diff --git a/clutter/osx/clutter-backend-osx.c b/clutter/osx/clutter-backend-osx.c
index ccb7f3923..8f7e6f29a 100644
--- a/clutter/osx/clutter-backend-osx.c
+++ b/clutter/osx/clutter-backend-osx.c
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ clutter_backend_osx_post_parse (ClutterBackend  *backend,
   /* set the default font name */
   g_object_set (settings, "font-name", DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, NULL);
 
+  /* finish launching the application */
+  [NSApp finishLaunching];
+
   return TRUE;
 }