diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qcolumnview/tst_qcolumnview.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qcolumnview/tst_qcolumnview.cpp
index 1ed33b9233..ebfc5751e7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qcolumnview/tst_qcolumnview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/itemviews/qcolumnview/tst_qcolumnview.cpp
@@ -411,7 +411,10 @@ void tst_QColumnView::scrollTo()
     ColumnView view(&topLevel);
     view.resize(200, 200);
     topLevel.show();
+    topLevel.activateWindow();
     centerOnScreen(&topLevel);
+    QVERIFY(QTest::qWaitForWindowActive(&topLevel));
+
     view.scrollTo(QModelIndex(), QAbstractItemView::EnsureVisible);
     QCOMPARE(view.HorizontalOffset(), 0);