diff --git a/panel/panel-window.c b/panel/panel-window.c
index c3f1347..b91c9fc 100644
--- a/panel/panel-window.c
+++ b/panel/panel-window.c
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ struct _PanelWindow
   guint                span_monitors : 1;
   gchar               *output_name;
 
+  guint idle_show;
+
   /* allocated position of the panel */
   GdkRectangle         alloc;
 
@@ -1770,6 +1772,18 @@ panel_window_display_layout_debug (GtkWidget *widget)
 
 
 
+static gboolean
+panel_window_show (gpointer data)
+{
+  gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (data));
+
+  PANEL_WINDOW (data)->idle_show = 0;
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+
 static void
 panel_window_screen_layout_changed (GdkScreen   *screen,
                                     PanelWindow *window)
@@ -1999,8 +2013,9 @@ panel_window_screen_layout_changed (GdkScreen   *screen,
   if (force_struts_update)
     panel_window_screen_struts_set (window);
 
-  if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (window))
-    gtk_widget_show (GTK_WIDGET (window));
+  if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (window)
+      && window->idle_show == 0)
+    window->idle_show = g_idle_add_full (G_PRIORITY_LOW, panel_window_show, window, NULL);
 }