diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
index 1d8d6dfc957..ac2c79b9ab1 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindow.cpp
@@ -343,8 +343,15 @@ void QWindowPrivate::setVisible(bool visible)
             return;
 
         // We only need to create the window if it's being shown
-        if (visible)
+        if (visible) {
+            // FIXME: At this point we've already updated the visible state of
+            // the QWindow, so any platform pulling out the visible state during
+            // creation to set on the native window will create a visible window,
+            // which may result in resize and expose events before the show event
+            // sent below. This code assumes that the platform will set the window
+            // to be hidden, until receiving a setVisible call below.
             q->create();
+        }
     }
 
     if (visible) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
index 9f98ad56de9..7a19303f5de 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoawindow.mm
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ void QCocoaWindow::initialize()
 
     if (!m_view) {
         m_view = [[QNSView alloc] initWithCocoaWindow:this];
+
+        // NSViews are visible by default, as opposed to QWindows which are not,
+        // so make the view hidden until we receive an explicit setVisible.
+        m_view.hidden = YES;
+
         // Enable high-dpi OpenGL for retina displays. Enabling has the side
         // effect that Cocoa will start calling glViewport(0, 0, width, height),
         // overriding any glViewport calls in application code. This is usually not a
@@ -343,9 +348,11 @@ void QCocoaWindow::setVisible(bool visible)
                     && !(nativeParentWindow.styleMask & NSFullScreenWindowMask))
                     nativeParentWindow.styleMask &= ~NSResizableWindowMask;
             }
-
         }
 
+        // Make the NSView visible first, before showing the NSWindow (in case of top level windows)
+        m_view.hidden = NO;
+
         if (isContentView()) {
             QWindowSystemInterface::flushWindowSystemEvents(QEventLoop::ExcludeUserInputEvents);
 
@@ -395,11 +402,6 @@ void QCocoaWindow::setVisible(bool visible)
                 }
             }
         }
-        // In some cases, e.g. QDockWidget, the content view is hidden before moving to its own
-        // Cocoa window, and then shown again. Therefore, we test for the view being hidden even
-        // if it's attached to an NSWindow.
-        if ([m_view isHidden])
-            [m_view setHidden:NO];
     } else {
         // qDebug() << "close" << this;
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENGL
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ void QCocoaWindow::setVisible(bool visible)
                     [mainWindow makeKeyWindow];
             }
         } else {
-            [m_view setHidden:YES];
+            m_view.hidden = YES;
         }
         removeMonitor();
 
@@ -1235,7 +1237,6 @@ void QCocoaWindow::recreateWindowIfNeeded()
             rect.setSize(QSize(1, 1));
         NSRect frame = NSMakeRect(rect.x(), rect.y(), rect.width(), rect.height());
         [m_view setFrame:frame];
-        [m_view setHidden:!window()->isVisible()];
     }
 
     const qreal opacity = qt_window_private(window())->opacity;