diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
index 666512611..ead9020b4 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/driver_opengl_window.cpp
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ bool CDriverGL::setDisplay(nlWindow wnd, const GfxMode &mode, bool show, bool re
 	[_ctx flushBuffer];
 	[_glView display];
 
-	_EventEmitter.init(this, _glView);
+	_EventEmitter.init(this, _glView, _DestroyWindow);
 
 #elif defined(NL_OS_UNIX)
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.cpp b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.cpp
index 4cf2ea2ad..525a59171 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.cpp
@@ -222,10 +222,12 @@ static bool isTextKeyEvent(NSEvent* event)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void CCocoaEventEmitter::init(NL3D::IDriver* driver, CocoaOpenGLView* glView)
+void CCocoaEventEmitter::init(
+		NL3D::IDriver* driver, CocoaOpenGLView* glView, bool eventLoop)
 {
-	_driver = driver;
-	_glView = glView;
+	_driver    = driver;
+	_glView    = glView;
+	_eventLoop = eventLoop;
 }
 
 bool CCocoaEventEmitter::processMessage(NSEvent* event, CEventServer* server)
@@ -442,8 +444,9 @@ typedef bool (*cocoaProc)(NL3D::IDriver*, const void* e);
 
 void CCocoaEventEmitter::submitEvents(CEventServer& server, bool /* allWins */)
 {
-	// break if there was no event to handle
-	while(true)
+	// break if there was no event to handle 
+	// if running embedded in e.g. qt, _eventLoop will be false
+	while(_eventLoop)
 	{
 		// get the next event to handle
 		NSEvent* event = [NSApp nextEventMatchingMask:NSAnyEventMask
diff --git a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.h b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.h
index 1fedc009d..7e46fc6de 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.h
+++ b/code/nel/src/3d/driver/opengl/mac/cocoa_event_emitter.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class CCocoaEventEmitter : public IEventEmitter
 {
 	bool             _emulateRawMode;
 	bool             _setToEmulateRawMode;
+	bool             _eventLoop;
 	NL3D::IDriver*   _driver;
 	CocoaOpenGLView* _glView;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 		_glView(nil),
 		_server(NULL) { }
 
-	void         init(NL3D::IDriver* driver, CocoaOpenGLView* glView);
+	void         init(NL3D::IDriver*, CocoaOpenGLView*, bool eventLoop);
 	bool         processMessage(NSEvent* event, CEventServer* server = NULL);
 	virtual void submitEvents(CEventServer& server, bool allWindows);
 	virtual void emulateMouseRawMode(bool enable);