diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index 6d39c3edf..a48fcb3b0 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformSetWindowMonitor(_GLFWwindow* window,
         window->win32.dwExStyle = getWindowExStyle(&wndconfig);
 
         SetWindowLongPtr(window->win32.handle,
-                         GWL_STYLE, window->win32.dwStyle);
+                         GWL_STYLE, window->win32.dwStyle | WS_VISIBLE);
         SetWindowLongPtr(window->win32.handle,
                          GWL_EXSTYLE, window->win32.dwExStyle);
     }