diff --git a/src/app/modules/gui.cpp b/src/app/modules/gui.cpp
index 32ebe1f9b..0003ad5c8 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/app/modules/gui.cpp
@@ -138,8 +138,11 @@ static bool create_main_display(bool gpuAccel,
     }
   }
 
-  if (main_display && !windowLayout.empty())
+  if (main_display && !windowLayout.empty()) {
     main_display->setLayout(windowLayout);
+    if (main_display->isMinimized())
+      main_display->maximize();
+  }
 
   return (main_display != nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.cpp b/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.cpp
index a42b9351d..e4f6614d1 100644
--- a/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.cpp
+++ b/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,15 @@ bool Alleg4Display::isMaximized() const
 #endif
 }
 
+bool Alleg4Display::isMinimized() const
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  return (::GetWindowLong(win_get_window(), GWL_STYLE) & WS_MINIMIZE ? true: false);
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 void Alleg4Display::setTitleBar(const std::string& title)
 {
   set_window_title(title.c_str());
diff --git a/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.h b/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.h
index 51c2845ee..5a608aa3f 100644
--- a/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.h
+++ b/src/she/alleg4/alleg_display.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace she {
     void flip(const gfx::Rect& bounds) override;
     void maximize() override;
     bool isMaximized() const override;
+    bool isMinimized() const override;
     void setTitleBar(const std::string& title) override;
     NativeCursor nativeMouseCursor() override;
     bool setNativeMouseCursor(NativeCursor cursor) override;
diff --git a/src/she/display.h b/src/she/display.h
index ae2e3b1ab..4c614afb3 100644
--- a/src/she/display.h
+++ b/src/she/display.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace she {
 
     virtual void maximize() = 0;
     virtual bool isMaximized() const = 0;
+    virtual bool isMinimized() const = 0;
 
     virtual void setTitleBar(const std::string& title) = 0;