diff --git a/realsense2_camera/include/gl_window.h b/realsense2_camera/include/gl_window.h
index aa7555cf7c..a1cebb7af8 100644
--- a/realsense2_camera/include/gl_window.h
+++ b/realsense2_camera/include/gl_window.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class GLwindow
         : _width(width), _height(height)
     {
         glfwInit();
+        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_VISIBLE, 0);
         win = glfwCreateWindow(width, height, title, nullptr, nullptr);
         if (!win)
             throw std::runtime_error("Could not open OpenGL window, please check your graphic drivers or use the textual SDK tools");