diff --git a/app/os_ios.go b/app/os_ios.go
index 0adfab29..b2f9fabd 100644
--- a/app/os_ios.go
+++ b/app/os_ios.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ package app
 #include <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+__attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) void gio_viewSetHandle(CFTypeRef viewRef, uintptr_t handle);
+
 struct drawParams {
 	CGFloat dpi, sdpi;
 	CGFloat width, height;
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"io"
 	"runtime"
+	"runtime/cgo"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -110,8 +113,6 @@ type window struct {
 
 var mainWindow = newWindowRendezvous()
 
-var views = make(map[C.CFTypeRef]*window)
-
 func init() {
 	// Darwin requires UI operations happen on the main thread only.
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
@@ -135,15 +136,19 @@ func onCreate(view, controller C.CFTypeRef) {
 		return
 	}
 	w.displayLink = dl
-	views[view] = w
+	C.gio_viewSetHandle(view, C.uintptr_t(cgo.NewHandle(w)))
 	w.Configure(wopts.options)
 	w.ProcessEvent(StageEvent{Stage: StageRunning})
 	w.ProcessEvent(ViewEvent{ViewController: uintptr(controller)})
 }
 
+func viewFor(h C.uintptr_t) *window {
+	return cgo.Handle(h).Value().(*window)
+}
+
 //export gio_onDraw
-func gio_onDraw(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	w := views[view]
+func gio_onDraw(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	w := viewFor(h)
 	w.draw(true)
 }
 
@@ -181,34 +186,34 @@ func (w *window) draw(sync bool) {
 }
 
 //export onStop
-func onStop(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	w := views[view]
+func onStop(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	w := viewFor(h)
 	w.hidden = true
 	w.ProcessEvent(StageEvent{Stage: StagePaused})
 }
 
 //export onStart
-func onStart(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	w := views[view]
+func onStart(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	w := viewFor(h)
 	w.hidden = false
 	w.ProcessEvent(StageEvent{Stage: StageRunning})
 	w.draw(true)
 }
 
 //export onDestroy
-func onDestroy(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	w := views[view]
+func onDestroy(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	w := viewFor(h)
 	w.ProcessEvent(ViewEvent{})
 	w.ProcessEvent(DestroyEvent{})
 	w.displayLink.Close()
 	w.displayLink = nil
-	delete(views, view)
+	cgo.Handle(h).Delete()
 	w.view = 0
 }
 
 //export onFocus
-func onFocus(view C.CFTypeRef, focus int) {
-	w := views[view]
+func onFocus(h C.uintptr_t, focus int) {
+	w := viewFor(h)
 	w.ProcessEvent(key.FocusEvent{Focus: focus != 0})
 }
 
@@ -219,38 +224,38 @@ func onLowMemory() {
 }
 
 //export onUpArrow
-func onUpArrow(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	views[view].onKeyCommand(key.NameUpArrow)
+func onUpArrow(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	viewFor(h).onKeyCommand(key.NameUpArrow)
 }
 
 //export onDownArrow
-func onDownArrow(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	views[view].onKeyCommand(key.NameDownArrow)
+func onDownArrow(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	viewFor(h).onKeyCommand(key.NameDownArrow)
 }
 
 //export onLeftArrow
-func onLeftArrow(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	views[view].onKeyCommand(key.NameLeftArrow)
+func onLeftArrow(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	viewFor(h).onKeyCommand(key.NameLeftArrow)
 }
 
 //export onRightArrow
-func onRightArrow(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	views[view].onKeyCommand(key.NameRightArrow)
+func onRightArrow(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	viewFor(h).onKeyCommand(key.NameRightArrow)
 }
 
 //export onDeleteBackward
-func onDeleteBackward(view C.CFTypeRef) {
-	views[view].onKeyCommand(key.NameDeleteBackward)
+func onDeleteBackward(h C.uintptr_t) {
+	viewFor(h).onKeyCommand(key.NameDeleteBackward)
 }
 
 //export onText
-func onText(view, str C.CFTypeRef) {
-	w := views[view]
+func onText(h C.uintptr_t, str C.CFTypeRef) {
+	w := viewFor(h)
 	w.w.EditorInsert(nsstringToString(str))
 }
 
 //export onTouch
-func onTouch(last C.int, view, touchRef C.CFTypeRef, phase C.NSInteger, x, y C.CGFloat, ti C.double) {
+func onTouch(h C.uintptr_t, last C.int, touchRef C.CFTypeRef, phase C.NSInteger, x, y C.CGFloat, ti C.double) {
 	var kind pointer.Kind
 	switch phase {
 	case C.UITouchPhaseBegan:
@@ -264,7 +269,7 @@ func onTouch(last C.int, view, touchRef C.CFTypeRef, phase C.NSInteger, x, y C.C
 	default:
 		return
 	}
-	w := views[view]
+	w := viewFor(h)
 	t := time.Duration(float64(ti) * float64(time.Second))
 	p := f32.Point{X: float32(x), Y: float32(y)}
 	w.ProcessEvent(pointer.Event{
diff --git a/app/os_ios.m b/app/os_ios.m
index c185a431..1c3fe58f 100644
--- a/app/os_ios.m
+++ b/app/os_ios.m
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 __attribute__ ((visibility ("hidden"))) Class gio_layerClass(void);
 
 @interface GioView: UIView <UIKeyInput>
+@property uintptr_t handle;
 @end
 
 @implementation GioViewController
@@ -54,33 +55,33 @@ CGFloat _keyboardHeight;
 }
 
 - (void)applicationWillEnterForeground:(UIApplication *)application {
-	UIView *drawView = self.view.subviews[0];
-	if (drawView != nil) {
-		onStart((__bridge CFTypeRef)drawView);
+	GioView *view = (GioView *)self.view.subviews[0];
+	if (view != nil) {
+		onStart(view.handle);
 	}
 }
 
 - (void)applicationDidEnterBackground:(UIApplication *)application {
-	UIView *drawView = self.view.subviews[0];
-	if (drawView != nil) {
-		onStop((__bridge CFTypeRef)drawView);
+	GioView *view = (GioView *)self.view.subviews[0];
+	if (view != nil) {
+		onStop(view.handle);
 	}
 }
 
 - (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
 	[super viewDidDisappear:animated];
-	CFTypeRef viewRef = (__bridge CFTypeRef)self.view.subviews[0];
-	onDestroy(viewRef);
+	GioView *view = (GioView *)self.view.subviews[0];
+	onDestroy(view.handle);
 }
 
 - (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews {
 	[super viewDidLayoutSubviews];
-	UIView *view = self.view.subviews[0];
+	GioView *view = (GioView *)self.view.subviews[0];
 	CGRect frame = self.view.bounds;
 	// Adjust view bounds to make room for the keyboard.
 	frame.size.height -= _keyboardHeight;
 	view.frame = frame;
-	gio_onDraw((__bridge CFTypeRef)view);
+	gio_onDraw(view.handle);
 }
 
 - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
@@ -101,11 +102,10 @@ CGFloat _keyboardHeight;
 }
 @end
 
-static void handleTouches(int last, UIView *view, NSSet<UITouch *> *touches, UIEvent *event) {
+static void handleTouches(int last, GioView *view, NSSet<UITouch *> *touches, UIEvent *event) {
 	CGFloat scale = view.contentScaleFactor;
 	NSUInteger i = 0;
 	NSUInteger n = [touches count];
-	CFTypeRef viewRef = (__bridge CFTypeRef)view;
 	for (UITouch *touch in touches) {
 		CFTypeRef touchRef = (__bridge CFTypeRef)touch;
 		i++;
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void handleTouches(int last, UIView *view, NSSet<UITouch *> *touches, UIE
 			CGPoint loc = [coalescedTouch locationInView:view];
 			j++;
 			int lastTouch = last && i == n && j == m;
-			onTouch(lastTouch, viewRef, touchRef, touch.phase, loc.x*scale, loc.y*scale, [coalescedTouch timestamp]);
+			onTouch(view.handle, lastTouch, touchRef, touch.phase, loc.x*scale, loc.y*scale, [coalescedTouch timestamp]);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ NSArray<UIKeyCommand *> *_keyCommands;
 
 - (void)onWindowDidBecomeKey:(NSNotification *)note {
 	if (self.isFirstResponder) {
-		onFocus((__bridge CFTypeRef)self, YES);
+		onFocus(self.handle, YES);
 	}
 }
 
 - (void)onWindowDidResignKey:(NSNotification *)note {
 	if (self.isFirstResponder) {
-		onFocus((__bridge CFTypeRef)self, NO);
+		onFocus(self.handle, NO);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ NSArray<UIKeyCommand *> *_keyCommands;
 }
 
 - (void)insertText:(NSString *)text {
-	onText((__bridge CFTypeRef)self, (__bridge CFTypeRef)text);
+	onText(self.handle, (__bridge CFTypeRef)text);
 }
 
 - (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder {
@@ -190,23 +190,23 @@ NSArray<UIKeyCommand *> *_keyCommands;
 }
 
 - (void)deleteBackward {
-	onDeleteBackward((__bridge CFTypeRef)self);
+	onDeleteBackward(self.handle);
 }
 
 - (void)onUpArrow {
-	onUpArrow((__bridge CFTypeRef)self);
+	onUpArrow(self.handle);
 }
 
 - (void)onDownArrow {
-	onDownArrow((__bridge CFTypeRef)self);
+	onDownArrow(self.handle);
 }
 
 - (void)onLeftArrow {
-	onLeftArrow((__bridge CFTypeRef)self);
+	onLeftArrow(self.handle);
 }
 
 - (void)onRightArrow {
-	onRightArrow((__bridge CFTypeRef)self);
+	onRightArrow(self.handle);
 }
 
 - (NSArray<UIKeyCommand *> *)keyCommands {
@@ -271,3 +271,8 @@ void gio_showCursor() {
 void gio_setCursor(NSUInteger curID) {
 	// Not supported.
 }
+
+void gio_viewSetHandle(CFTypeRef viewRef, uintptr_t handle) {
+	GioView *v = (__bridge GioView *)viewRef;
+	v.handle = handle;
+}