diff --git a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs
index af6f1d58af..31191d587c 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ namespace Perspex.Threading
             this.mainLoop.Run(cancellationToken);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs continuations pushed on the loop.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void RunJobs()
+        {
+            this.mainLoop.RunJobs();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Invokes a method on the dispatcher thread.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs
index e7efefacc1..009d331b28 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Base/Threading/MainLoop.cs
@@ -42,37 +42,45 @@ namespace Perspex.Win32.Threading
         {
             while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
             {
-                Job job = null;
+                RunJobs();
 
-                while (job != null || this.queue.Count > 0)
-                {
-                    if (job == null)
-                    {
-                        lock (this.queue)
-                        {
-                            job = this.queue.Dequeue();
-                        }
-                    }
+                platform.ProcessMessage();
+            }
+        }
 
-                    if (job.Priority < DispatcherPriority.Input && platform.HasMessages())
-                    {
-                        break;
-                    }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs continuations pushed on the loop.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void RunJobs()
+        {
+            Job job = null;
 
-                    try
-                    {
-                        job.Action();
-                        job.TaskCompletionSource.SetResult(null);
-                    }
-                    catch (Exception e)
+            while (job != null || this.queue.Count > 0)
+            {
+                if (job == null)
+                {
+                    lock (this.queue)
                     {
-                        job.TaskCompletionSource.SetException(e);
+                        job = this.queue.Dequeue();
                     }
+                }
 
-                    job = null;
+                if (job.Priority < DispatcherPriority.Input && platform.HasMessages())
+                {
+                    break;
                 }
 
-                platform.ProcessMessage();
+                try
+                {
+                    job.Action();
+                    job.TaskCompletionSource.SetResult(null);
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    job.TaskCompletionSource.SetException(e);
+                }
+
+                job = null;
             }
         }