diff --git a/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.cc b/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.cc
index 213f32e0891f..60cfacdcf9fc 100644
--- a/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.cc
+++ b/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.cc
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ void RenderWidgetHostImpl::WasHidden() {
   if (is_hidden_)
     return;
 
+  if (disable_hidden_)
+    return;
+
   RejectMouseLockOrUnlockIfNecessary();
 
   TRACE_EVENT0("renderer_host", "RenderWidgetHostImpl::WasHidden");
diff --git a/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.h b/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.h
index 316385180c60..afce0525e89d 100644
--- a/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.h
+++ b/content/browser/renderer_host/render_widget_host_impl.h
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ class CONTENT_EXPORT RenderWidgetHostImpl
   // RenderWidgetHostImpl.
   static RenderWidgetHostImpl* From(RenderWidgetHost* rwh);
 
+  // Electron: Prevents the widget from getting hidden.
+  bool disable_hidden_ = false;
+
   void set_hung_renderer_delay(const base::TimeDelta& delay) {
     hung_renderer_delay_ = delay;
   }