diff --git a/src/event_loop.rs b/src/event_loop.rs
index c2af36890..174d30089 100644
--- a/src/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/event_loop.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 //! [send_event]: ./struct.EventLoopProxy.html#method.send_event
 use std::{fmt, error};
 use std::time::Instant;
+use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use platform_impl;
 use event::Event;
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ pub struct EventLoop<T: 'static> {
     pub(crate) _marker: ::std::marker::PhantomData<*mut ()> // Not Send nor Sync
 }
 
+pub struct EventLoopWindowTarget<T: 'static> {
+    pub(crate) p: platform_impl::EventLoopWindowTarget<T>,
+    pub(crate) _marker: ::std::marker::PhantomData<*mut ()> // Not Send nor Sync
+}
+
 impl<T> fmt::Debug for EventLoop<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, fmtr: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         fmtr.pad("EventLoop { .. }")
@@ -123,7 +129,7 @@ impl<T> EventLoop<T> {
     /// [`ControlFlow`]: ./enum.ControlFlow.html
     #[inline]
     pub fn run<F>(self, event_handler: F) -> !
-        where F: 'static + FnMut(Event<T>, &EventLoop<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
+        where F: 'static + FnMut(Event<T>, &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
     {
         self.event_loop.run(event_handler)
     }
@@ -137,6 +143,13 @@ impl<T> EventLoop<T> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> Deref for EventLoop<T> {
+    type Target = EventLoopWindowTarget<T>;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
+        self.event_loop.window_target()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Used to send custom events to `EventLoop`.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct EventLoopProxy<T> {
diff --git a/src/platform/desktop.rs b/src/platform/desktop.rs
index 5f32460b2..0f9f9fe07 100644
--- a/src/platform/desktop.rs
+++ b/src/platform/desktop.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ))]
 
 use event::Event;
-use event_loop::{EventLoop, ControlFlow};
+use event_loop::{EventLoop, EventLoopWindowTarget, ControlFlow};
 
 /// Additional methods on `EventLoop` that are specific to desktop platforms.
 pub trait EventLoopExtDesktop {
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ pub trait EventLoopExtDesktop {
     /// Unlikes `run`, this function accepts non-`'static` (i.e. non-`move`) closures and returns
     /// control flow to the caller when `control_flow` is set to `ControlFlow::Exit`.
     fn run_return<F>(&mut self, event_handler: F)
-        where F: FnMut(Event<Self::UserEvent>, &EventLoop<Self::UserEvent>, &mut ControlFlow);
+        where F: FnMut(Event<Self::UserEvent>, &EventLoopWindowTarget<Self::UserEvent>, &mut ControlFlow);
 }
 
 impl<T> EventLoopExtDesktop for EventLoop<T> {
     type UserEvent = T;
 
     fn run_return<F>(&mut self, event_handler: F)
-        where F: FnMut(Event<T>, &EventLoop<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
+        where F: FnMut(Event<T>, &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
     {
         self.event_loop.run_return(event_handler)
     }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
index 19fe8346d..aa3c1f052 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/event_loop.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
 use winapi::ctypes::c_int;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ use winapi::um::winnt::{LONG, LPCSTR, SHORT};
 
 use window::WindowId as RootWindowId;
 use monitor::MonitorHandle;
-use event_loop::{ControlFlow, EventLoop as RootEventLoop, EventLoopClosed};
+use event_loop::{ControlFlow, EventLoopWindowTarget as RootELW, EventLoopClosed};
 use dpi::{LogicalPosition, LogicalSize, PhysicalSize};
 use event::{DeviceEvent, Touch, TouchPhase, StartCause, KeyboardInput, Event, WindowEvent};
 use platform_impl::platform::{event, Cursor, WindowId, DEVICE_ID, wrap_device_id, util};
@@ -138,11 +139,15 @@ impl<T> ThreadMsgTargetSubclassInput<T> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct EventLoop<T> {
+pub struct EventLoop<T: 'static> {
     // Id of the background thread from the Win32 API.
-    thread_id: DWORD,
     thread_msg_target: HWND,
     thread_msg_sender: Sender<T>,
+    window_target: RootELW<T>
+}
+
+pub struct EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
+    thread_id: DWORD,
     trigger_newevents_on_redraw: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     pub(crate) runner_shared: EventLoopRunnerShared<T>,
 }
@@ -152,6 +157,10 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
         Self::with_dpi_awareness(true)
     }
 
+    pub fn window_target(&self) -> &RootELW<T> {
+        &self.window_target
+    }
+
     pub fn with_dpi_awareness(dpi_aware: bool) -> EventLoop<T> {
         become_dpi_aware(dpi_aware);
 
@@ -163,37 +172,40 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
         let (thread_msg_target, thread_msg_sender) = thread_event_target_window(runner_shared.clone());
 
         EventLoop {
-            thread_id,
             thread_msg_target, thread_msg_sender,
-            trigger_newevents_on_redraw: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
-            runner_shared
+            window_target: RootELW {
+                p: EventLoopWindowTarget {
+                    thread_id,
+                    trigger_newevents_on_redraw: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
+                    runner_shared
+                },
+                _marker: PhantomData
+            }
         }
     }
 
     pub fn run<F>(mut self, event_handler: F) -> !
-        where F: 'static + FnMut(Event<T>, &RootEventLoop<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
+        where F: 'static + FnMut(Event<T>, &RootELW<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
     {
         self.run_return(event_handler);
         ::std::process::exit(0);
     }
 
     pub fn run_return<F>(&mut self, mut event_handler: F)
-        where F: FnMut(Event<T>, &RootEventLoop<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
+        where F: FnMut(Event<T>, &RootELW<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
     {
         unsafe{ winuser::IsGUIThread(1); }
 
-        assert_eq!(mem::size_of::<RootEventLoop<T>>(), mem::size_of::<EventLoop<T>>());
-        let self_ptr = self as *const EventLoop<T>;
+        let event_loop_windows_ref = &self.window_target;
 
         let mut runner = unsafe{ EventLoopRunner::new(
             self,
             move |event, control_flow| {
-                let event_loop_ref = &*(self_ptr as *const RootEventLoop<T>);
-                event_handler(event, event_loop_ref, control_flow)
+                event_handler(event, event_loop_windows_ref, control_flow)
             }
         ) };
         {
-            let runner_shared = self.runner_shared.clone();
+            let runner_shared = self.window_target.p.runner_shared.clone();
             let mut runner_ref = runner_shared.runner.borrow_mut();
             loop {
                 let event = runner_shared.buffer.borrow_mut().pop_front();
@@ -206,7 +218,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
         }
 
         macro_rules! runner {
-            () => {{ self.runner_shared.runner.borrow_mut().as_mut().unwrap() }};
+            () => {{ self.window_target.p.runner_shared.runner.borrow_mut().as_mut().unwrap() }};
         }
 
         unsafe {
@@ -244,7 +256,7 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
         }
 
         runner!().call_event_handler(Event::LoopDestroyed);
-        *self.runner_shared.runner.borrow_mut() = None;
+        *self.window_target.p.runner_shared.runner.borrow_mut() = None;
     }
 
     pub fn create_proxy(&self) -> EventLoopProxy<T> {
@@ -253,7 +265,9 @@ impl<T: 'static> EventLoop<T> {
             event_send: self.thread_msg_sender.clone()
         }
     }
+}
 
+impl<T> EventLoopWindowTarget<T> {
     #[inline(always)]
     pub(crate) fn create_thread_executor(&self) -> EventLoopThreadExecutor {
         EventLoopThreadExecutor {
@@ -309,7 +323,7 @@ impl<T> EventLoopRunner<T> {
         where F: FnMut(Event<T>, &mut ControlFlow)
     {
         EventLoopRunner {
-            trigger_newevents_on_redraw: event_loop.trigger_newevents_on_redraw.clone(),
+            trigger_newevents_on_redraw: event_loop.window_target.p.trigger_newevents_on_redraw.clone(),
             control_flow: ControlFlow::default(),
             runner_state: RunnerState::New,
             in_modal_loop: false,
@@ -545,8 +559,6 @@ impl<T> Drop for EventLoop<T> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             winuser::DestroyWindow(self.thread_msg_target);
-            // Posting `WM_QUIT` will cause `GetMessage` to stop.
-            winuser::PostThreadMessageA(self.thread_id, winuser::WM_QUIT, 0, 0);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
index 5e989bf0b..b088201b0 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use winapi;
 use winapi::shared::windef::HWND;
 
-pub use self::event_loop::{EventLoop, EventLoopProxy};
+pub use self::event_loop::{EventLoop, EventLoopWindowTarget, EventLoopProxy};
 pub use self::monitor::MonitorHandle;
 pub use self::window::Window;
 
diff --git a/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs b/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
index 3c8c46fdf..0eaf5730e 100644
--- a/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform_impl/windows/window.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use dpi::{LogicalPosition, LogicalSize, PhysicalSize};
 use monitor::MonitorHandle as RootMonitorHandle;
 use platform_impl::platform::{Cursor, PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes, WindowId};
 use platform_impl::platform::dpi::{dpi_to_scale_factor, get_hwnd_dpi};
-use platform_impl::platform::event_loop::{self, EventLoop, DESTROY_MSG_ID, INITIAL_DPI_MSG_ID, REQUEST_REDRAW_NO_NEWEVENTS_MSG_ID};
+use platform_impl::platform::event_loop::{self, EventLoopWindowTarget, DESTROY_MSG_ID, INITIAL_DPI_MSG_ID, REQUEST_REDRAW_NO_NEWEVENTS_MSG_ID};
 use platform_impl::platform::event_loop::WindowState;
 use platform_impl::platform::icon::{self, IconType, WinIcon};
 use platform_impl::platform::monitor;
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ unsafe fn unjust_window_rect(prc: &mut RECT, style: DWORD, ex_style: DWORD) -> B
 
 impl Window {
     pub fn new<T: 'static>(
-        event_loop: &EventLoop<T>,
+        event_loop: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>,
         w_attr: WindowAttributes,
         pl_attr: PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes,
     ) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ pub unsafe fn adjust_size(
 unsafe fn init<T: 'static>(
     mut attributes: WindowAttributes,
     mut pl_attribs: PlatformSpecificWindowBuilderAttributes,
-    event_loop: &event_loop::EventLoop<T>,
+    event_loop: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>,
 ) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
     let title = OsStr::new(&attributes.title)
         .encode_wide()
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index a68919980..871eef351 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use std::{fmt, error};
 
 use platform_impl;
-use event_loop::EventLoop;
+use event_loop::EventLoopWindowTarget;
 use monitor::{AvailableMonitorsIter, MonitorHandle};
 use dpi::{LogicalPosition, LogicalSize};
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ impl WindowBuilder {
     /// Error should be very rare and only occur in case of permission denied, incompatible system,
     /// out of memory, etc.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn build<T: 'static>(mut self, event_loop: &EventLoop<T>) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
+    pub fn build<T: 'static>(mut self, window_target: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
         self.window.dimensions = Some(self.window.dimensions.unwrap_or_else(|| {
             if let Some(ref monitor) = self.window.fullscreen {
                 // resizing the window to the dimensions of the monitor when fullscreen
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ impl WindowBuilder {
 
         // building
         platform_impl::Window::new(
-            &event_loop.event_loop,
+            &window_target.p,
             self.window,
             self.platform_specific,
         ).map(|window| Window { window })
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ impl Window {
     /// Error should be very rare and only occur in case of permission denied, incompatible system,
     ///  out of memory, etc.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn new<T: 'static>(event_loop: &EventLoop<T>) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
+    pub fn new<T: 'static>(event_loop: &EventLoopWindowTarget<T>) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
         let builder = WindowBuilder::new();
         builder.build(event_loop)
     }