diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
index 3a919e2bc4..60b739f43a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.X11
             }
             else if (ev.type == XEventName.UnmapNotify)
                 _mapped = false;
-            else if (ev.type == XEventName.Expose)
+            else if (ev.type == XEventName.Expose ||
+                     (ev.type == XEventName.VisibilityNotify &&
+                      ev.VisibilityEvent.state < 2))
             {
                 if (!_triggeredExpose)
                 {