diff --git a/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp b/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp
index 4827d8b96f..9e2cef3558 100644
--- a/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/DawnTest.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<dawn_native::Instance> DawnTestEnvironment::CreateInstanceAndDis
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 4);
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT, GLFW_TRUE);
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);
+    glfwWindowHint(GLFW_VISIBLE, GLFW_FALSE);
 
     mOpenGLWindow = glfwCreateWindow(400, 400, "Dawn OpenGL test window", nullptr, nullptr);
 
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<dawn_native::Instance> DawnTestEnvironment::CreateInstanceAndDis
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 1);
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CLIENT_API, GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API);
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_CREATION_API, GLFW_EGL_CONTEXT_API);
+    glfwWindowHint(GLFW_VISIBLE, GLFW_FALSE);
 
     mOpenGLESWindow = glfwCreateWindow(400, 400, "Dawn OpenGLES test window", nullptr, nullptr);
 
@@ -382,6 +384,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<dawn_native::Instance> DawnTestEnvironment::CreateInstanceAndDis
     dawn_native::opengl::AdapterDiscoveryOptionsES adapterOptionsES;
     adapterOptionsES.getProc = adapterOptions.getProc;
     instance->DiscoverAdapters(&adapterOptionsES);
+    glfwWindowHint(GLFW_VISIBLE, GLFW_TRUE);
 #endif  // DAWN_ENABLE_BACKEND_OPENGL
 
     return instance;