--- gtktooltip.c	2014-01-05 09:56:25.000000000 -0600
+++ gtktooltip.c-orig	2014-01-05 09:56:04.000000000 -0600
@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@
 #define MAX_DISTANCE 32
 
   gtk_widget_realize (GTK_WIDGET (tooltip->current_window));
+  gtk_widget_set_visible (GTK_WIDGET (tooltip->current_window), TRUE);
 
   tooltip->tooltip_widget = new_tooltip_widget;
 
