diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.cpp b/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.cpp
index 07ae06124f..325c0533b3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ void InsertTableWidget::show(bool show)
 }
 
 
+void InsertTableWidget::hideEvent(QHideEvent * event)
+{
+	QWidget::hideEvent(event);
+	visible(false);
+}
+
+
 void InsertTableWidget::resetGeometry()
 {
 	QPoint p = parentWidget()->mapToGlobal(parentWidget()->geometry().bottomLeft());
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.h b/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.h
index 5e2e244d2a..4917392632 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt/InsertTableWidget.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 	void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *) override;
 	void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *) override;
 	void paintEvent(QPaintEvent *) override;
+	void hideEvent(QHideEvent * event);
 
 private:
 	//! update the geometry