diff --git a/glutin/src/application.rs b/glutin/src/application.rs
index 5d72ee41..79fcf745 100644
--- a/glutin/src/application.rs
+++ b/glutin/src/application.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ where
         let builder = settings.window.into_builder(
             &application.title(),
             application.mode(),
-            application.visible(),
             event_loop.primary_monitor(),
         );
 
diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index 317f9801..ee532e0b 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -191,13 +191,6 @@ pub trait Application: Sized {
         false
     }
 
-    /// Returns whether the [`Application`] should be visible or not
-    ///
-    /// By default, it returns `true`.
-    fn visible(&self) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
-
     /// Runs the [`Application`].
     ///
     /// On native platforms, this method will take control of the current thread
@@ -284,6 +277,7 @@ where
         match self.0.mode() {
             window::Mode::Windowed => iced_winit::Mode::Windowed,
             window::Mode::Fullscreen => iced_winit::Mode::Fullscreen,
+            window::Mode::Hidden => iced_winit::Mode::Hidden,
         }
     }
 
@@ -302,10 +296,6 @@ where
     fn should_exit(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.should_exit()
     }
-
-    fn visible(&self) -> bool {
-        self.0.visible()
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
diff --git a/src/window/mode.rs b/src/window/mode.rs
index 37464711..fdce8e23 100644
--- a/src/window/mode.rs
+++ b/src/window/mode.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ pub enum Mode {
 
     /// The application takes the whole screen of its current monitor.
     Fullscreen,
+
+    /// The application is hidden
+    Hidden,
 }
diff --git a/winit/src/application.rs b/winit/src/application.rs
index e73f3df1..106d5218 100644
--- a/winit/src/application.rs
+++ b/winit/src/application.rs
@@ -98,13 +98,6 @@ pub trait Application: Program<Clipboard = Clipboard> {
     fn should_exit(&self) -> bool {
         false
     }
-
-    /// Returns whether the [`Application`] should be visible or not
-    ///
-    /// By default, it returns `true`.
-    fn visible(&self) -> bool {
-        true
-    }
 }
 
 /// Runs an [`Application`] with an executor, compositor, and the provided
@@ -152,7 +145,6 @@ where
         .into_builder(
             &application.title(),
             application.mode(),
-            application.visible(),
             event_loop.primary_monitor(),
         )
         .build(&event_loop)
diff --git a/winit/src/application/state.rs b/winit/src/application/state.rs
index d157211a..b54d3aed 100644
--- a/winit/src/application/state.rs
+++ b/winit/src/application/state.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ pub struct State<A: Application> {
     mode: Mode,
     background_color: Color,
     scale_factor: f64,
-    visible: bool,
     viewport: Viewport,
     viewport_version: usize,
     cursor_position: winit::dpi::PhysicalPosition<f64>,
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ impl<A: Application> State<A> {
         let mode = application.mode();
         let background_color = application.background_color();
         let scale_factor = application.scale_factor();
-        let visible = application.visible();
 
         let viewport = {
             let physical_size = window.inner_size();
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ impl<A: Application> State<A> {
             mode,
             background_color,
             scale_factor,
-            visible,
             viewport,
             viewport_version: 0,
             // TODO: Encode cursor availability in the type-system
@@ -185,6 +182,8 @@ impl<A: Application> State<A> {
                 new_mode,
             ));
 
+            window.set_visible(conversion::visible(new_mode));
+
             self.mode = new_mode;
         }
 
@@ -204,14 +203,5 @@ impl<A: Application> State<A> {
 
             self.scale_factor = new_scale_factor;
         }
-
-        // Update window visibility
-        let new_visible = application.visible();
-
-        if self.visible != new_visible {
-            window.set_visible(new_visible);
-
-            self.visible = new_visible;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/winit/src/conversion.rs b/winit/src/conversion.rs
index 0fa27413..b850a805 100644
--- a/winit/src/conversion.rs
+++ b/winit/src/conversion.rs
@@ -141,13 +141,21 @@ pub fn fullscreen(
     mode: Mode,
 ) -> Option<winit::window::Fullscreen> {
     match mode {
-        Mode::Windowed => None,
+        Mode::Windowed | Mode::Hidden => None,
         Mode::Fullscreen => {
             Some(winit::window::Fullscreen::Borderless(monitor))
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// Converts a [`Mode`] to a visibility flag.
+pub fn visible(mode: Mode) -> bool {
+    match mode {
+        Mode::Windowed | Mode::Fullscreen => true,
+        Mode::Hidden => false,
+    }
+}
+
 /// Converts a `MouseCursor` from [`iced_native`] to a [`winit`] cursor icon.
 ///
 /// [`winit`]: https://github.com/rust-windowing/winit
diff --git a/winit/src/mode.rs b/winit/src/mode.rs
index 37464711..fdce8e23 100644
--- a/winit/src/mode.rs
+++ b/winit/src/mode.rs
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ pub enum Mode {
 
     /// The application takes the whole screen of its current monitor.
     Fullscreen,
+
+    /// The application is hidden
+    Hidden,
 }
diff --git a/winit/src/settings.rs b/winit/src/settings.rs
index 56be1e07..663fa07a 100644
--- a/winit/src/settings.rs
+++ b/winit/src/settings.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ impl Window {
         self,
         title: &str,
         mode: Mode,
-        visible: bool,
         primary_monitor: Option<MonitorHandle>,
     ) -> WindowBuilder {
         let mut window_builder = WindowBuilder::new();
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ impl Window {
             .with_window_icon(self.icon)
             .with_always_on_top(self.always_on_top)
             .with_fullscreen(conversion::fullscreen(primary_monitor, mode))
-            .with_visible(visible);
+            .with_visible(conversion::visible(mode));
 
         if let Some((width, height)) = self.min_size {
             window_builder = window_builder