diff --git a/include/wx/qt/dialog.h b/include/wx/qt/dialog.h
index afd9a8b080..8bd995d906 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/dialog.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/dialog.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
     virtual int ShowModal() wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void EndModal(int retCode) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool IsModal() const wxOVERRIDE;
+    virtual bool Show(bool show) wxOVERRIDE;
 
     QDialog *GetDialogHandle() const;
 
diff --git a/src/qt/dialog.cpp b/src/qt/dialog.cpp
index a4c53444bc..f19fd41f63 100644
--- a/src/qt/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dialog.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,12 @@ int wxDialog::ShowModal()
     WX_HOOK_MODAL_DIALOG();
     wxCHECK_MSG( GetHandle() != NULL, -1, "Invalid dialog" );
 
-    bool ret = GetDialogHandle()->exec();
+    QDialog *qDialog = GetDialogHandle();
+    qDialog->setModal(true);
+
+    Show(true);
+
+    bool ret = qDialog->exec();
     if ( GetReturnCode() == 0 )
         return ret ? wxID_OK : wxID_CANCEL;
     return GetReturnCode();
@@ -95,6 +100,25 @@ bool wxDialog::IsModal() const
     return GetDialogHandle()->isModal();
 }
 
+bool wxDialog::Show(bool show)
+{
+    if ( show == IsShown() )
+        return false;
+
+    if ( !show && IsModal() )
+        EndModal(wxID_CANCEL);
+
+    if ( show && CanDoLayoutAdaptation() )
+        DoLayoutAdaptation();
+
+    const bool ret = wxDialogBase::Show(show);
+
+    if (show)
+        InitDialog();
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 QDialog *wxDialog::GetDialogHandle() const
 {
     return static_cast<QDialog*>(m_qtWindow);