
+
+	private static class SlowHook implements Runnable {
+
+		private volatile boolean finished = false;
+
+		public void run() {
+			try {
+				Thread.sleep(100);
+				finished = true;
+			} catch(InterruptedException e) {
+				// Don't finish
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}