diff -ru vte-0.11.11.base/src/vte.c vte-0.11.11/src/vte.c
--- vte-0.11.11.base/src/vte.c	2004-10-27 14:44:28.574740244 -0400
+++ vte-0.11.11/src/vte.c	2004-10-27 14:46:29.157492856 -0400
@@ -10557,9 +10557,13 @@
 static gint
 vte_terminal_visibility_notify(GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventVisibility *event)
 {
+	VteTerminal *terminal;
 	g_return_val_if_fail(GTK_WIDGET(widget), FALSE);
 	g_return_val_if_fail(VTE_IS_TERMINAL(widget), FALSE);
-	(VTE_TERMINAL(widget))->pvt->visibility_state = event->state;
+	terminal = VTE_TERMINAL(widget);
+	terminal->pvt->visibility_state = event->state;
+	if (terminal->pvt->visibility_state == GDK_VISIBILITY_UNOBSCURED)
+		vte_invalidate_all(terminal);
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
