diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Core/Application.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Core/Application.cs
index 47868627d..0bcf6c7e5 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Core/Application.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Core/Application.cs
@@ -432,12 +432,6 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			return p.X < 0 || p.X > r.Width - 1 || p.Y < 0 || p.Y > r.Height - 1;
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// This event is fired once when the application is first loaded. The dimensions of the
-		/// terminal are provided.
-		/// </summary>
-		public static Action<ResizedEventArgs> Loaded;
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Building block API: Prepares the provided <see cref="Toplevel"/>  for execution.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -472,8 +466,8 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			if (toplevel.LayoutStyle == LayoutStyle.Computed)
 				toplevel.SetRelativeLayout (new Rect (0, 0, Driver.Cols, Driver.Rows));
 			toplevel.LayoutSubviews ();
-			Loaded?.Invoke (new ResizedEventArgs () { Rows = Driver.Rows, Cols = Driver.Cols });
 			toplevel.WillPresent ();
+			toplevel.OnLoaded ();
 			Redraw (toplevel);
 			toplevel.PositionCursor ();
 			Driver.Refresh ();
diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Core/Toplevel.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Core/Toplevel.cs
index a200852f2..b1183ae6c 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Core/Toplevel.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Core/Toplevel.cs
@@ -49,12 +49,26 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 		public bool Running { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
-		/// Fired once the Toplevel's <see cref="MainLoop"/> has started it's first iteration. 
+		/// Fired once the Toplevel's <see cref="Application.RunState"/> has begin loaded.
+		/// A Loaded event handler is a good place to finalize initialization before calling `<see cref="Application.RunLoop(Application.RunState, bool)"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		public event Action Loaded;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Fired once the Toplevel's <see cref="MainLoop"/> has started it's first iteration.
 		/// Subscribe to this event to perform tasks when the <see cref="Toplevel"/> has been laid out and focus has been set.
-		/// changes. A Ready event handler is a good place to finalize initialization after calling `<see cref="Application.Run()"/>(topLevel)`. 
+		/// changes. A Ready event handler is a good place to finalize initialization after calling `<see cref="Application.Run()"/>(topLevel)`.
 		/// </summary>
 		public event Action Ready;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Called from <see cref="Application.Begin(Toplevel)"/> before the <see cref="Toplevel"/> is redraws for the first time.
+		/// </summary>
+		internal virtual void OnLoaded ()
+		{
+			Loaded?.Invoke ();
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Called from <see cref="Application.RunLoop"/> after the <see cref="Toplevel"/> has entered it's first iteration of the loop. 
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/UICatalog/Scenarios/Dialogs.cs b/UICatalog/Scenarios/Dialogs.cs
index 4da731941..bb63862c4 100644
--- a/UICatalog/Scenarios/Dialogs.cs
+++ b/UICatalog/Scenarios/Dialogs.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace UICatalog {
 			};
 			frame.Add (numButtonsEdit);
 
-			Top.Ready += () => frame.Height = Dim.Height (widthEdit) + Dim.Height (heightEdit) + Dim.Height (titleEdit)
+			Top.Loaded += () => frame.Height = Dim.Height (widthEdit) + Dim.Height (heightEdit) + Dim.Height (titleEdit)
 				+ Dim.Height (numButtonsEdit) + 2;
 
 			label = new Label ("Button Pressed:") {
diff --git a/UICatalog/Scenarios/MessageBoxes.cs b/UICatalog/Scenarios/MessageBoxes.cs
index c95eda05e..ae2efca6c 100644
--- a/UICatalog/Scenarios/MessageBoxes.cs
+++ b/UICatalog/Scenarios/MessageBoxes.cs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace UICatalog {
 			};
 			frame.Add (styleRadioGroup);
 
-			Top.Ready += () => frame.Height = Dim.Height (widthEdit) + Dim.Height (heightEdit) + Dim.Height (titleEdit) + Dim.Height (messageEdit)
+			Top.Loaded += () => frame.Height = Dim.Height (widthEdit) + Dim.Height (heightEdit) + Dim.Height (titleEdit) + Dim.Height (messageEdit)
 				+ Dim.Height (numButtonsEdit) + Dim.Height (styleRadioGroup) + 2;
 
 			label = new Label ("Button Pressed:") {
diff --git a/UICatalog/UICatalog.cs b/UICatalog/UICatalog.cs
index 52ae654e5..8c68e99b3 100644
--- a/UICatalog/UICatalog.cs
+++ b/UICatalog/UICatalog.cs
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ namespace UICatalog {
 				scenario.Setup ();
 				scenario.Run ();
 
-				static void ReadyHandler ()
+				static void LoadedHandler ()
 				{
 					_rightPane.SetFocus ();
-					_top.Ready -= ReadyHandler;
+					_top.Loaded -= LoadedHandler;
 				}
 
-				_top.Ready += ReadyHandler;
+				_top.Loaded += LoadedHandler;
 
 #if DEBUG_IDISPOSABLE
 				// After the scenario runs, validate all Responder-based instances
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ namespace UICatalog {
 			_top.Add (_leftPane);
 			_top.Add (_rightPane);
 			_top.Add (_statusBar);
-			_top.Ready += () => {
+			_top.Loaded += () => {
 				if (_runningScenario != null) {
 					_runningScenario = null;
 				}