diff --git a/engines/buried/buried.cpp b/engines/buried/buried.cpp
index b3e20d2a35e..94d45a72ff0 100644
--- a/engines/buried/buried.cpp
+++ b/engines/buried/buried.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Common::Error BuriedEngine::run() {
 	_gfx = new GraphicsManager(this);
 	_sound = new SoundManager(this);
 	_mainWindow = new FrameWindow(this);
+	_mainWindow->showWindow(Window::kWindowShow);
 
 	if (isDemo()) {
 		((FrameWindow *)_mainWindow)->showTitleSequence();
diff --git a/engines/buried/title_sequence.cpp b/engines/buried/title_sequence.cpp
index 9b329bc6eff..77d2fe43c47 100644
--- a/engines/buried/title_sequence.cpp
+++ b/engines/buried/title_sequence.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ bool TitleSequenceWindow::playTitleSequence() {
 
 		_currentMovie->setWindowPos(0, 195, 115, 0, 0, kWindowPosNoSize | kWindowPosNoZOrder);
 		_currentMovie->enableWindow(false);
+		_currentMovie->showWindow(kWindowShow);
 		_currentMovie->playVideo();
 		_currentAnimation = 1;
 		return true;
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ bool TitleSequenceWindow::playTitleSequence() {
 
 		_currentMovie->setWindowPos(0, 200, 60, 0, 0, kWindowPosNoSize | kWindowPosNoZOrder);
 		_currentMovie->enableWindow(false);
+		_currentMovie->showWindow(kWindowShow);
 		_currentMovie->playVideo();
 		_currentAnimation = 2;
 		return true;
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ bool TitleSequenceWindow::playTitleSequence() {
 
 		_currentMovie->setWindowPos(0, 60, 138, 0, 0, kWindowPosNoSize | kWindowPosNoZOrder);
 		_currentMovie->enableWindow(false);
+		_currentMovie->showWindow(kWindowShow);
 		invalidateWindow();
 		_currentMovie->playVideo();
 		_currentAnimation = 3;
diff --git a/engines/buried/window.h b/engines/buried/window.h
index 9b4e42af09e..5011e4331f3 100644
--- a/engines/buried/window.h
+++ b/engines/buried/window.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct Message;
 
 class Window {
 public:
-	Window(BuriedEngine *vm, Window *parent, bool visible = true);
+	Window(BuriedEngine *vm, Window *parent, bool visible = false);
 	virtual ~Window();
 
 	// The message types used by Buried in Time's windows