diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.h b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.h
index 3e206395c3..0cc01615af 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.h
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 - (id)init;
 - (void)internalUpdate;
 
+- (void) pauseNSRunLoopMonitoring;
+- (void) resumeNSRunLoopMonitoring;
+
 @end
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.m b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.m
index e7598abd25..066d29f12e 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.m
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_app.m
@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ _ecore_cocoa_run_loop_cb(void *data EINA_UNUSED)
      [super sendEvent:anEvent];
 }
 
+- (void) pauseNSRunLoopMonitoring
+{
+   /*
+    * After calling this method, we will run an iteration of
+    * the main loop. We don't want this timer to be fired while
+    * calling manually the ecore loop, because it will query the
+    * NSRunLoop, which blocks during live resize.
+    */
+   ecore_timer_freeze(_timer);
+}
+
+- (void) resumeNSRunLoopMonitoring
+{
+   ecore_timer_thaw(_timer);
+}
 
 @end
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m
index e4c904e02e..25a7c58c5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_cocoa/ecore_cocoa_window.m
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <Ecore_Cocoa.h>
 #include <Ecore_Cocoa_Cursor.h>
 #import "ecore_cocoa_window.h"
+#import "ecore_cocoa_app.h"
 #include "ecore_cocoa_private.h"
 
 static NSCursor *_cursors[__ECORE_COCOA_CURSOR_LAST];
@@ -83,6 +84,17 @@ static NSCursor *_cursors[__ECORE_COCOA_CURSOR_LAST];
       (([self isFullScreen] == YES) ? 0 : ecore_cocoa_titlebar_height_get());
    event->wid = [notif object];
    ecore_event_add(ECORE_COCOA_EVENT_RESIZE, event, NULL, NULL);
+
+   /*
+    * During live resize, NSRunLoop blocks, and prevent the ecore_main_loop
+    * to be run.
+    * This, combined with the -pauseNSRunLoopMonitoring and
+    * -resumeNSRunLoopMonitoring methods invoked in
+    * -windowWillStartLiveResize and -windowDidEndLiveResize
+    * allow the ecore_main_loop to run withing NSRunLoop during the
+    * live resizing of a window.
+    */
+   ecore_main_loop_iterate();
 }
 
 - (void)windowDidBecomeKey:(NSNotification *)notification
@@ -99,6 +111,16 @@ static NSCursor *_cursors[__ECORE_COCOA_CURSOR_LAST];
    ecore_event_add(ECORE_COCOA_EVENT_GOT_FOCUS, e, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+- (void) windowWillStartLiveResize:(NSNotification *) EINA_UNUSED notification
+{
+   [NSApp pauseNSRunLoopMonitoring];
+}
+
+- (void) windowDidEndLiveResize:(NSNotification *) EINA_UNUSED notification
+{
+   [NSApp resumeNSRunLoopMonitoring];
+}
+
 - (void)windowDidResignKey:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
    Ecore_Cocoa_Event_Window *e;