diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenframebuffer.c b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenframebuffer.c
index a41ff52bda..b15f6f9468 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenframebuffer.c
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenframebuffer.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "SDL_emscriptenframebuffer.h"
 #include "SDL_hints.h"
 
+#include <emscripten/threading.h>
+
 
 int Emscripten_CreateWindowFramebuffer(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, Uint32 * format, void ** pixels, int *pitch)
 {
@@ -57,18 +59,8 @@ int Emscripten_CreateWindowFramebuffer(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, Uint32 * form
     return 0;
 }
 
-int Emscripten_UpdateWindowFramebuffer(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, const SDL_Rect * rects, int numrects)
+static void Emscripten_UpdateWindowFramebufferWorker(SDL_Surface *surface)
 {
-    SDL_Surface *surface;
-
-    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->driverdata;
-    surface = data->surface;
-    if (!surface) {
-        return SDL_SetError("Couldn't find framebuffer surface for window");
-    }
-
-    /* Send the data to the display */
-
     EM_ASM_INT({
         var w = $0;
         var h = $1;
@@ -155,6 +147,29 @@ int Emscripten_UpdateWindowFramebuffer(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, const SDL_Rec
         SDL2.ctx.putImageData(SDL2.image, 0, 0);
         return 0;
     }, surface->w, surface->h, surface->pixels);
+}
+
+int Emscripten_UpdateWindowFramebuffer(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, const SDL_Rect * rects, int numrects)
+{
+    SDL_Surface *surface;
+
+    SDL_WindowData *data = (SDL_WindowData *) window->driverdata;
+    surface = data->surface;
+    if (!surface) {
+        return SDL_SetError("Couldn't find framebuffer surface for window");
+    }
+
+    /* Send the data to the display */
+
+    if (emscripten_is_main_runtime_thread()) {
+        Emscripten_UpdateWindowFramebufferWorker(surface);
+    } else {
+        emscripten_sync_run_in_main_runtime_thread(
+            EM_FUNC_SIG_VI,
+            Emscripten_UpdateWindowFramebufferWorker,
+            (uint32_t)surface
+        );
+    }
 
     /*if (SDL_getenv("SDL_VIDEO_Emscripten_SAVE_FRAMES")) {
         static int frame_number = 0;
diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenmouse.c b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenmouse.c
index 2597a7c7f3..29d90a2c95 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenmouse.c
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenmouse.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include <emscripten/emscripten.h>
 #include <emscripten/html5.h>
+#include <emscripten/threading.h>
 
 #include "SDL_emscriptenmouse.h"
 #include "SDL_emscriptenvideo.h"
@@ -65,19 +66,9 @@ Emscripten_CreateDefaultCursor()
     return Emscripten_CreateCursorFromString("default", SDL_FALSE);
 }
 
-static SDL_Cursor*
-Emscripten_CreateCursor(SDL_Surface* surface, int hot_x, int hot_y)
+static const char *Emscripten_GetCursorUrl(int w, int h, int hot_x, int hot_y, int pixels)
 {
-    const char *cursor_url = NULL;
-    SDL_Surface *conv_surf;
-
-    conv_surf = SDL_ConvertSurfaceFormat(surface, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888, 0);
-
-    if (!conv_surf) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    cursor_url = (const char *)EM_ASM_INT({
+    return (const char *)EM_ASM_INT({
         var w = $0;
         var h = $1;
         var hot_x = $2;
@@ -125,7 +116,40 @@ Emscripten_CreateCursor(SDL_Surface* surface, int hot_x, int hot_y)
         stringToUTF8(url, urlBuf, url.length + 1);
 
         return urlBuf;
-    }, surface->w, surface->h, hot_x, hot_y, conv_surf->pixels);
+    }, w, h, hot_x, hot_y, pixels);
+}
+
+static SDL_Cursor*
+Emscripten_CreateCursor(SDL_Surface* surface, int hot_x, int hot_y)
+{
+    const char *cursor_url = NULL;
+    SDL_Surface *conv_surf;
+
+    conv_surf = SDL_ConvertSurfaceFormat(surface, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888, 0);
+
+    if (!conv_surf) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (emscripten_is_main_runtime_thread()) {
+        cursor_url = Emscripten_GetCursorUrl(
+            surface->w,
+            surface->h,
+            hot_x,
+            hot_y,
+            conv_surf->pixels
+        );
+    } else {
+        cursor_url = emscripten_sync_run_in_main_runtime_thread(
+            EM_FUNC_SIG_IIIIIII,
+            Emscripten_GetCursorUrl,
+            surface->w,
+            surface->h,
+            hot_x,
+            hot_y,
+            conv_surf->pixels
+        );
+    }
 
     SDL_FreeSurface(conv_surf);
 
@@ -209,7 +233,7 @@ Emscripten_ShowCursor(SDL_Cursor* cursor)
             curdata = (Emscripten_CursorData *) cursor->driverdata;
 
             if(curdata->system_cursor) {
-                EM_ASM_INT({
+                MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM_INT({
                     if (Module['canvas']) {
                         Module['canvas'].style['cursor'] = UTF8ToString($0);
                     }
@@ -218,7 +242,7 @@ Emscripten_ShowCursor(SDL_Cursor* cursor)
             }
         }
         else {
-            EM_ASM(
+            MAIN_THREAD_EM_ASM(
                 if (Module['canvas']) {
                     Module['canvas'].style['cursor'] = 'none';
                 }
diff --git a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c
index 4ba2f7333e..b84e4d6478 100644
--- a/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/emscripten/SDL_emscriptenvideo.c
@@ -143,14 +143,7 @@ Emscripten_VideoInit(_THIS)
 
     /* Use a fake 32-bpp desktop mode */
     mode.format = SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB888;
-
-    mode.w = EM_ASM_INT_V({
-        return screen.width;
-    });
-
-    mode.h = EM_ASM_INT_V({
-        return screen.height;
-    });
+    emscripten_get_screen_size(&mode.w, &mode.h);
 
     mode.refresh_rate = 0;
     mode.driverdata = NULL;
@@ -365,12 +358,7 @@ Emscripten_SetWindowFullscreen(_THIS, SDL_Window * window, SDL_VideoDisplay * di
 
 static void
 Emscripten_SetWindowTitle(_THIS, SDL_Window * window) {
-    EM_ASM_INT({
-      if (typeof setWindowTitle !== 'undefined') {
-        setWindowTitle(UTF8ToString($0));
-      }
-      return 0;
-    }, window->title);
+    emscripten_set_window_title(window->title);
 }
 
 #endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_EMSCRIPTEN */