diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h
index 1405fe35f17..d1ee47489d7 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.h
@@ -34,10 +34,20 @@
 #include "iphone_keyboard.h"
 #include "iphone_common.h"
 
+#include "common/list.h"
+
+struct InternalEvent {
+	InternalEvent() : type(), value1(), value2() {}
+	InternalEvent(InputEvent t, int v1, int v2) : type(t), value1(v1), value2(v2) {}
+
+	InputEvent type;
+	int value1, value2;
+};
+
 @interface iPhoneView : UIView {
 	VideoContext _videoContext;
 
-	NSMutableArray *_events;
+	Common::List<InternalEvent> _events;
 	SoftKeyboard *_keyboardView;
 
 	EAGLContext *_context;
@@ -94,8 +104,6 @@
 - (void)updateMouseCursorScaling;
 - (void)updateMouseCursor;
 
-- (id)getEvent;
-
 - (void)deviceOrientationChanged:(UIDeviceOrientation)orientation;
 
 - (void)applicationSuspend;
diff --git a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm
index 5b78237ff7f..25515ed7c09 100644
--- a/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm
+++ b/backends/platform/iphone/iphone_video.mm
@@ -66,21 +66,15 @@ void iPhone_updateScreen() {
 }
 
 bool iPhone_fetchEvent(int *outEvent, int *outX, int *outY) {
-	id event = [g_iPhoneViewInstance getEvent];
-	if (event == nil) {
+	Common::List<InternalEvent> &events = g_iPhoneViewInstance->_events;
+	if (events.empty())
 		return false;
-	}
 
-	id type = [event objectForKey:@"type"];
-
-	if (type == nil) {
-		printf("fetchEvent says: No type!\n");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	*outEvent = [type intValue];
-	*outX = [[event objectForKey:@"x"] intValue];
-	*outY = [[event objectForKey:@"y"] intValue];
+	const InternalEvent &front = *events.begin();
+	*outEvent = front.type;
+	*outX = front.value1;
+	*outY = front.value2;
+	events.pop_front();
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -575,23 +569,8 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 	}
 }
 
-- (id)getEvent {
-	if (_events == nil || [_events count] == 0) {
-		return nil;
-	}
-
-	id event = [_events objectAtIndex: 0];
-
-	[_events removeObjectAtIndex: 0];
-
-	return event;
-}
-
-- (void)addEvent:(NSDictionary *)event {
-	if (_events == nil)
-		_events = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
-
-	[_events addObject: event];
+- (void)addEvent:(InternalEvent)event {
+	_events.push_back(event);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -664,14 +643,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	[self addEvent:
-		[[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputOrientationChanged], @"type",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:orientation], @"x",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:0], @"y",
-		 nil
-		]
-	];
+	[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputOrientationChanged, orientation, 0)];
 }
 
 - (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event {
@@ -686,14 +658,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 			return;
 
 		_firstTouch = touch;
-		[self addEvent:
-		 [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputMouseDown], @"type",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:x], @"x",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:y], @"y",
-		  nil
-		  ]
-		 ];
+		[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputMouseDown, x, y)];
 		break;
 		}
 
@@ -704,14 +669,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 			return;
 
 		_secondTouch = touch;
-		[self addEvent:
-		 [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputMouseSecondDown], @"type",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:x], @"x",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:y], @"y",
-		  nil
-		  ]
-		 ];
+		[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputMouseSecondDown, x, y)];
 		break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -727,27 +685,13 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 			if (![self getMouseCoords:point eventX:&x eventY:&y])
 				return;
 
-			[self addEvent:
-			 [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-			  [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputMouseDragged], @"type",
-			  [NSNumber numberWithInt:x], @"x",
-			  [NSNumber numberWithInt:y], @"y",
-			  nil
-			  ]
-			 ];
+			[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputMouseDragged, x, y)];
 		} else if (touch == _secondTouch) {
 			CGPoint point = [touch locationInView:self];
 			if (![self getMouseCoords:point eventX:&x eventY:&y])
 				return;
 
-			[self addEvent:
-			 [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-			  [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputMouseSecondDragged], @"type",
-			  [NSNumber numberWithInt:x], @"x",
-			  [NSNumber numberWithInt:y], @"y",
-			  nil
-			  ]
-			 ];
+			[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputMouseSecondDragged, x, y)];
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -763,14 +707,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 		if (![self getMouseCoords:point eventX:&x eventY:&y])
 			return;
 
-		[self addEvent:
-		 [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputMouseUp], @"type",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:x], @"x",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:y], @"y",
-		  nil
-		  ]
-		 ];
+		[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputMouseUp, x, y)];
 		break;
 		}
 
@@ -780,14 +717,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 		if (![self getMouseCoords:point eventX:&x eventY:&y])
 			return;
 
-		[self addEvent:
-		 [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputMouseSecondUp], @"type",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:x], @"x",
-		  [NSNumber numberWithInt:y], @"y",
-		  nil
-		  ]
-		 ];
+		[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputMouseSecondUp, x, y)];
 		break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -797,14 +727,7 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 }
 
 - (void)handleKeyPress:(unichar)c {
-	[self addEvent:
-		[[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputKeyPressed], @"type",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:c], @"x",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:0], @"y",
-		 nil
-		]
-	];
+	[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputKeyPressed, c, 0)];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)canHandleSwipes {
@@ -814,38 +737,16 @@ const char *iPhone_getDocumentsDir() {
 - (int)swipe:(int)num withEvent:(struct __GSEvent *)event {
 	//printf("swipe: %i\n", num);
 
-	[self addEvent:
-		[[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputSwipe], @"type",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:num], @"x",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:0], @"y",
-		 nil
-		]
-	];
-
+	[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputSwipe, num, 0)];
 	return 0;
 }
 
 - (void)applicationSuspend {
-	[self addEvent:
-		[[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputApplicationSuspended], @"type",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:0], @"x",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:0], @"y",
-		 nil
-		]
-	];
+	[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputApplicationSuspended, 0, 0)];
 }
 
 - (void)applicationResume {
-	[self addEvent:
-		[[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:kInputApplicationResumed], @"type",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:0], @"x",
-		 [NSNumber numberWithInt:0], @"y",
-		 nil
-		]
-	];
+	[self addEvent:InternalEvent(kInputApplicationResumed, 0, 0)];
 }
 
 @end