diff --git a/src/frame.h b/src/frame.h
index 744b95e1e0..75a0b184c1 100644
--- a/src/frame.h
+++ b/src/frame.h
@@ -456,7 +456,11 @@ #define EMACS_FRAME_H
   /* True when new_width or new_height were set by change_frame_size,
      false when they were set by adjust_frame_size internally or not
      set.  */
-  bool_bf new_size_p;
+  bool_bf new_size_p : 1;
+
+  /* True when frame was invisible before first MapNotify event.  Used
+     in X builds only.  */
+  bool_bf was_invisible : 1;

   /* Bitfield area ends here.  */

diff --git a/src/nsfns.m b/src/nsfns.m
index 1f281f75fd..d14f7b51ea 100644
--- a/src/nsfns.m
+++ b/src/nsfns.m
@@ -1404,6 +1404,7 @@ Turn the input menu (an NSMenu) into a lisp list for tracking on lisp side.
       else
         {
 	  /* Must have been Qnil.  */
+	  f->was_invisible = true;
         }
     }

diff --git a/src/w32fns.c b/src/w32fns.c
index 66baeaecbd..e5edd62abb 100644
--- a/src/w32fns.c
+++ b/src/w32fns.c
@@ -6107,6 +6107,8 @@ DEFUN ("x-create-frame", Fx_create_frame, Sx_create_frame,

 	  if (!NILP (visibility))
 	    w32_make_frame_visible (f);
+	  else
+	    f->was_invisible = true;
 	}

       store_frame_param (f, Qvisibility, visibility);
diff --git a/src/xfns.c b/src/xfns.c
index 782e0a483c..82ad15c52c 100644
--- a/src/xfns.c
+++ b/src/xfns.c
@@ -4140,6 +4140,8 @@ DEFUN ("x-create-frame", Fx_create_frame, Sx_create_frame,

 	  if (!NILP (visibility))
 	    x_make_frame_visible (f);
+	  else
+	    f->was_invisible = true;
 	}

       store_frame_param (f, Qvisibility, visibility);
diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 9edaed9a34..a663a0f184 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -8181,8 +8181,12 @@ handle_one_xevent (struct x_display_info *dpyinfo,
 #if defined USE_GTK && defined HAVE_GTK3
 	      /* If GTK3 wants to impose some old size here (Bug#24526),
 		 tell it that the current size is what we want.  */
-	      xg_frame_set_char_size
-		(f, FRAME_PIXEL_WIDTH (f), FRAME_PIXEL_HEIGHT (f));
+	      if (f->was_invisible)
+		{
+		  xg_frame_set_char_size
+		    (f, FRAME_PIXEL_WIDTH (f), FRAME_PIXEL_HEIGHT (f));
+		  f->was_invisible = false;
+		}
 #endif
 	      XSETFRAME (inev.ie.frame_or_window, f);
 	    }
@@ -8443,8 +8447,12 @@ handle_one_xevent (struct x_display_info *dpyinfo,
 #if defined USE_GTK && defined HAVE_GTK3
 	      /* If GTK3 wants to impose some old size here (Bug#24526),
 		 tell it that the current size is what we want.  */
-	      xg_frame_set_char_size
-		(f, FRAME_PIXEL_WIDTH (f), FRAME_PIXEL_HEIGHT (f));
+	      if (f->was_invisible)
+		{
+		  xg_frame_set_char_size
+		    (f, FRAME_PIXEL_WIDTH (f), FRAME_PIXEL_HEIGHT (f));
+		  f->was_invisible = false;
+		}
 #endif
 	      f->output_data.x->has_been_visible = true;
 	    }