diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/window.c b/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/window.c
index 1e62dc6f82b..87c1a892fc0 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/window.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/window.c
@@ -2594,7 +2594,8 @@ BOOLEAN co_UserDestroyWindow(PVOID Object)
     */
    if (!co_WinPosShowWindow(Window, SW_HIDE))
    {  // Rule #1.
-      if (ti->MessageQueue->spwndActive == Window && ti->MessageQueue == IntGetFocusMessageQueue())
+      if ( ti->MessageQueue->spwndActive == Window ||
+          (ti->MessageQueue->spwndActive == NULL && ti->MessageQueue == IntGetFocusMessageQueue()) )
       {
          co_WinPosActivateOtherWindow(Window);
       }
diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/winpos.c b/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/winpos.c
index 942c8338583..a436f5db688 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/winpos.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/user/ntuser/winpos.c
@@ -349,11 +349,16 @@ co_WinPosActivateOtherWindow(PWND Wnd)
    {
       WndTo = Wnd->head.pti->MessageQueue->spwndActivePrev;
       if (can_activate_window( WndTo )) goto done;
+      
    }
 
-   // Find any window to bring to top. Works Okay for wine.
+   // Find any window to bring to top. Works Okay for wine since it does not see X11 windows.
    WndTo = UserGetDesktopWindow();
    WndTo = WndTo->spwndChild;
+   if ( WndTo == NULL )
+   {
+      return;
+   }
    for (;;)
    {
       if (WndTo == Wnd)