2 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java
index 18418a8dc..98987ef96 100644
--- a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/DefaultEDTUtil.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class DefaultEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
                         System.err.println("Warning: EDT about (1) to stop, won't enqueue new task: "+edt);
                         Thread.dumpStack();
                     }
-                    return; 
+                    return;
                 }
                 // System.err.println(Thread.currentThread()+" XXX stop: "+stop+", tasks: "+edt.tasks.size()+", task: "+task);
                 // Thread.dumpStack();
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java
index 6fa053dd3..01b5ad8a4 100644
--- a/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/jogamp/newt/driver/awt/AWTEDTUtil.java
@@ -142,13 +142,17 @@ public class AWTEDTUtil implements EDTUtil {
                     // Thread.dumpStack();
                 }
             }
-            
-            // start if should not stop && not started yet                    
-            if( !stop && !nedt.isRunning() ) {
-                startImpl();
+            if( isCurrentThreadEDT() ) {
+                task.run();
+                wait = false; // running in same thread (EDT) -> no wait
+            } else {            
+                // start if should not stop && not started yet                    
+                if( !stop && !nedt.isRunning() ) {
+                    startImpl();
+                }
+                AWTEDTExecutor.singleton.invoke(wait, task);
             }
         }
-        AWTEDTExecutor.singleton.invoke(wait, task);
     }    
 
     @Override