diff --git a/src/frontend/CMakeLists.txt b/src/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
index 2e84a4f2..e4994391 100644
--- a/src/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ add_executable(kaizen
   JSONUtils.hpp
   AudioSettings.hpp
   AudioSettings.cpp
+  NativeWindow.hpp
   InputSettings.hpp
   InputSettings.cpp
   Debugger.hpp
diff --git a/src/frontend/KaizenGui.cpp b/src/frontend/KaizenGui.cpp
index 37cdfe83..3cfae399 100644
--- a/src/frontend/KaizenGui.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/KaizenGui.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <backend/Core.hpp>
 #include <ImGuiImpl/StatusBar.hpp>
 
-KaizenGui::KaizenGui() noexcept : window(SDL_CreateWindow("Kaizen", 1280, 720, SDL_WINDOW_HIGH_PIXEL_DENSITY | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN)), core(std::make_shared<n64::Core>()), vulkanWidget(core, window), emuThread(core, fpsCounter, vulkanWidget, settingsWindow) {  
+KaizenGui::KaizenGui() noexcept : window("Kaizen", 1280, 720), core(std::make_shared<n64::Core>()), vulkanWidget(core, window.getHandle()), emuThread(core, fpsCounter, vulkanWidget, settingsWindow) {  
   emuExitFunc = [&]() {
     quit = true;
     if (emuThread.isRunning) {
diff --git a/src/frontend/KaizenGui.hpp b/src/frontend/KaizenGui.hpp
index 2273acc9..adc22054 100644
--- a/src/frontend/KaizenGui.hpp
+++ b/src/frontend/KaizenGui.hpp
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 #include <RenderWidget.hpp>
 #include <Debugger.hpp>
 #include <ImGuiImpl/Menu.hpp>
+#include <ImGuiImpl/StatusBar.hpp>
+#include <NativeWindow.hpp>
 #include <EmuThread.hpp>
 #include <Discord.hpp>
 
 class KaizenGui final {
-  std::shared_ptr<SDL_Window> window;
+  gui::NativeWindow window;
 public:
   explicit KaizenGui() noexcept;
   double fpsCounter;
diff --git a/src/frontend/NativeWindow.hpp b/src/frontend/NativeWindow.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09684b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/NativeWindow.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <SDL3/SDL_video.h>
+#include <SDL3/SDL_init.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace gui {
+struct NativeWindow {
+    NativeWindow(const std::string& title, int w, int h, int posX = SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, int posY = SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED) {
+        SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+        window = std::make_shared<SDL_Window>(SDL_CreateWindow(title.c_str(), w, h, SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_HIGH_PIXEL_DENSITY));
+    }
+    void setTitle(const std::string& v) { title = v; }
+    const std::shared_ptr<SDL_Window>& getHandle() { return window; }
+private:
+    std::shared_ptr<SDL_Window> window;
+    std::string title;
+};
+}
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