diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.h b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.h
index 20518948..f65da562 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.h
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ namespace sf {
 /// NB: -initWithFrame: is also implemented to default isFullscreen to NO
 /// in case SFOpenGLView is created with the standard message.
 ///
+/// To finish the initialization -finishInit should be called too.
+///
 /// \param frameRect dimension of the view
 /// \param isFullscreen fullscreen flag
 ///
@@ -77,6 +79,14 @@ namespace sf {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 -(id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)frameRect fullscreen:(BOOL)isFullscreen;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// \brief Finish the creation of the SFML OpenGL view
+///
+/// This method should be called after the view was added to a window
+///
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+-(void)finishInit;
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// \brief Apply the given requester to the view
 ///
diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.mm b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.mm
index deda683a..d08c63ca 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.mm
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFOpenGLView.mm
@@ -160,31 +160,7 @@ BOOL isValidTextUnicode(NSEvent* event);
         [self addTrackingArea:m_trackingArea];
 
         m_fullscreen = isFullscreen;
-        [self updateScaleFactor];
-
-        // Register for window focus events
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                 selector:@selector(windowDidBecomeKey:)
-                                                     name:NSWindowDidBecomeKeyNotification
-                                                   object:[self window]];
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                 selector:@selector(windowDidResignKey:)
-                                                     name:NSWindowDidResignKeyNotification
-                                                   object:[self window]];
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                 selector:@selector(windowDidResignKey:)
-                                                     name:NSWindowWillCloseNotification
-                                                   object:[self window]];
-
-        // Register for changed screen and changed screen's profile events
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                 selector:@selector(updateScaleFactor)
-                                                     name:NSWindowDidChangeScreenNotification
-                                                   object:[self window]];
-        [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                                 selector:@selector(updateScaleFactor)
-                                                     name:NSWindowDidChangeScreenProfileNotification
-                                                   object:[self window]];
+        m_scaleFactor = 1.0; // Default value; it will be updated in finishInit
 
         // Create a hidden text view for parsing key down event properly
         m_silentResponder = [[SFSilentResponder alloc] init];
@@ -193,12 +169,47 @@ BOOL isValidTextUnicode(NSEvent* event);
 
         // Request high resolution on high DPI displays
         [self setWantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface:YES];
+
+        // At that point, the view isn't attached to a window. We defer the rest of
+        // the initialization process to later.
     }
 
     return self;
 }
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+-(void)finishInit
+{
+    // Register for window focus events
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(windowDidBecomeKey:)
+                                                 name:NSWindowDidBecomeKeyNotification
+                                               object:[self window]];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(windowDidResignKey:)
+                                                 name:NSWindowDidResignKeyNotification
+                                               object:[self window]];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(windowDidResignKey:)
+                                                 name:NSWindowWillCloseNotification
+                                               object:[self window]];
+
+    // Register for changed screen and changed screen's profile events
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(updateScaleFactor)
+                                                 name:NSWindowDidChangeScreenNotification
+                                               object:[self window]];
+    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
+                                             selector:@selector(updateScaleFactor)
+                                                 name:NSWindowDidChangeScreenProfileNotification
+                                               object:[self window]];
+
+    // Now that we have a window, set up correctly the scale factor
+    [self updateScaleFactor];
+}
+
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 -(void)setRequesterTo:(sf::priv::WindowImplCocoa*)requester
 {
diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFViewController.mm b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFViewController.mm
index 71004add..05e2cccf 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFViewController.mm
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFViewController.mm
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@
         [m_view addSubview:m_oglView];
 
         [m_oglView setAutoresizingMask:[m_view autoresizingMask]];
+
+        [m_oglView finishInit];
     }
 
     return self;
diff --git a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFWindowController.mm b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFWindowController.mm
index b4ddc3e0..4f6473c9 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFWindowController.mm
+++ b/src/SFML/Window/OSX/SFWindowController.mm
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@
             [self setupFullscreenViewWithMode:mode];
         else
             [self setupWindowWithMode:mode andStyle:style];
+
+        [m_oglView finishInit];
     }
     return self;
 }