diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
index c8a4e2028b..d06075e4dc 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-06-01  Angus Leeming  <leeming@lyx.org>
+
+	* LayoutEngine.C (c-tor): initialize visible_ as false.
+	(set): only invoke hide() if the widget was visible and is to
+	be no longer.
+
 2004-05-28  Lars Gullik Bjonnes  <larsbj@gullik.net>
 
 	* forms/Makefile.am (MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): rename as DISTCLEANFILES
diff --git a/src/frontends/xforms/LayoutEngine.C b/src/frontends/xforms/LayoutEngine.C
index 7a4cd9ade9..00e9a42304 100644
--- a/src/frontends/xforms/LayoutEngine.C
+++ b/src/frontends/xforms/LayoutEngine.C
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Box::Packing Box::default_packing_ = Box::Shrink;
 
 
 Box::Box(dimension_t min_w, dimension_t min_h)
-	: visible_(false),
+	: visible_(true),
 	  min_w_(min_w),
 	  min_h_(min_h),
 	  w_(min_w),
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Box::PreferedVisibility Box::preferedVisibility() const
 void Box::set(PreferedVisibility pv)
 {
 	prefered_visibility_ = pv;
-	if (pv == Invisible)
+	if (pv == Invisible && visible_)
 		hide();
 }