diff --git a/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/WindowBaseImpl.mm b/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/WindowBaseImpl.mm
index 3f54680ae7..ce8b5e1698 100644
--- a/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/WindowBaseImpl.mm
+++ b/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/WindowBaseImpl.mm
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ HRESULT WindowBaseImpl::Show(bool activate, bool isDialog) {
 
         _shown = true;
         [Window setCollectionBehavior:collectionBehavior];
+        
+        // Ensure that we call needsDisplay = YES so that AvnView.updateLayer is called after the
+        // window is shown: if the client is pumping messages during the window creation/show
+        // process, it's possible that updateLayer gets called after the window is created but
+        // before it's is shown.
+        [View.layer setNeedsDisplay];
+        
         return S_OK;
     }
 }