diff --git a/src/win/event.rs b/src/win/event.rs
index 03d68cf..768844a 100644
--- a/src/win/event.rs
+++ b/src/win/event.rs
@@ -3,21 +3,40 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use winapi::shared::minwindef::{LPARAM, LRESULT, UINT, WPARAM};
 
 use crate::Window;
-use winapi::um::winuser::WM_MOUSEMOVE;
+use winapi::um::winuser::{DefWindowProcA, WM_MOUSEMOVE, WM_TIMER};
+
+const WIN_FRAME_TIMER: usize = 4242;
+
+unsafe fn handle_timer(win: Arc<Mutex<Window>>, timer_id: usize) {
+    match timer_id {
+        WIN_FRAME_TIMER => {
+            win.lock().unwrap().draw_frame();
+        }
+        _ => (),
+    }
+}
 
 pub(crate) unsafe fn handle_message(
     win: Arc<Mutex<Window>>,
-    msg: UINT,
+    message: UINT,
     wparam: WPARAM,
     lparam: LPARAM,
 ) -> LRESULT {
-    match msg {
+    let hwnd;
+    {
+        hwnd = win.lock().unwrap().hwnd;
+    }
+    match message {
         WM_MOUSEMOVE => {
             let x = (lparam & 0xFFFF) as i32;
             let y = ((lparam >> 16) & 0xFFFF) as i32;
             win.lock().unwrap().handle_mouse_motion(x, y);
             0
         }
-        _ => 0,
+        WM_TIMER => {
+            handle_timer(win, wparam);
+            0
+        }
+        _ => DefWindowProcA(hwnd, message, wparam, lparam),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/win/window.rs b/src/win/window.rs
index 048a0ef..4686b73 100644
--- a/src/win/window.rs
+++ b/src/win/window.rs
@@ -58,22 +58,23 @@ unsafe extern "system" fn wnd_proc(
     wparam: WPARAM,
     lparam: LPARAM,
 ) -> LRESULT {
-    let win = GetWindowLongPtrA(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA) as *const c_void;
+    let win_ptr = GetWindowLongPtrA(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA) as *const c_void;
     match msg {
         WM_CREATE => {
             PostMessageA(hwnd, WM_SHOWWINDOW, 0, 0);
             0
         }
         _ => {
-            if !win.is_null() {
-                let win: &Arc<Mutex<Window>> = std::mem::transmute(win);
-                let win = Arc::clone(win);
+            if !win_ptr.is_null() {
+                let win_ref: &Arc<Mutex<Window>> = std::mem::transmute(win_ptr);
+                let win = Arc::clone(win_ref);
                 let ret = handle_message(win, msg, wparam, lparam);
 
                 // todo: need_reconfigure thing?
 
-                // return ret
+                return ret;
             }
+
             return DefWindowProcA(hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam);
         }
     }
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ unsafe fn unregister_wnd_class(wnd_class: ATOM) {
 unsafe fn init_gl_context() {}
 
 pub struct Window {
-    hwnd: HWND,
+    pub(crate) hwnd: HWND,
     hdc: HDC,
     gl_context: HGLRC,
     window_class: ATOM,
@@ -234,18 +235,7 @@ impl Window {
                         break;
                     }
                     TranslateMessage(&mut msg);
-
-                    match msg.message {
-                        WM_TIMER => {
-                            // todo: pass callback rendering function instead
-                            gl::ClearColor(0.3, 0.8, 0.3, 1.0);
-                            gl::Clear(gl::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
-                            SwapBuffers(hdc);
-                        }
-                        _ => (),
-                    }
-
-                    DefWindowProcA(hwnd, msg.message, msg.wParam, msg.lParam);
+                    handle_message(Arc::clone(&win), msg.message, msg.wParam, msg.lParam);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -264,6 +254,13 @@ impl Window {
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn draw_frame(&self) {
+        // todo: pass callback rendering function instead
+        gl::ClearColor(0.3, 0.8, 0.3, 1.0);
+        gl::Clear(gl::COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+        SwapBuffers(self.hdc);
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn handle_mouse_motion(&self, x: i32, y: i32) {
         println!("{}, {}", x, y);
     }