diff --git a/gpgme/ChangeLog b/gpgme/ChangeLog
index 30d2b508..ec2040ea 100644
--- a/gpgme/ChangeLog
+++ b/gpgme/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-10-24  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
+
+	* w32-io.c (_gpgme_io_spawn): Don't minimize window, hide it.
+
 2005-10-20  Marcus Brinkmann  <marcus@g10code.de>
 
 	* Makefile.am: Build versioninfo.lo, not versioninfo.o.  Also, fix
diff --git a/gpgme/w32-io.c b/gpgme/w32-io.c
index 8b37ea31..826347a1 100644
--- a/gpgme/w32-io.c
+++ b/gpgme/w32-io.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ _gpgme_io_spawn ( const char *path, char **argv,
     memset (&si, 0, sizeof si);
     si.cb = sizeof (si);
     si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESTDHANDLES | STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW;
-    si.wShowWindow = debug_me? SW_SHOW : SW_MINIMIZE;
+    si.wShowWindow = debug_me? SW_SHOW : SW_HIDE;
     si.hStdInput = GetStdHandle (STD_INPUT_HANDLE);
     si.hStdOutput = GetStdHandle (STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
     si.hStdError = GetStdHandle (STD_ERROR_HANDLE);