diff --git a/src/ui/main-window/ThumbnailView.swift b/src/ui/main-window/ThumbnailView.swift
index 0d27ff29..baeec9a4 100644
--- a/src/ui/main-window/ThumbnailView.swift
+++ b/src/ui/main-window/ThumbnailView.swift
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ class ThumbnailView: NSStackView {
         self.mouseUpCallback = { () -> Void in App.app.focusSelectedWindow(element) }
         self.mouseMovedCallback = { () -> Void in Windows.updateFocusedWindowIndex(index) }
         [quitIcon, closeIcon, minimizeIcon, maximizeIcon].forEach { $0.window_ = element }
+        showOrHideWindowControls(false)
         // force a display to avoid flickering; see https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/issues/197
         // quirk: display() should be called last as it resets thumbnail.frame.size somehow
         if labelChanged {