diff --git a/PySimpleGUI.py b/PySimpleGUI.py
index 8523a5ae..9a6c6c41 100644
--- a/PySimpleGUI.py
+++ b/PySimpleGUI.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-version = __version__ = "4.30.0.23 Unreleased\nAdded ability to set icon for popup_get_file when icon is set as parameter, changed __version__  to be same as 'ver' (the shortened version number), added Window.set_cursor, changed install to use version instead of __version__, changed back __version__ to be the long-form of the version number so that installs from GitHub will work again, trying another version change, Multiline.print (and cprint) now autoscrolls, additional check for combo update to allow setting both disabled & readonly parms, docstring fix for Multiline.update, added main_get_debug_data, reformatted look and feel table, fixed spelling error suppress_popup, None as initial value for Input element treated as '', added patch for no titlebar on Mac if version < 8.6.10, fix for Spin.get not returning correct type, added default extension to FileSaveAs and SaveAs buttons, added readonly option to Spin, UserSettings object interface, enable user to set default value for UserSettings, MenuBar get colorful!, ButtonMenu added colors & fixed border depth, read_all_windows checks queue prior to going into mainloop, Multiline docstring fix"
+version = __version__ = "4.30.0.24 Unreleased\nAdded ability to set icon for popup_get_file when icon is set as parameter, changed __version__  to be same as 'ver' (the shortened version number), added Window.set_cursor, changed install to use version instead of __version__, changed back __version__ to be the long-form of the version number so that installs from GitHub will work again, trying another version change, Multiline.print (and cprint) now autoscrolls, additional check for combo update to allow setting both disabled & readonly parms, docstring fix for Multiline.update, added main_get_debug_data, reformatted look and feel table, fixed spelling error suppress_popup, None as initial value for Input element treated as '', added patch for no titlebar on Mac if version < 8.6.10, fix for Spin.get not returning correct type, added default extension to FileSaveAs and SaveAs buttons, added readonly option to Spin, UserSettings object interface, enable user to set default value for UserSettings, MenuBar get colorful!, ButtonMenu added colors & fixed border depth, read_all_windows checks queue prior to going into mainloop, Multiline docstring fix, window.read check to see if thread message in queue first"
 
 __version__ = version.split()[0]    # For PEP 396 and PEP 345
 
@@ -7734,6 +7734,11 @@ class Window:
         :rtype: Tuple[(Any), Union[Dict[Any:Any]], List[Any], None]
         """
 
+        # if there are events in the thread event queue, then return those events before doing anything else.
+        if self._queued_thread_event_available():
+            self.ReturnValues = results = _BuildResults(self, False, self)
+            return results
+
         timeout = int(timeout) if timeout is not None else None
         if timeout == 0:  # timeout of zero runs the old readnonblocking
             event, values = self._ReadNonBlocking()