diff --git a/openbox/client.c b/openbox/client.c
index f5e600a2..1a0d2531 100644
--- a/openbox/client.c
+++ b/openbox/client.c
@@ -2116,10 +2116,9 @@ void client_showhide(ObClient *self)
 {
 
     if (client_should_show(self)) {
-        if (!self->frame->visible)
-            frame_show(self->frame);
+        frame_show(self->frame);
     }
-    else if (self->frame->visible) {
+    else {
         frame_hide(self->frame);
 
         /* Fall back focus since we're disappearing */
diff --git a/openbox/frame.c b/openbox/frame.c
index 9a506d15..3fd8b22a 100644
--- a/openbox/frame.c
+++ b/openbox/frame.c
@@ -238,18 +238,28 @@ void frame_show(ObFrame *self)
         self->visible = TRUE;
         XMapWindow(ob_display, self->client->window);
         XMapWindow(ob_display, self->window);
+        self->firstmap = TRUE;
     }
 }
 
 void frame_hide(ObFrame *self)
 {
-    if (self->visible) {
-        self->visible = FALSE;
-        self->client->ignore_unmaps += 2;
-        /* we unmap the client itself so that we can get MapRequest
-           events, and because the ICCCM tells us to! */
-        XUnmapWindow(ob_display, self->window);
-        XUnmapWindow(ob_display, self->client->window);
+    if (self->visible || self->firstmap == FALSE) {
+        if (self->visible) {
+            self->visible = FALSE;
+            self->client->ignore_unmaps += 2;
+            /* we unmap the client itself so that we can get MapRequest
+               events, and because the ICCCM tells us to! */
+            XUnmapWindow(ob_display, self->window);
+            XUnmapWindow(ob_display, self->client->window);
+        } else {
+            /* the frame wasn't visible, but the frame is being hidden now.
+               so we don't need to unmap the frame, but we do need to unmap
+               the client. */
+            self->client->ignore_unmaps += 1;
+            XUnmapWindow(ob_display, self->client->window);
+        }
+        self->firstmap = TRUE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -535,10 +545,6 @@ void frame_grab_client(ObFrame *self, ObClient *client)
 
     /* map the client so it maps when the frame does */
     XMapWindow(ob_display, client->window);
-    /* map the frame so they are in a consistant state together */
-    XMapWindow(ob_display, self->window);
-    /* reflect that we're initially visible */
-    self->visible = TRUE;
 
     /* set all the windows for the frame in the window_map */
     g_hash_table_insert(window_map, &self->window, client);
diff --git a/openbox/frame.h b/openbox/frame.h
index 0d044366..70855b1b 100644
--- a/openbox/frame.h
+++ b/openbox/frame.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ struct _ObFrame
     Strut     size;
     Rect      area;
     gboolean  visible;
+    gboolean  firstmap;
 
     /*! Whether the window is obscured at all or fully visible. */
     gboolean obscured;