diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
index 6dab2b52ec..712d6389bb 100755
--- a/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/window_QT.cpp
@@ -1020,7 +1020,10 @@ void GuiReceiver::resizeWindow(QString name, int width, int height)
 	QPointer<CvWindow> w = icvFindWindowByName( name.toLatin1().data() );
 
 	if (w)
+	{
+		w->showNormal();
 		w->resize(width, height);
+	}
 }
 
 void GuiReceiver::enablePropertiesButtonEachWindow()