diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 09b120a9..c73a2cf9 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -760,6 +760,14 @@ static GLFWbool createSurface(_GLFWwindow* window,
     if (!window->wl.transparent)
         setOpaqueRegion(window);
 
+    if (wndconfig->visible)
+    {
+        if (!createXdgSurface(window))
+            return GLFW_FALSE;
+
+        window->wl.visible = GLFW_TRUE;
+    }
+
     return GLFW_TRUE;
 }