diff --git a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c
index 627dd15167..20538ddf15 100644
--- a/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c
+++ b/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/x/ecore_evas_x.c
@@ -2738,7 +2738,10 @@ _ecore_evas_x_iconified_set(Ecore_Evas *ee, int on)
    if (on)
      ecore_x_icccm_iconic_request_send(ee->prop.window, edata->win_root);
    else
-     ecore_evas_show(ee);
+     {
+       ecore_evas_activate(ee);
+       ecore_evas_show(ee);
+     }
 }
 
 static void