diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 69ea968c4..9604a7d16 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -1579,8 +1579,10 @@ implement_showing (MetaWindow *window,
        * windows we might want to know where they are on the screen,
        * so we should place the window even if we're hiding it rather
        * than showing it.
+       * Force placing windows only when they should be already mapped,
+       * see #751887
        */
-      if (!window->placed)
+      if (!window->placed && client_window_should_be_mapped (window))
         meta_window_force_placement (window);
 
       meta_window_hide (window);