diff --git a/src/qt/window.cpp b/src/qt/window.cpp
index c4011e0ce1..0ca75db5a3 100644
--- a/src/qt/window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/window.cpp
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@ void wxWindowQt::PostCreation(bool generic)
 
     GetHandle()->setFont( wxWindowBase::GetFont().GetHandle() );
 
+    // The window might have been hidden before Create() and it needs to remain
+    // hidden in this case, so do it (unfortunately there doesn't seem to be
+    // any way to create the window initially hidden with Qt).
+    GetHandle()->setVisible(m_isShown);
+
     wxWindowCreateEvent event(this);
     HandleWindowEvent(event);
 }