diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index fe5d6266..14cdf081 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   SDL_GetCurrentDisplayMode(0, &dm);
 
   window = SDL_CreateWindow(
-    "", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
-    dm.w * 0.8, dm.h * 0.8, SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI);
+    "", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, dm.w * 0.8, dm.h * 0.8,
+    SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI | SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN);
   init_window_icon();
   ren_init(window);
 
diff --git a/src/renderer.c b/src/renderer.c
index cc88cb89..695634f2 100644
--- a/src/renderer.c
+++ b/src/renderer.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include "lib/stb/stb_truetype.h"
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ void ren_init(SDL_Window *win) {
 
 void ren_update_rects(RenRect *rects, int count) {
   SDL_UpdateWindowSurfaceRects(window, (SDL_Rect*) rects, count);
+  static bool initial_frame = true;
+  if (initial_frame) {
+    SDL_ShowWindow(window);
+    initial_frame = false;
+  }
 }