diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
index 30fcab0cc5b..05ed799d3cf 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
@@ -2431,10 +2431,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         TermControl term{ settings.DefaultSettings(), settings.UnfocusedSettings(), connection };
 
         // GH#12515: ConPTY assumes it's hidden at the start. If we're not, let it know now.
-        if (_visible)
-        {
-            term.WindowVisibilityChanged(_visible);
-        }
+        term.WindowVisibilityChanged(_visible);
 
         if (_hostingHwnd.has_value())
         {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.cpp
index 3a5996b763a..caf2d8e9016 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.cpp
@@ -311,18 +311,13 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::TerminalConnection::implementation
 
             THROW_IF_FAILED(_CreatePseudoConsoleAndPipes(dimensions, flags, &_inPipe, &_outPipe, &_hPC));
 
+            // GH#12515: The conpty assumes it's hidden at the start. If we're visible, let it know now.
+            THROW_IF_FAILED(ConptyShowHidePseudoConsole(_hPC.get(), _initialVisibility));
             if (_initialParentHwnd != 0)
             {
                 THROW_IF_FAILED(ConptyReparentPseudoConsole(_hPC.get(), reinterpret_cast<HWND>(_initialParentHwnd)));
             }
 
-            // GH#12515: The conpty assumes it's hidden at the start. If we're visible, let it know now.
-            if (_initialVisibility)
-            {
-                THROW_IF_FAILED(ConptyShowHidePseudoConsole(_hPC.get(), _initialVisibility));
-            }
-            // THROW_IF_FAILED(ConptyShowHidePseudoConsole(_hPC.get(), _initialVisibility));
-
             THROW_IF_FAILED(_LaunchAttachedClient());
         }
         // But if it was an inbound handoff... attempt to synchronize the size of it with what our connection
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.h
index 5e20b11d4bc..d2bfe4736da 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalConnection/ConptyConnection.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::TerminalConnection::implementation
         hstring _commandline{};
         hstring _startingDirectory{};
         hstring _startingTitle{};
-        bool _initialVisibility{ true };
+        bool _initialVisibility{ false };
         Windows::Foundation::Collections::ValueSet _environment{ nullptr };
         guid _guid{}; // A unique session identifier for connected client
         hstring _clientName{}; // The name of the process hosted by this ConPTY connection (as of launch).