diff --git a/src/ifs/zwlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1.rs b/src/ifs/zwlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1.rs
index d08ff50e..de20a7b0 100644
--- a/src/ifs/zwlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/zwlr_foreign_toplevel_handle_v1.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ impl ZwlrForeignToplevelHandleV1RequestHandler for ZwlrForeignToplevelHandleV1 {
     fn activate(&self, req: Activate, _slf: &Rc<Self>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         if let Some(toplevel) = self.toplevel.get() {
             if !toplevel.node_visible() {
-                return Ok(());
+                toplevel.clone().node_make_visible();
+                if !toplevel.node_visible() {
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
             }
             let seat = self.client.lookup(req.seat)?;
             toplevel.node_do_focus(&seat.global, Direction::Unspecified);