diff --git a/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSEAGLView.mm b/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSEAGLView.mm
index f1faae7b8e0..a093a4c9f97 100644
--- a/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSEAGLView.mm
+++ b/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSEAGLView.mm
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ - (void)setup {
 
         window = dynamic_pointer_cast<ofAppiOSWindow>(ofCreateWindow(windowSettings));
 
-        ofRunApp(app);
+        // UIKit already owns the application loop when a custom app delegate
+        // installs this view. Register the app with the recreated window
+        // without starting the main loop again.
+        ofRunApp(window, std::static_pointer_cast<ofBaseApp>(app));
     }
     
     if(window->isProgrammableRenderer() == true) {
diff --git a/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSGLKView.mm b/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSGLKView.mm
index 04e83cde705..666d2211a4e 100644
--- a/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSGLKView.mm
+++ b/addons/ofxiOS/src/core/ofxiOSGLKView.mm
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ - (void)setup {
 
         window = dynamic_pointer_cast<ofAppiOSWindow>(ofCreateWindow(windowSettings));
 
-        ofRunApp(app);
+        // UIKit already owns the application loop when a custom app delegate
+        // installs this view. Register the app with the recreated window
+        // without starting the main loop again.
+        ofRunApp(window, std::static_pointer_cast<ofBaseApp>(app));
     }
     
     if(window->isProgrammableRenderer() == true) {