diff --git a/widget/src/gtk/nsButton.cpp b/widget/src/gtk/nsButton.cpp
index aeabc5a1f44b..16c368e545d6 100644
--- a/widget/src/gtk/nsButton.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/gtk/nsButton.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ NS_METHOD nsButton::Create(nsIWidget        *aParent,
   InitDeviceContext(aContext, parentWidget);
 
   mWidget = gtk_button_new_with_label("");
-  gtk_layout_put(GTK_LAYOUT(aParent), mWidget, aRect.x, aRect.y);
+  gtk_widget_show(mWidget);
+  gtk_layout_put(GTK_LAYOUT(parentWidget), mWidget, aRect.x, aRect.y);
   /*
   mWidget = ::XtVaCreateManagedWidget("button",
                                     xmPushButtonWidgetClass, 
diff --git a/widget/src/gtk/nsLabel.cpp b/widget/src/gtk/nsLabel.cpp
index 206d25306298..89325e6004af 100644
--- a/widget/src/gtk/nsLabel.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/gtk/nsLabel.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ NS_METHOD nsLabel::Create(nsIWidget *aParent,
   unsigned char alignment = GetNativeAlignment();
 
   mWidget = gtk_label_new("");
+  gtk_widget_show(mWidget);
 //  gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(mWidget), alignment);
   gtk_layout_put(GTK_LAYOUT(aParent), mWidget, aRect.x, aRect.y);
 
diff --git a/widget/src/gtk/nsWindow.cpp b/widget/src/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
index 5dc21a53b948..5a42d2b335cc 100644
--- a/widget/src/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 #define DBG 0
 
+#define DEBUG_pavlov 1
+
 GtkWidget *gFirstTopLevelWindow = 0; //XXX: REMOVE Kludge should not be needed.
 
 static NS_DEFINE_IID(kIWidgetIID, NS_IWIDGET_IID);