diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
index cfa4dc91e35..c926d372468 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_mac.mm
@@ -1098,6 +1098,10 @@ void NativeWindowMac::Show() {
 }
 
 void NativeWindowMac::ShowInactive() {
+  // Reattach the window to the parent to actually show it.
+  if (parent())
+    InternalSetParentWindow(parent(), true);
+  
   [window_ orderFrontRegardless];
 }