diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-window.c b/src/virt-viewer-window.c
index 64cf865..df4a200 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-window.c
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-window.c
@@ -1327,6 +1327,9 @@ virt_viewer_window_set_display(VirtViewerWindow *self, VirtViewerDisplay *displa
                                           G_CALLBACK(virt_viewer_window_desktop_resize), self, 0);
         virt_viewer_signal_connect_object(display, "notify::show-hint",
                                           G_CALLBACK(display_show_hint), self, 0);
+
+        display_show_hint(display, NULL, self);
+
         if (virt_viewer_display_get_enabled(display))
             virt_viewer_window_desktop_resize(display, self);
     }